tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post3331112683704514346..comments2024-03-28T20:37:29.571+00:00Comments on The English Kitchen: German CasseroleMarie Raynerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00407913432222377267noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-90108463932074396322023-12-01T23:15:22.144+00:002023-12-01T23:15:22.144+00:00I made a pork roast with pork and sauerkraut and h...I made a pork roast with pork and sauerkraut and had leftovers, so used that for this casserole. Also ran out of potatoes so used mashed potatoes for the top layer. It is amazing…even better than the original roast and saurkraut dinner. The pork was a good substitute for the ham. Thanks so much…aren’t too many ways you can use leftovers like these! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-86410052820728975242022-10-28T11:17:48.593+01:002022-10-28T11:17:48.593+01:00That sounds positively delicious, dumplings cooked...That sounds positively delicious, dumplings cooked on top. I have heard of that, but never tried it. I must make a point to try it that way sometime!Marie Raynerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00407913432222377267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-70421490747517745832022-10-27T00:18:08.544+01:002022-10-27T00:18:08.544+01:00So glad to read your guidelines, as I have left tw...So glad to read your guidelines, as I have left two other websites as nasty people were posting nasty degrading responses to some posters. Complained about spelling, grammar and even their comments. I even sent that nasty person a note, asking them to lighten up and then I became a target I sent the originator of the websites, the reason I was leaving. Many people have very valid, helpful and interesting information, but to be trashed for a tiny error, is unforgiveable and these websites also say they have companies that moderate responses. Not everyone is articulate, a spelling champion, or an English major. I was also slammed once for listing the wrong month on a procedure that I had done and this "fact checker" is now on a rampage writing negative responses to every statement another man makes! Nobody checks him and I'm surprised that the original poster keeps entering information. They should just develop their own websites where they can trash each other all day long! Thanks for posting your guidelines, as other websites also post them, but do not follow! Thank you, MarthaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-16172196940997216302022-10-26T23:53:53.932+01:002022-10-26T23:53:53.932+01:00OMG, I've died and gone to heaven! So many of ...OMG, I've died and gone to heaven! So many of my favorite family recipes here and even the ingredients, like rutabaga. Darn Scots, of which my husband is a descendent from, at least like rutabagas (swedes in England and turnips, in Scotland) too. His mother (another Scot too!) made, besides pasties, a baked casserole/stew that was comprised of salt pork, potatoes, carrots, cabbage and RUTABAGAS! It has a weird name that I could not even begin to spell. Rutabagas were the star dish of each holiday celebration in my family. One year I forgot to buy them and ran to the grocery store on Christmas Eve morning. Oh, no they were out and I knew that I was going to face wrath and thunder from my dad. We never had a Christmas Eve dinner without mashed rutabagas. The light bulb popped on in my head, yes! Turnips! Turnips are so very close to rutabagas except for their white color. I cooked them up and pulled out my food coloring set and tinted them a light orange. Fooled my dad as he even said that they were great! I fessed up and made a "fool you, Dad" joke about it. Luckily he just laughed as the whole family was there. Never happened again, as I knew I could get away with it once, but never twice. One year, my husband and I grew them and thinking they might not grow as we had never tried them before, we planted a lot. Every seed must have grown as we had a million of them. We couldn't even give them away as most people didn't like them or didn't know or want to know how to cook them. The deer were fed very well that year! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-72094774016931331182022-10-26T23:14:11.229+01:002022-10-26T23:14:11.229+01:00Oh, yes! Kraut and pork! My grandma used pork scra...Oh, yes! Kraut and pork! My grandma used pork scraps or ends of pork roasts. When times were good, she used country style ribs and cooked this for hours, so the meat fell right off the bone. When done, she made home made dumplings and cooked them on top of the kraut..oh so good too! ...with a dollup of butter on the hot broken open dumplings. Will be on my dinner list when it gets a little cooler! It is also good that my 100% Scottish heritage husband will eat this too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-81144556525407311662022-10-26T22:56:03.265+01:002022-10-26T22:56:03.265+01:00Happy, happy birthday to you!!! My favorite bundt ...