Sauerkraut Strudel
It wasn’t until I moved to the Midwest (or maybe just North Dakota) I got introduced to the idea of savory strudels for a main course. I always grew up thinking of strudels as a sweet, dessert or breakfast item.…
View Post
German Hot Potato Salad
One of the things I love about small town Midwest is that whenever there is a need, whether it be a wedding, funeral, or just a significant event in the community, people come out in the droves with food. Small…
View Post
Halupsi (Cabbage Rolls)
If you love my Lazy Halupsi recipe, you’re going to love this one as well! Over on that recipe, I share the story about when I first moved to the Iron Curtain in North Dakota, I was told we were…
View Post
Homemade Strudels
I will never forget the first time I had my mother-in-law’s strudels… My husband was beside himself excited and much like when I was told we were having pigs in a blanket (halupsi), I had imagined strudels to be some…
View Post
Knoephla Soup: A Germans From Russia Tradition
While many parts of the world have traditions based on things like grits or rice, this part of North Dakota – the Iron Curtain as we like to call it – was raised on dough. You could feed a family…
View Post- 1
- 2
- Older Posts