Zwiebelstippe mit Kartoffelbrei

Onion-ground meat dish with mashed potatoes

1 lb ground meat

2 medium – sized onion

Salt/pepper

4 eggs

Brown the meat in a non-stick pan. Add the chopped onions and cook them with the meat until they are golden. Season with salt/pepper.

Scramble the eggs and add them to the meat and onion mixture. Mix everything really well.

After the eggs are cooked, serve the Zwiebelstippe with some mashed potatoes.

Kartoffelkloesse

Potato Dumplings

6 medium sized potoes

2 eggs

½ cup flour

Boil the potatoes and smash them without the water as soon as they are soft. Cool them completely. Then add the eggs and flour and mix everything really well. Then form some 2-inch balls out of the mixture and cook them for 10-15 minutes in some simmering lightly salted water.

Hirschbraten mit Kartoffelkloesse und Rotkraut

Whole deer back strap with potato dumplings and apple red cabbage

2 lbs deer back strap

4 cups of red wine

1 Tbsp juniper berries

1 Tbsp pepper corns

3 Tbsp dried thyme

4 small carrots, thinly sliced

2 stalks celery, chopped

salt/pepper

1 bay leave

¾ cup whole berry cranberry sauce

½ cup heavy cream

Clean the deer strap and put it in a gallon size Ziploc bag. Add the red wine, pepper corns, thyme, carrots, celery, and bay leave. Let the deer meat marinate overnight.

Take the meat out and dry it with a paper towel. Keep the marinate. Crush the juniper berries. Mix the crushed juniper berries with salt and pepper and rub the mixture on the meat.

On medium to high heat brown the meat on all sides. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

Take the meat out of the pan and add ¼ cup of the marinate without the vegetables into the pan. Add the vegetables to the pan and brown them a little bit.

Put the meat into a roasting pan and add the vegetables and the rest of the red wine marinate. Cover it and let the meat and vegetables bake for about 60 minutes.

Take the meat out of the roasting pan and keep it warm. Blend the sauce with a handheld mixer until all the vegetables are made into a sauce. Add the cranberry sauce and heavy cream and let it simmer for about 5 minutes. Then season the sauce with a some more salt/pepper if necessary.

Serve with red cabbage and potatoes dumplings.

Zucchini Chocolate Cream Cheese Cake

6 Tbsp butter

¼ cup vegetable oil

1 ½ cups sugar

2 eggs

6 small zucchini

½ cup buttermilk

2 ½ cups flour

½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

Cream cheese filling

2 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
4 Tbsp butter, softened
½ cup sugar
2 Tbsp cornstarch
2 eggs
4 Tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 Degrees. Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. Mix the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt and set aside.
In a large bowl, mix together the 6 Tbsp butter, oil, and sugar until well blended. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk. Stir in the shredded zucchini. Pour half of the batter into the prepared pan.

Make the filling by beating the cream cheese and the butter. Add the sugar and cornstarch. Beat in the eggs, milk, and vanilla. Pour over batter in the pan, evenly. Pour remaining chocolate batter over filling.

Bake in the oven for 60 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Enjoy!

Shrimp with Rice

Based on a Paula Deen recipe

1 cup rice

1 lb of fresh shrimp, cleaned, peeled, deveined

1/2 onion, chopped

1 small green bell pepper, chopped

1 can of shrimp soup

1 1/4 cup of grated sharp Cheddar cheese

1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce

1 tsp Creole Seasoning

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Cook the 1 cup of rice with 2 cups of water for about 20 minutes.

Meanwhile prepare the shrimp and chop the vegetables. In a non-stick skillet brown the onion and the bell pepper. In a medium size bowl combine the fresh shrimp, browned vegetables, shrimp soup, 1 cup of the cheese and the seasonings. Add the cooked rice and combine everything really well. Then put the mixture in a greased casserole dish and sprinkle with the remaining Cheddar cheese. Bake the dish at 375 degrees for about 45 minutes.

