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German Genes
If you are like me and have any German genes, you may have grown up occasionally eating sausage and sauerkraut. As a kid, it was definitely not my favorite dish – mostly because I thought sauerkraut was gross. German DNA may kick in more as you age, because now I like cabbage and sauerkraut as well as the beer that makes it taste even better. Since German heritage is celebrated more around Oktoberfest, I thought this was the perfect time to share an elevated version of this classic German dish. In case you wondered, Oktoberfest was originally a celebration of the wedding of the crown prince of Bavaria, who later…
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Southern Chow Chow
The Covid 19 virus pandemic has had some very strange influences on our lives recently. Food shortages, or the very threat of them, has lead people to revisit kitchen practices like canning and pickling. These processes allow you to put food back for later seasons, as well as prolong the life of produce in season. I have always loved pickled things, and have grown even more fond of pickled produce since falling in love with Korean foods. Kimchi, pickled radishes, cucumbers, etc. are often as important as the main dish in Korean cooking. I was thinking about Korean kimchi and realized the South has their own version of kimchi in…
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Mama Edie’s Hamburger Soup
As I talk to more people about food, I have discovered that cuisine, like clothing, tends to go in fads. Pork chops and Rice-A-Roni, Chicken A La King, and Salisbury Steak are dishes synonymous with the 80’s and my childhood. Of course, some of these fads vary by region, but many followed popular cooking crazes that swept the masses. Our kids will tell their kids about the kale salads, turkey burgers and slow cooker meals their moms had in their meal prep rotation. If you were a child of the 80’s in the Midwest, it’s likely that you grew up eating some form of cabbage soup. It was fairly healthy,…
