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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: Pumpernickeleis (Pumpernickel ice cream)

August 31, 2009

This week’s recipe was Pumpernickeleis (Pumpernickel ice cream).  I’d always thought you needed an ice cream maker to make ice cream, so I was very much looking forward to trying this freezer/stirring once an hour method.  I let the pumpernickel dry out, but it still doesn’t grate well, I just broke it up into as small pieces [...]

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