Hirschgulasch

Deer Goulash

15 juniper berries
1/2 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 1/2 lbs deer meat (back strap or deer steak)
salt/pepper
4 carrots
2 leeks
1 big onion
1/4 cup of bacon fat
1/4 tsp thyme
1 bay leave
3/4 cup red wine
3/4 cup water
1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
2 Tbsp cranberry sauce (whole cranberries)

Crash the juniper berries and mix it with the ginger, cinnamon and salt/pepper. Cut the deer meat in cubes and rub the seasoning on it. Cut the bacon fat in very small cubes and brown it in a large pot. Add the seasoned meat and brown it as well.
Meanwhile chop the vegetables (carrots, leeks, and onion). Add them to the meat and cook them for a little bit with the meat. Add the rest of the seasonings such as thyme and the bay leave. Add the red wine and water, cover it and let it cook on low to medium heat for about 2 1/2 hours. If necessary you might have to add some more water after a while. After the meat is tender and the vegetables are cooked; you have to fish the meat out of the stock. After you have done that (it is some work, I won't lie) you make a sauce out of the vegetables and liquid. Use a hand-held blender for it. Be careful it is extremely hot at this point. After the vegetables have disappeared into a sauce, add the meat back and now you can finish the dish up with the heavy cream and cranberry sauce.

Serve over potato dumplings or potatoes. Usually I would also serve it with some apple red cabbage but Walmart has discontinued this item. Well, I can fix it again in Germany. I don't have the time to make this delicious side dish myself right now.

Pineapple Cake with Coconut Topping

1/2 cup butter, melted
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
20 oz crushed pineapple with juice
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla extract

coconut topping

1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup sugar
5 oz evaporated milk
3/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut
1 cup chopped pecans
1 tsp vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a large bowl, combine butter, sugar, and eggs. Mix everything well. Stir in the pineapple, flour, baking powder, and vanilla. Bake in a 13x9-inch greased and floured baking dish for 50 minutes.

In a medium saucepan bring the butter, sugar, and milk to a boil and boil it for about 4 minutes over medium-high heat; you have to stir constantly. Remove from heat and stir in the coconut, pecans, and vanilla.

Spread the coconut mixture over the hot cake and return the cake back to the oven and bake it until the top is browned.

Enjoy.

Cindy's Meatloaf

This is my mother-in-laws recipe

2 eggs
2 lbs ground chuck
8 oz tomato sauce
1/2 finely chopped onion
1/2 sleeve saltine crackers (crushed)
1/2 Tbsp Texjoy steak seasoning
1 tsp pepper

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine the meat, onion, crackers, eggs, and seasonings in a bowl. We use our hands in the Stephens Family. Add in 1/2 of the tomato sauce. Spray a baking dish with non-stick spray. Using your hands form a nice meatloaf in the baking dish. Spread the remaining tomato sauce on top. Bake uncovered for 1 hour or until the meat is done.

Red Beans and Rice

1 lb dry Kidney beans

1 Tbsp olive oil

1 large onion, chopped

1 green bell pepper, chopped

2 Tbsp minced garlic

3 stalks celery, chopped

6 cups water

2 bay leaves

1/2 tsp cayenne pepper

1 tsp dried thyme

1 Tbsp dried parsley

1 tsp Cajun seasoning (Creole seasoning)

1 lb sausage (I use deer sausage)

2 Tbsp tomatoe paste

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Rinse beans and let them soak in a large pot overnight.

In a skillet with the olive oil, cook the onions, bell pepper, garlic and celery for about 5 minutes.

Rinse the beans and put them in a large pot with 6 cups of water. Add the cooked vegetables and season with the bay leaves, cayenne pepper, thyme, parsley and Cajun seasoning. Bring to a boil and then reduce the heat to a medium-low. Simmer for about 2 1/2 hours.

Add the sausage and simmer an additional 30 minutes. Add the tomatoe paste.

Serve over rice.

