Marco Polo notwithstanding, most food cultures seem to have some version of a noodle in their culinary arsenals. Germany may have the messiest. Called “spaetzle”–or “little sparrows”–this noodle starts with a sticky dough that falls somewhere between pancake batter and library paste and must be pressed through holes into a pot of boiling water. What? […]
How do you throw a party for someone moving to Germany? In devising a buffet dinner menu for 14, my wife requested the sauerkraut that I started about a month ago. After all, how many people get to taste homemade ‘kraut at a going away party? The rest of the menu was also genius: […]
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Sometimes dinner is just a happy convergence of ingredients lying around. With our weekly dairy delivery, we always include a rope of pork sausage. Besides meats from its beef herd, South Mountain Creamery offers a selection gathered from other local farmers. The sausage is one of the consistently good products we like. Finding a different […]
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