Oktoberfest, held in Munich, Germany ran from Sep 21st through Oct 6th this year. I was not there unfortunately, to experience the $10+ liters of good beer or savory classic German food, so yesterday I decided I’d attempt something less expensive to give nod to the culture.
Am I German?
Not so much. Actually, I don’t have much German DNA in me at all. In fact, I have only about 8% West-Europe blood, which basically covers Germany, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria. But that counts for something – right?
But I like German food!
I decided I absolutely had to make the Rotkohl. the classic red cabbage* with apples. It seemed like it was on every menu when I visited Germany (about 23 years ago…) I loved that stuff! Go easy on the cloves. A little goes a long way.
Next, I decided on taking the easy way out and made a potato-kielbasa skillet. I was too tired to do a Schnitzel. I know what you’re thinking… Kielbasa* is really a Polish food, but since Poland boarders Germany I went ahead with it…
Both recipes came out very tasty. Especially the spiced cabbage and apples. What a great fall side dish with beautiful ruby-red color. And the kitchen smelled amazing – like somebody’s sweet little German Granny had been cooking all day.
Rock that Dirndle Ladies!
I could’ve taken everything a step further and donned my Dirndl as I cooked dinner, but the Farm Boy already thinks I’m a nut head so I didn’t want to push it. ~A
*You can find the Kilebasa recipe HERE and the Cabbage recipe HERE.
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