Mexican Chicken Casserole

3 chicken breast cooked and de-boned (I use the chicken out of a can but you don't have to)
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can Rotel tomatoes
1 can chicken broth
1 small onion (chopped)
8 oz grated sharp Cheddar cheese
1 Tbsp butter
Tortilla chips
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Saute the onions in butter. Add the soups, broth and the tomatoes. Simmer for about 5 minutes. Meanwhile layer a casserole dish with the tortilla chips, then half the chicken, half the cheese and then half the sauce. Then repeat with the remaining ingredients. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.

Upside Down Apple-Praline Cake

Paula Deen's Recipe

1/2 cup melted butter

1 1/2 cups brown sugar

1 Fuji apple (thinly sliced)

1 Granny Smith apple (thinly sliced)

1 cup butter, softened

2 1/4 cups sugar

5 large eggs

1 tsp vanilla extract

3 cups flour

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1/4 tsp ground nutmeg

1/4 tsp salt

1 1/4 cups whole buttermilk

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Caramel Mousse (make 2 hours ahead)

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1 package unflavored gelatin

1/4 cup cold water

1/3 cup boiling water

2 cups heavy whipping cream

1/4 cup confectioners' sugar

1/4 cup caramel ice-cream topping

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Caramel ice-cream topping

glazed pecans

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Preheat oven to 350 Degrees. Spray 2 (9-inch) round cake pans with nonstick baking spray with flour. Pour 1/4 cup melted butter in each pan. Sprinkle each evenly with 3/4 cup brown sugar. Arrange apples slices in a single layer over brown sugar; set aside.

In a large bowl, beat 1 cup softened butter and sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla.

In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Gradually add to the butter mixture, alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture, beating just until dry ingredients are moistened after each addition.

Pour batter evenly into prepared pans. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes, or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool in pans for 20 minutes. Remove from pans, and place, apple sides up, on wire racks; cool completely.

In a small bowl, soften gelatin in cold water; let stand for 2 minutes. Add boiling water, stirring to dissolve; set aside.

In a large bowl, beat cream at high speed with an electric mixer until foamy. Gradually add confectioners' sugar, beating until stiff peaks form. Slowly add gelatin mixture, beating until combined. (Mixture will look like it is melting, but will firm up.) Stir in caramel. Cover; and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before using.

Spread half of Caramel Mousse evenly over top of 1 layer. Place remaining cake layer over mousse. Spread remaining Caramel Mousse over top of cake. Drizzle with caramel topping, and sprinkle with glazed pecans before serving, if desired. Store cake in refrigerator.

Zuericher Geschnetzeltes

Veal in Cream Wine Sauce

½ lb veal (I use chicken or boneless pork chops)
olive oil
salt/pepper
1 onion
1 small package of sliced mushrooms
½ cup white wine
½ cup heavy whipping cream

Slice the veal into thin slices and brown them in a skillet with the olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Take the veal slices out and brown the mushrooms and chopped onion in that same skillet. Put the veal slices back in the skillet and add the white wine. Let it simmer a little bit until half of the liquid is evaporated. Then add the cream and let is simmer until the sauce thickens. Serve over rice.

Mousse au Chocolat

1/2 cup milk chocolate

3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate

3 egg whites

4 oz heavy whipping cream

Melt the chocolate and let cool down a little bit. Whip the egg whites until they are stiff.

Stir in the melted chocolate. Whip the cream until it is stiff and then fold it into the chocolate mixture. Chill the cream for at least 2 hours.

Oma Leni's Kartoffelsalat

Potato Salad

5 – 6 medium size potatoes
4 cucumbers
salt
4 oz bacon fat
¾ cup mayonnaise
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp sugar
salt/pepper

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Boil the potatoes with the skin on until they are tender. Set aside. Peel the cucumbers and slice them into thin slices preferable with a vegetable slicer. Put some salt on them and let them stand for a little bit. Cut the bacon fat into small cubes and fry them in their own fat until crispy. Peel the cooked potatoes while they are still warm. Slice them into thin slices and put them in a big bowl. Now squeeze the cucumbers so that the cucumber water is left. Put the drained cucumber slices into the bowl with the potatoes. Add the bacon cubes. Now mix the mayonnaise, a little bit of the cucumber water, lemon juice, sugar and salt/pepper until you like the mixture. Usually it shouldn't taste like mayonnaise anymore. Add the dressing to the cucumbers and potatoes. Mix everything really well but be careful not to smash the potatoes. Try to leave them in slices. Serve warm with steak, meatballs, or Bockwurst.

