Pennsylvania Dutch Choucroute

Knockwurst and Smoked Kielbasa from the Amish, seared in bacon fat and cooked with sauerkraut and beer. Everything came from the Reading Terminal Market including the pickled green tomatoes and pickled sausage from AJ's pickle patch. Also "vegetable salad" which is basically just a rough cut slaw / pepper cabbage.



Family style seems to be the theme lately whether it's Russian food or barbecue. Big hunks of meat and a bunch of bowls of pickled stuff.

Easter Dinner

I really can't believe I haven't posted my Mom's cooking on here yet.. but I happened to have my camera on Easter to capture this pennsylvania-dutch style feast. She learned a lot of classic PA dutch recipes from my Grandmother on my Dad's side.. things like salad with hot bacon dressing and 'bott boi'.



So we have the classic easter Ham that was served with a cream gravy, potato filling - sort of a potato based stuffing made with bread and celery - and pepper cabbage, similar to cole slaw except it has no mayonnaise and less sugar. I think it's made with lots of vinegar and mustard seed.. delicious and simple. Really the only other place to get food like this would be a distant relative's barn somewhere in lancaster county. Awesome.