If you’ve never had potato pancakes then you’re missing out big time, in my opinion. These crisp disks of potato goodness make for a versatile side dish, a meatless dinner, or just a great snack, especially if served with a side of applesauce. They’re quite popular in Germany at outdoor markets and festivals from Oktoberfest celebrations, Christmas Markets to…
Side Dishes
Easy Braised Red Cabbage (Blaukraut)
Enhancing a jar of ready-made German red cabbage to taste more like homemade is standard practice with my immediate family. It’s not to say that we don’t also have a recipe for making this braised German staple from scratch, but it’s just sometimes you don’t want the extra work of slicing up a whole cabbage head. This is going to be…
Warm German Potato Salad (Kartoffelsalat)
I believe that warm German potato salad has to be one of the most requested recipes I’ve had so far. Though I’ve promised it several times already, I’ve never gotten around to it. I’m pretty sure I was putting it off because I’m not a huge fan of potato salad. Part of me wasn’t looking forward to having…
Carrot Apple Salad (Karotten-Apfelsalat)
Oof, the weather has been really warm up here in the Pacific Northwest. I overheard someone at the grocery store say that they were looking forward to go down to California to cool off. Apparently, it’s 10 degrees cooler in Anaheim than here in the Seattle area. You’ll never hear me complain about the heat since…
Boiled Potatoes: Part Two (Pellkartoffeln)
Here we have the next installment of the two part boiled potato post – boiling potatoes with the skins. It’s not very glamourous, and certainly not that different for Part One, but it’s the foundation for some wonderful recipes like schupfnudeln (my favourite!) and warm potato salad. While this isn’t much of a side dish, you…