My grandma Leni made this potato salad every time I was at her house. I miss you grandma.

Mexican Cornbread

3 Jiffy Corn muffin Mixes

3 eggs

1 1/3 cup milk

1 can creamed corn

2 chopped Jalapenos peppers

1 lb ground meat

1 onion

Salt/pepper

Velveeta cheese slices

Brown the meat and drain the excess fat. Mix the corn mixture with the eggs and milk. Add the creamed corn, chopped onion and chopped Jalapenos peppers. Preheat oven to 350 Degrees. Grease a casserole dish and put half of the corn-onion-jalapenos mixture on the bottom. Then add the browned ground meat and put the Velveeta slices on top of the meat. Cover with the rest of the corn-onion-jalapenos mixture. Bake for about 1 hour until the cornbread is golden brown.

Homemade Chili

1 lb ground meat (I use deer meat)

1 lb Italian sausage

1 can chili beans (Bush's)

1 can chili beans (Great Value)

1 (28 oz) can diced tomatoes

6 oz can tomato paste

1 large yellow onion, chopped

3 stalks of celery, chopped

1 green bell pepper, chopped

1 red bell pepper, chopped

1 green chili pepper, chopped (I use the one out of the can)

2 tsp bacon bits

2 cubes of beef bouillon

4 cups water

3 Tbs chili powder

2 tsp Worcestershire Sauce

2 tsp minced garlic

2 tsp dried oregano

1 tsp ground cumin

1 tsp hot sauce

1 tsp dried basil

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp black pepper

1 tsp paprika

1 tsp cayenne pepper

1 tsp sugar

1 bag Frito's corn chips

shredded sharp cheddar cheese

Brown the meat in a large stock pot. Add the beans, tomatoes, and tomato paste. Then add all the chopped vegetables. After adding the bouillon cubes and bacon bites, add the water and then all the spices. Let is simmer over medium to low heat for at least 2 1/2 hours. The longer the better. Serve the chili with the shredded cheese and the Frito's. Enjoy!

Broccoli Salad

2 – 4 broccoli heads

1 pkg bacon

¾ cup golden raisins

½ medium size red onion

¾ cup mayonnaise
¼ cup sugar
5 Tbs red wine vinegar

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Fry the bacon and let drain on a paper towel. Cut up the broccoli into bite size pieces. Put in a large bowl. Add the raisins and sliced up red onion. For the dressing mix the mayonnaise, sugar and red wine vinegar together. Add the bacon to the broccoli, raisins, and onions. Add the dressing and mix it all well together. Refrigerate and serve chilled.

Curry Shrimp mit Ananas

Curry Shrimp with pineapple

1/2 - 1 pound fresh shrimp

1 small can pineapple tidbits

salt/pepper

1/2 cup whipping cream

1/2 tsp curry

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Peel the shrimp and cook them in a non-stick skillet until pink. Add the pineapple (with juice) and season with salt and pepper. Add the whipping cream and cook it until the sauce thickens up a little bit. Add the curry. Serve over rice.

Goulasch

Goulash

1 lb beef stew meat (trimmed, cut into cubes)

salt/pepper

1 Tbsp olive oil

1 green bell pepper

1 red bell pepper

1 large onion

1 Tsp paprika

1/2 cup of fresh mushrooms

15 oz can tomatoe sauce

1 cup red wine

1 1/4 cups water

1 beef bouillon cube

Brown the stew meat in the olive oil in a large pot. Season it with salt and pepper. Then add the sliced green, red bell pepper and onion. Season with the paprika. Add the fresh sliced mushrooms and cook all the vegetables with the meat on medium heat for a few minutes until the onions are golden. Add the tomatoe sauce, red wine, water and bouillon cube and let it all cook for at least an 1 - 1/2 hour. Season with salt and pepper if necessary. Serve with your favorite bread, potatoe dumplings (German recipe - maybe later;), or mashed potatoes. Enjoy!