<br /><br />Happy, happy birthday to you!!! My favorite bundt cake, ever, was a plain butter one, which then became a "poke" cake using the tines of a fork. Then I poured some rum (Bacardi is the best!) over and refrigerated it. When unmolded, I made a thin glaze, which I pored over the whole cake! Simple to make, no recipe except for the cake and I got rave reviews at a truck driver's holiday pot luck dinner! My paternal grandmother was 25% German (a wonderful cook and kraut lady) and my maternal grandfather was 100% German. Good eats on both sides! I make Lebkuchen too, from my grandma's recipe...so good. I have a new recipe for sauerbraten that I'm dying to try. Husband's family is of 100% Scottish heritage with a few Irish genes hidden somewhere (McNeal, Scottish heritage with the Irish spelling). He does not like typical German food but loves the HOMEMADE kraut, which makes me very happy. Sometimes I can even sneak some spaetzle in to a recipe like stew!-Martha (the almost 3/4 British one!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-91201978009555654702022-10-26T14:05:16.151+01:002022-10-26T14:05:16.151+01:00
How wonderful that you have your great grandmothe...<br />How wonderful that you have your great grandmothers crock! You are right, there is a method to making it and following the old ways. My sister makes one quart at a time. xoMarie Raynerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00407913432222377267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-18502621304760006112022-10-26T13:53:44.078+01:002022-10-26T13:53:44.078+01:00I used to make my own kraut too, when I was a youn...I used to make my own kraut too, when I was a youngster, but now at age 68, I've tapered back on my fermenting and canning. Homemade kraut tastes nothing like the canned or bagged store bought kind. Home made is so much milder. My dad and grandma (born in 1881) always told me to start the process "in the light of the moon" as it was a vegetable grown "above ground." One year, I didn't follow that rule and the cabbage did not ferment correctly, only rotted in my 100+ great grandmother's crock! A first! From then on I followed the suggestion! I recently found a recipe, on line, for making kraut, one quart at a time, so next year I'm going to try it. Sounds much easier than using a 10 gallon crock as I often get cravings for the home made kraut...so very delicious! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-67323719882440122832022-01-28T20:02:52.230+00:002022-01-28T20:02:52.230+00:00First of all if you read the printable recipe card...First of all if you read the printable recipe card, you will realize that the recipe covers none of the recipe at all. That is not the way mediavine works. Secondly if you click on the print option the ad does not show up at all on the printable recipe, and you have an option to print either with a recipe photo or without. I wish that I could afford to run my site ad-free, but unfortunately that is just not possible for me. I put a lot of work into this page and expense and I need to cover it somehow. Let me know how you get on.Marie Raynerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00407913432222377267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-67405871473639606182022-01-28T19:57:38.200+00:002022-01-28T19:57:38.200+00:00Really wanted to print this recipe and make it...h...Really wanted to print this recipe and make it...however, there was a big ad right on top of half of the recipe! Seriously! Is there any other place this recipe is posted and available to print or save? Thanks!Graminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04973468324608464296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-11832709611656135062021-11-17T14:15:46.413+00:002021-11-17T14:15:46.413+00:00I ❤ Rutabaga. I don't think it gets the attent...I ❤ Rutabaga. I don't think it gets the attention it deserves. Thank you Marie for the Recipe and Rondoodle for the Rutabaga idea. I'm trying this Casserole today.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694776825848219721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-47636430376867924422021-09-09T12:58:42.983+01:002021-09-09T12:58:42.983+01:00My paternal grandparents are came to the U.S.A. in...My paternal grandparents are came to the U.S.A. in 1905. Bought a farm in Connecticut. They passed away before I was born. But my dad learned how to cook the best pot of sauerkraut and pork I've ever tasted. Anxious to try this dish. I wish my precious daddy was still with us so he could try it with me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14999213107244934841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-13198346232081629632021-03-02T11:07:12.977+00:002021-03-02T11:07:12.977+00:00Sounds like a wonderful adaptation! I adore Rutaba...Sounds like a wonderful adaptation! I adore Rutabaga! xoxoMarie Raynerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00407913432222377267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-35755328276445349982021-03-01T20:13:22.560+00:002021-03-01T20:13:22.560+00:00Making it this week, using rutabagas for potatoes....Making