Category Archives: German

Pork Belly with German Cabbage

Posted on November 15, 2019 by cookinginsens

Our experience has been that domesticated pork, no matter in what country we’ve eaten it, manages to maintain some taste of its wild, Eurasian boar origins. The exception seems to be found in American pork, which is tasteless and lately … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, German, Main dishes, Recipes, side dish | Tagged cooking, food, food photography, German cabbage, oven roasted pork belly, recipe | 7 Comments

Grilled Chicken, Cumin Grilled Corn and Okra

Posted on June 13, 2018 by cookinginsens

For a year I have been virtually grill-less; Char Broil gas grill will not heat up enough to grill a steak, 2nd, new Char Broil gas grill will not heat up enough to grill a steak, complained to company who … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, German, Main dishes, side dish | Tagged bavarian essence, charcoal, Chicken, cooking, corn on the cob, food, food photography, grilling, okra | 7 Comments

Bavarian Duck Breast with Cabbage

Posted on October 27, 2017 by cookinginsens

This is interesting. The common duck bred for food in the U.S. is the Pekin (Long Island) duck and the breed of choice in Europe is the Muscovy (Barbery) duck. The Hudson Valley Duck Farm in Ferndale, New York has … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, German, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged Bavarian rub, cabbage, cooking, duck breast, food, food photography, German, pan fried potatoes, pancetta, recipe | 6 Comments

German Style Cabbage with Bacon Ends

Posted on March 9, 2016 by cookinginsens

Everyone in my family likes vegetables and eat them as a matter of course. Praise be to Jesus 😀 Naturally, they have their individual favorites and preparation styles. All of them love my German style cabbage and ask for … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, German, Main dishes, Recipes, side dish | Tagged bacon, cabbage, cooking, food, food photography, German, recipe, smoked pork chops | 16 Comments

A Visit to the German Butcher

Posted on March 6, 2016 by cookinginsens

Whenever I start a sentence “A Visit”, I always think of a short story I read back in the day, “A Visit from the Footbinder”, by Emily Prager. I really loved that story but that has nothing to do with … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, German, Recipes, side dish | Tagged bacon, cheese, cooking, food, food photography, mashed potatoes, ranch dressing, recipe | 20 Comments

The Regular Farmers’ Market

Posted on October 19, 2014 by cookinginsens

` The regular farmers’ market is in Scranton, a pleasant drive, about 25-30 minutes from Honesdale. It’s big and the vegetables plentiful, varied and pretty. They have, wait for it, fresh borlotti beans! They call them cranberry beans and they seem … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, German, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged beans, borlotti, cooking, food, food photography, kale, pork, recipe, roast, turnips, tuscan | 25 Comments

Babies

Posted on August 31, 2014 by cookinginsens

After having experienced some of the cuisine in Germany, I have come to the conclusion that much of our “American” cuisine has roots in Germany; potato salad, hot dogs, hamburgers and meat loaf. The average German deli offers a wide … Continue reading →

Posted in American, Cooking, Food and Wine, German, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged cooking, food, food photography, lamb, meat loaf, recipe, roasted potatoes, veal | 32 Comments

Babou’s Mustard

Posted on April 13, 2014 by cookinginsens

At our last coffee meeting before I left Sens, Babou, with tears gushing, handed me an empty jar and sobbed, “Since you’re going to Germany, could you bring me a jar of this mustard?” This reminded me so much of our … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Food and Wine, German, Main dishes | Tagged condiment, cooking, food, food photography, German, mustard, sausages | 14 Comments

Foie Gras with Latkes and Apple Compote

Posted on January 9, 2014 by cookinginsens

I’ve never been a big fan of apples. I don’t hate them or anything, not like raisins, but I’ve just never been excited about them. I did like those little, red, hard apples from Washington State but that’s pretty much … Continue reading →

Posted in Appetizer, Cooking, Food and Wine, French, German, Recipes | Tagged appetizer, apple compote, cooking, foie gras, food, food photography, French, German, latkes, recipes | 39 Comments

Smooth Criminal

Posted on November 23, 2013 by cookinginsens

Every Friday night at 9:05 p.m., Jade arrives at the Stuttgart train station from boarding school in Walbourg, France. Depending on the traffic, it can take from 20 minutes to 90 minutes to get to the train station in downtown … Continue reading →