Chocolate Buttermilk Pie

1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

1 1/2 cups sugar

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

6 whole eggs

1 cup buttermilk

1 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract

1 9-inch pie crust

Preheat oven to 325 Degrees. Melt the chocolate chips and set aside. In a medium bowl, mix the sugar, flour, and salt until combined. In a large mixing bowl, mix the eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla. Add the sugar-flour to the eggs - buttermilk mixture. Then add the melted chocolate.

Pour batter into the pie crust and bake the pie for 1 hour and 25 minutes until the pie is crisp on top and a toothpick comes out with just a little bit of moist chocolate on it. Cool completely and chill in the refrigerator. Enjoy!

Roasted pork tenderloin with potatoes and carrots

1 lb pork tenderloin (I like the seasoned ones)

5 - 6 carrots

4 medium-sized potatoes

1/2 package Lipton Onion Soup mix

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

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Brown the pork on all sides in a hot skillet. Peel the carrots and potatoes and cut them into preferred shapes (size). Put the browned pork into a roasting pan. In a gallon sized Ziploc bag put the potatoes, carrots, olive oil and Onion soup mix and mix it all well together. The potatoes and carrots need to be coated. Then surround the pork with the potatoes-carrots mix. Depending on the pork (more or less fat) add a little bit of water to the bottom of the roasting pan. Cover it and roast it at 350 Degrees for 1 - 1 1/2 hours or until the potatoes are tender.

Huehnerfrikasse

Chicken Fricassee

1 whole chicken

salt/pepper

1 stick butter

3/4 cup flour

4 cups milk

3 cups chicken stock

2 cups water

3 Tbsp lemon juice

1 can sweet peas

1 can mushrooms (pieces and stems)

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Boil the chicken until done. Take it out and let it cool. Keep some of the chicken stock for later. In a large pot, melt the butter and add the flower. Let is brown for a little bit and then add the milk and stir the mixture constantly. It should get thick after a while when you have it on medium heat and it boils a little bit. Keep adding the stock and water to it until it has the right creamy consistency. Add the lemon juice and the peas and mushrooms (both with the juice out of their can) and bring it to a little boil again. Then add the de-boned chicken pieces and season with salt and pepper until you like the taste. Serve over rice.

"Wienerschnitzel" mit Kartoffeln und Blumenkohl

Breaded Pork Chops with boiled Potatoes and Cauliflower

4 thick boneless pork chops

3 - 4 medium size potatoes

1 fresh cauliflower head

1/2 cup plain bread crumbs

1 egg

2 Tbsp vegetable oil

salt/pepper

1 - 2 Tbsp butter or margarine (optional)

1/4 cup whole berry cranberry sauce (optional)

Peel the potatoes and cut each into four pieces. Season the water with salt and boil them until tender. Meanwhile, clean the cauliflower head and steam it until the desired tenderness is reached. Now to the fun part. Put your pork chops on a large cutting board and tenderize them by using a meat tenderizer (I call it my hammer). Beat the meat until the pork chops are thin. I love that part because I can release all my anger on some innocent pork chops.

In a bowl scramble the egg and on a separate plate put the bread crumbs. First coat the pork chops with the egg by dipping it in the bowl and then coat it with the bread crumbs.

Heat the oil in a non-stick skillet and brown the coated pork chops until they are done. Season with salt and pepper. I love to eat my "Wienerschnitzel" with a little bit of cranberry sauce and I "butter" my potatoes. Enjoy!

Barbecue Wieners

1 package Hillshire Farm Beef Lit'l Smokies
1/2 cup Sweet Baby Ray's Honey Barbecue Sauce

Mix these two ingredients together and warm them up in a crock pot. Delicious.