Cookbook Book Club - Volume X - German

The October volume of the Cookbook Book Club

was held at

Linderhof

It's October . . . 

We're at Linderhof . . . 

The theme is

German

In the parlor before dinner

appetizers

and German beers and Rieslings

and

Angela's German Egg Salad and Pumpernickle

Liz's bratwurst, dill pickles and mustard

Dinner was served buffet style in the breakfast room

The hostess always provides the meat

And instead of doing an old favorite German entree

I went outside my comfort zone and prepared sauerbraten

First time ever

From an old German cookbook?

No, from Betty Crocker

(I had looked at that recipe since I was a preteen!

Took me all these years to try it!)

And to go with . . .

Rhonda's RotKohl

(red cabbage, sweet and sour with apples --

was very tasty)

Michelle's potatoes

(Every German meal has to have potatoes!)

And salad!

First time ever that two people brought the same dish

Not the same "sort of" dish

but the very same dish!

Even though they were the same, they were different

And both were good!
I'll not tell you which is Sarah's and which is Donna's
But, hey -- "great minds"!

We had a good laugh about that!

And the plate of German food

If you notice, except for the red cabbage, it's all brown and beige!

German's don't go for a lot of color!

But they do go for hearty stick to your ribs meals!

And dessert was Rita's

Rhamkuchen

(Cheese Cake)

She brought some apples to go alongside

It's a delicious cheesecake

much lighter than most

And to celebrate a wonderful evening,

I broke out a bottle of St. James Winery's Late Harvest Syval

(Not German Ice Wine, but close -- at a fraction of the price!)

We're taking a break in November

(Cookbook Club Night falls on Thanksgiving)

and we'll celebrate the holidays with a restaurant meal in the city.

It's been a fun year

A fun group of ladies

And an amazing lot of good food!

We'll see what Cookbook Book Club II, Vol. I brings in 2016!