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Real German Cuisine

New Kindle and reprint of Echte Deutsche Kueche

July 29, 2010

Amazon.com is now offering their all new Kindle devices for pre-order.  The new Kindle and Kindle DX are smaller than previous versions, have higher contrast to make reading easier, and the Kindle includes wi-fi for $139 and wifi + free 3G coverage in 100 countries (including Germany) for $189.  New features include being able to [...]

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Real German Cuisine Challenge: Zwiebelmarktkuchen (Weimar Onion Festival Cake)

November 16, 2009

This week’s recipe Zwiebelmarktkuchen (Onion Festival Cake) is a specialty from Weimar in the German state of Thüringen.  The Weimar Onion Festival, or Zweibelmarkt, takes place in October and has been going on for 365 years.  This dish is a specialty of the festival. The dish reminded me somewhat of Flammkuchen, except with more onions and a [...]

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Real German Cuisine Challenge: Märkischer Rindfleischtopf (Mark Brandenburg Beef Stew)

November 2, 2009

This week’s recipe challenge was Märkischer Rindfleischtopf (Mark Brandenburg Beef Stew).  The Mark Brandenburg is the area including and surrounding the city of Berlin.  I wasn’t too impressed with the local cuisine when we lived in Berlin and in Potsdam, but the recipes from this book for that region have been pretty good. This is the first [...]

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Real German Cuisine Challenge: Miesmuscheln in Weisswein (Mussels in white wine)

October 31, 2009

Sorry about the delay in posting this week.  I got hit with a horrible cold.  I’m not completely well yet, but hopefully there are only a few more days of cold to deal with. This week’s recipe was Miesmuscheln in Weisswein (Mussels in white wine).  We enjoy mussels, but have never made them ourselves.  I got [...]

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Real German Cuisine Challenge: Kaninchen mit Pilzen (Rabbit with mushrooms)

October 19, 2009

This week’s recipe was Kaninchen mit Pilzen, or rabbit with mushrooms.  It comes from the section for the state of Nordrhein-Westfallen.  This state is home to the cities of Düsseldorf, Köln (Cologne) and Bonn. This is the first of several rabbit recipes in this cookbook.  Germans are very fond of eating rabbit, and while I’m [...]

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Real German Cuisine Challenge: Dampfnudeln mit Weinschaum (Yeast dumplings with wine sauce)

October 12, 2009

This week’s recipe challenge was Dampfnudeln mit Weinschaum or sweet yeast dumplings with wine sauce.  There are only two words to describe this recipe: FREAKING DELICIOUS! Somehow, I’d managed to live over 7 years in Germany without ever having Dampfnudeln.  Regensburg just happens to have a restaurant, Dampfnudel Uli, that top German chef Alfons Schuhbeck says makes the best [...]

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Real German Cuisine Challenge: Wuerzfleisch mit Pilzen (Pork ragout with mushrooms)

October 5, 2009

This week’s recipe, Würzfleisch mit Pilzem (Pork ragout with mushrooms), comes from the “Niedersachsen and Bremen” section of the Echte Deutsche Küche cookbook.  Niedersachsen is the northwest corner of Germany and has a North Sea coastline.  The state of Bremen contains two cities, Bremen and Bremerhaven.  This was one of the main ports where German emigrants left for [...]

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