Touring Northern Europe, my food appreciation classes recently got their hands deep into the food. They were making sauerrueben, a version of fermented turnips very much like sauerkraut, but t0 my mind much better. Sauerrueben has a nuttiness and depth of flavor most sauerkrauts lack. Tossed with sauteed onions, it works great next to a […]
Call them dumplings. Call them Polish pot stickers. Call them whatever you like. Pierogies are just plain delicious, and kids have a blast making them. This is the first time we’ve attempted a stuffed dumpling in our food appreciation classes and pierogies–a huge favorite in Eastern Europe–do take a bit of practice. The trick is […]
Our food appreciation classes continue on their world culinary tour, landing this week in Northern Europe and specifically Poland. And what would dinner in Poland be without kielbasa–Polish for sausage. Making sausage is one sure way to get kids’ attention. In short, it’s a blast, from cutting and grinding the meat, to adding herbs and […]
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