ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
OCTOBER 3RD, 2011
It's MONDAY!
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR SWEETHEART TODAY!
May the dear Lord bless you today and always!
This is another birthday that I won't be there to celebrate in person but none the less my wishes for a Happy Birthday are being sent your way!
I'm blowing butterfly kisses because I love you so very much!
Happy Birthday!
NEW IN THE KITCHEN
OKTOBERFEST DAY!
Oktoberfest is a two week festival, held in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. While it is a giant world festival in Germany, Oktoberfest celebrations are held around the world during this time. So, if you can't get to the fair in Germany, you can participate in a local event.
It's time to eat, drink, and be merry! Each year, the Oktoberfest is opened, as the mayor of Munich taps a keg a of beer. There is even a special brew made, aptly called Oktoberfest beer.
Oktoberfest is a huge festival with lots of food, music, dancing, rides, and carnival booths. Each year millions of people from all over the world come to the fair
These festivals also celebrate the rich heritage of the German people.
You can bring Oktoberfest right into your own home with this special recipe
In Germany's Pfalz region, cooks braise sauerkraut with onions, apples, seasonings, a touch of sugar and a little of the region's Riesling wine, creating an addictive accompaniment for juicy weisswurst or bratwurst.
German Sausage with Bacon and Apple Sauerkraut
1/4 cup vegetable oil
5 ounces thick cut bacon cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1 very large onion, coarsely chopped
2 tablespoons off-dry wine, such as Riesling
1 large sweet apple such as Gala or Fuji, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch pieces
4 bay leaves
1/2 teaspoon sugar
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
1 cup water
2 1/2 pounds sauerkraut, drained rinsed and squeezed dry
12 German style sausages such as bratwurst
Grainy mustard, for serving
In a large enameled cast iron casserole, heat 2 tablespoons oil until simmering. Add the bacon and cook over moderately high heat until the fat is rendered and the bacon crisp. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the bacon to a paper towel lined plate
Add the onion to the pan, cover partially and cook over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until very soft . Increase heat to moderately high. Add the wine, apple, ay leaves sugar ! teasp. salt and pepper and boil for 3 minutes. Add the water and sauerkraut. Reduce to low heat, cover and cook until the apple is very tender . About 45 mins.
In a large skillet, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil until shimmering. Poke the sausages sever times with a fork and cook them over moderate heat, turning several times until golden and heated through.
Spoon the sauerkraut onto a platter and arrange the sausages on top. Sprinkle the reserved bacon over the sausages and serve with mustard.
Note: This recipe also called for 12 juniper berries which I'm not at all familiar with so I omitted them from the ingredients.
PRAYER FOR OUR TROOPS
Please pray for God's protection of
our troops and HIS wisdom for their
commanders.
Lord, hold our troops in
your loving hands.
Protect them as they protect us.
Bless them and their families for the
selfless acts they perform for us
in our time of need. I ask this in the
name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.
AND bless our Police Officers, Firefighters
and Paramedics and EMT's
GOD BLESS YOU!
AROUND HOME
Oh how we love pumpkin season. You did know this gourd-ish squash has its own season, right? Winter, Spring, Summer, Pumpkin.... We anxiously anticipate it every year.
Trader Joe's
It seems that October is now a month-long Halloween celebration. If you’ve been holding back, afraid of too much, too soon, then hold back no more! Today is the day is to dust off your Halloween décor, get out your goblins, and set out your spooky spiders
It's a fun time to decorate as the nights are getting longer and we have so many cloudy dreary days that a little fall color is needed. I have lots and lots of pumpkins scattered all around here at my house. Not the real kind but still they are colorful.
Some of the pumpkins I have do have jack o lantern faces on them so when November comes, I simply turn them around and they make good decorations for Thanksgiving too
So take the time for a little fun today and search out those decorations. Mondays are always a good day for a SMILE!
MEMORY VERSE FOR OCTOBER 1ST.
PSALM 25:15
If I keep my eyes on God, I won't trip over my own feet
COUNTING THE DAYS
Produce great pumpkins, the pies will follow later.
1 comment:
Yum! I love sauerkraut and sausage. I'll try this recipe, MA, with the bacon. Sounds good.
Happy October!
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