Bavarian Sauerkraut

 

Great sauerkraut - made in Germany. One of the ingredients is white wine. You can read about that sauerkraut experience on our blog HERE.

Ribs Premiere

Home baked ribs for the first time. Some sliced onion, seasoning, some water + 90 minutes in the oven (375F), and they were ready.

The ribs were quite good - not much fat, lots of good meat on them.

Our Easter Ham Steak Leftovers

 History already. The ham steak was good buy - juicy and tasty!

Turkey Adventure

That was quite a stubborn turkey. It stayed in the fridge for 60 hours with the idea (mine not turkey's) that it would get defrosted. It did not. After all that time, it still looked like a block of ice. So it landed in a pot with cold water. The time was passing by, the night was coming, and it was still totally frozen!

It could not stay in that spot for the entire night - it would have got bad and we did not want that. At midnight I set the alarm clock for 2 a.m. (when it rang, I did not why/what for). Then, it was ready to be cooked. Some oiling and seasoning and the turkey finally got to the oven (covered with aluminum foil). Then, there was an option to set the alarm clock for 3 a.m. (the foil needed to be removed after an hour) or stay up and wait. I chose the latter. When the turkey finally got uncovered, setting the alarm clock again. At 6 a.m. it was time to get the meat out of the oven. The turkey was cooked and golden, and I was ready to go back to sleep. Never had I experienced nighttime cooking.

Baked Mac & Cheese

before baking...

First time when I was asked whether I would like some mac & cheese, I did not know what the 'mac' stood for. When I learned that fish is traditionally served here with macaroni and cheese, I was quite surprised. I would have never thought of such a meal configuration before. Where I come from, fish is always served with potatoes - either fried (french fries) or boiled, but never with elbow shaped pasta and cheese! Nevertheless, the two and fish match quite well and I learned to like it. Mac & Cheese goes nicely with fried meat too.
I have tried quite a few mac & cheese recipes, including making it on the stove, but this one seems to be the best of all.

Cheese Focaccia & Spaghetti Meatballs