it this week, using rutabagas for potatoes. Excited to give it a go!Rondoodlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09228349927132360419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-66467712913811245202020-10-18T09:51:26.807+01:002020-10-18T09:51:26.807+01:00That sounds really delicious! I am going to keep t...That sounds really delicious! I am going to keep that in mind for the future! Yummy! XoxoMarie Raynerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00407913432222377267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-15438308238333190142020-10-18T00:03:57.972+01:002020-10-18T00:03:57.972+01:00I have made this delicious casserole a few times n...I have made this delicious casserole a few times now and we all just LOVE IT! I usually make mashed potatoes when I make my pork with sauerkraut so that is what I have used for the casserole---all the yummy leftovers! Today I had leftover pork chops with onions and apples so I chopped everything up and sauteed the mix in the butter with some fresh onions and added just a bit of bacon to the mix. I love how adaptable this recipe is! Thank you so much for sharing! I have already spied several other recipes I will have to try.Gabriellanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-90306855231612469222020-05-09T08:15:59.656+01:002020-05-09T08:15:59.656+01:00I am so pleased it was enjoyed and I love your ada...I am so pleased it was enjoyed and I love your adaptations to the recipe! Thanks for coming back to share your experiences with us! xoMarie Raynerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00407913432222377267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-51714400700439792692020-05-09T06:59:17.962+01:002020-05-09T06:59:17.962+01:00Thanks, Marie, for a terrific recipe. Per my husba...Thanks, Marie, for a terrific recipe. Per my husband's tastes I used cabbage rather than sauerkraut. I adjusted the recipe for a lasagna pan, adding a bit extra egg and milk mix. It all worked out and is now one of our favorite casseroles. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-42552493233727358712018-12-07T05:48:59.590+00:002018-12-07T05:48:59.590+00:00I really hope you enjoy this! xoI really hope you enjoy this! xoMarie Raynerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00407913432222377267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-17783067264628344402018-12-06T21:14:54.295+00:002018-12-06T21:14:54.295+00:00I am going to make this today! Thank you for shar...I am going to make this today! Thank you for sharing.<br />FHNDVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11147808918690657583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-11572098086515071502018-10-26T06:23:18.586+01:002018-10-26T06:23:18.586+01:00Yours both sound very delicious Cherie! Yum! I l...Yours both sound very delicious Cherie! Yum! I love German Potato salad. I hope you do try this and that you enjoy it! xoxoMarie Raynerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00407913432222377267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-74413110453586817362018-10-26T04:55:05.769+01:002018-10-26T04:55:05.769+01:00I make a similar casserole but using pork sausage ...I make a similar casserole but using pork sausage instead of ham and noodles in place of potatoes with cream of mushroom soup. Here we call it Polish Chop Suey. Its very good and one of my husbands favorites. I also have another one that uses potatoes,1 can of drained green beans, a good smoked hot dog or sausage. Made with a sauce of cream of mushroom soup, vinegar and sugar. Tastes like German potato salad with sausage. Also very good! I will definitely try yours. Sounds delicious! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13446361659996556885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-53749869061673053552017-08-23T06:16:42.757+01:002017-08-23T06:16:42.757+01:00You're welcome Jane! My maternal ancestry is ...You're welcome Jane! My maternal ancestry is German also! My grandfather used to make his own Kraut and the old cousins still do, as does my sister. I love German food full stop! xoMarie Raynerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00407913432222377267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-55315332188217523952017-08-23T06:15:35.772+01:002017-08-23T06:15:35.772+01:00Happy Birthday Jan! I love ham and scalloped pota...Happy Birthday Jan! I love ham and scalloped potatoes, but have never done it in the crockpot. I must try one day! xoxoMarie Raynerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00407913432222377267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100882347408067241.post-34800399635211052222017-08-23T05:30:47.996+01:002017-08-23T05:30:47.996+01:00Thank you so much for this recipe. My maternal gr...Thank you so much for this recipe. My maternal grandparents were from Germany and I loved the meals they made for us. I can't wait to try this---outstanding!<br /><br />Jane xBlondie's Journalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988377413260331618noreply@blogger.com