Birthdays – German Dinner

It’s not every day you turn 14!  The only time of year that I intentionally repeat dinners is on birthdays.  In our house you are allowed to choose whatever you want for dinner on your birthday.  My son chose pasta and meatballs last month.  This month my daughter wanted a German dinner.    Specifically, German potato…

Slow Cooker German Style Beef Roast

I had another beef roast in the freezer.  The first thing I thought was “Oh no, not again.”  It seems we have a beef roast lately at least once a week and I was running out of ideas of what to do with it to make into a different meal for my family. Well, back…

German Style Pigs in the Blanket Casserole

As you can probably tell from most of my posts my favorite things to cook are casseroles, skillet dinners and slow cooker dinners.  They let me mix all the ingredients together, walk away and let it cook.  Yes, I enjoy the fancy dinners once in a while, but right now my family life comes first…

Braised Red Cabbage

When I saw this Braised Red Cabbage recipe in Martha Stewart’s Living magazine I knew I had to try it.  There was a little German deli near where we used to live that would open for lunch 3 days a week from 11 am to 2 pm.  If you were not there by 11:10 am…