Bauernfeind Recipes

Ingredients: An Italian loaf or two smaller baguettes Three tomatoes - chopped Olive Oil Garlic salt Italian seasoning Crumbled feta 8 oz (or blue cheese) Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees Place the diced tomatoes sprinkled with olive oil and italian seasoning on a cookie sheet and place in the oven for 6 minutes Slice the italian loaf or baguettes lengthwise and drizzle olive oil down the centers.  Toast in the oven for about 2 minutes.  Fill the breads with the tomatoes then the cheese.  Put them back in the oven turn the oven on broil -- keep an eye on them because it should not take longer than 5 minutes -- to much time and they will burn. Slice diagonally and serve.

ingrediences: one head read cabbage  core removed cut into strips                     one to two red onions , peeled ,sliced                     2 granny apples peeled ,sliced                     balsamic vinegar about 1/2 cup                     bacon grease from cooked bacon 3 to 4tlbs                     cooked bacon crumbled                     have a can of beef broth handy in case you ne...

Sauerbraten: ingrediences : chuck roast 4-5 lbs (serves 4-6) pickling spices (find in any spice shelf ) cheese cloth (find in baking isle) one large onion quartered skin on apple cider vineger(large) bacon grease(cook lb for later save grease) flour (enough to lightly flour meat) salt and pepper In a large bowl add meat, onion, and pickling spice which is wrapped in cheese cloth ans tied with string. cover and place in fridge for 1,2,or 3 days. Depending how sour you want it.(Grandma B did for three days ) (my mother did for 1 or 2 days). Remove from fridge when ready. Rinse meat and pat dry on all sides , lightly flour on all sides heat bacon grease in large pot ( use wooden spoon handle end to ck if hot enough, if ready the grease will bubble around spoon)3 tbl spoons. Place meat into grease and brown meat on all sides. about 10 mins on all sides. remove meat to plate . Pour off about 1 tbl spoon of grease. Add vinegar to pot and scrape up brown meat drippings. add meat. Be sure to r...

2 lbs fresh french green beans 1 package of liquid chicken broth 1 tsp of bacon fat 1 tsp black pepper 1 cup chopped onion "Snap" the beans -- i.e., pick the ends off the beans, break the beans in half and toss in a colander and rinse.  Combine all ingredients, bring to a boil, and simmer for 45 minutes or until soft enough for your taste.

1 1/2 pounds of boned chicken breast Steak Seasoning Cooking spray 1/4 cup strawberry or blackberry preserves 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 cup fresh blackberries Place chicken on sprayed foil and spray chicken with oil spray.  Sprinkle the steak seasoning rub on bot sides of the chicken and cook in a small oven.  Cover lightly with the foil and cook for 30 minutes at 350 then flip the chicken.  Use a meat thermometer to make sure chicken is cooked before removing from the oven.  Once done, on a small sauce pan combine the lemon juice, soy sauce, and preserves in a sprayed with cooking oil non-stick pan and cook until the mixture mixes together and bubbles for about a minute.  Use this sauce to cover chicken then put the blackberries on top and serve

While this picture is a chicken salad, it not exactly this one.  Monica discovered a variation of this salad in "Yankee" magazine and we sort of "tweaked" it to the recipe below.  Despite some of the things in it you may never have heard of, try it - it's great! 5 scallions chopped 1 bag of salad topping, the kind with mostly nuts 2 cups of instant brown rice 1 small fennel bulb, core removed, sliced thinly 1 granny smith apple, peeled and thinly sliced 1 clove garlic thinly sliced Garlic salt 1 fresh lemon 5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (extra virgin is cold pressed and better for you) 1/3 cup of fresh parsley -- finely chopped. (First cut the stems off -- I know it is tedious but necessary) Regular black pepper 3 pounds of skinless boneless chicken - cut into chunks Bake the chicken and sprinkle garlic salt, pepper, and chicken rub on both sides.  Prepare the brown rice and when it is done, put a few pats of butter in the bottom of the pot and the thinly...

Family Pizza night was always a favorite for many years -- too many years I guess now that I look back.  But this pizza recipe is as close to the original as I can come.  I hope you enjoy ... For two pizzas, 18 inch pan with holes in the bottom Three packages of pizza dough mix Bisquick Olive oil Jar of pizza sauce - glass jar better taste Sugar One 8 oz, one 16 oz package of good quality mozzarella cheese.  Not store variety, the fresher the better.  It is the cheese and the crust that are the secrets to a good pizza. Italian seasoning Garlic salt Pepperoni -- the packaged stuff is OK but not as tastly as the fresh pepperoni in the deli.  If not that then get the roll you slice yourself, it will be tastier than the pre-sliced, non-refrigerated pepperoni Two medium to large size bowls. Here's a "how-to" video on making this pizza.   Family Pizza Night In each bowl put one package of the pre-mix dough and split the third between the two.  Use the approp...