Main Dishes

Schmorgurken Hackfleisch Pfanne/ German Cucumber Ground Beef Stir Fry

August 13, 2011
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While visiting Berlin my friend Katharina invited us over for dinner to her beautiful apartment in Prenzlauer Berg. Katharina is a wonderful cook, and I was looking forward to what she would create for us. On the menu was feld salad with warm bacon sauce; classical German potatoes with Schmorgurken, and pork cutlets in creamy […]

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Spinach Spätzle

June 3, 2011
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Your wish is my command! The result of my last poll showed that you, my readers, would like to see more German recipes featured on “My Kitchen in the Rockies”. Thanks everybody who participated. I appreciate your feedback a lot. Here is a spinach variation of a traditional Spätzle which is simple German homemade pasta […]

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One Dinner and Two Tarts (Asparagus and Scallion)

May 18, 2011
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A dinner that says spring in one bite. Puff pastry topped with fresh asparagus or scallions. The veggies are resting on a bed of Gruyere and honey mustard to add another layer off flavor. The tarts are a very quick meal to assemble and worked perfectly at my house on a busy weeknight. You could […]

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Dijon Mustard Chicken with Green Garlic

May 14, 2011
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Thanks to my local blogger friend Toni, the Boulder Locavore, I still had lots of green garlic left after preparing an unbelievably tasty green garlic risotto the other day. On a recent trip to visit Toni in Boulder, she had given me two big bundles of young garlic that she had purchased at a local […]

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Spring Garlic Risotto

April 30, 2011
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On my visit to Boulder this week my blogger friend Toni, the  Boulder Locavore, gave me some spring garlic that she had purchased at a local farm, the Red Wagon Organic Farm. I had read that Spring Garlic, also known as green garlic, baby garlic or garlic shoots is a “culinary secret”. It is a […]

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Stromboli with Salami, Pepperoni, Ham and Cheese

April 25, 2011
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Stromboli is an American-Italian inspired invention I had never heard of until my Front Range blogger friend, Karen, brought it to one of our blogger meetings for brunch. Karen is the face behind the blog “Savoury Table“. Don’t miss out and visit her, she always has the most wonderful recipes and stories to share. But […]

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Potato and Spinach Gratin

April 19, 2011
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One challenge I have given myself for the second year of blogging “using less meat in my kitchen” has been working out a lot better than I thought. I felt like sometimes being  stuck in a “meat and potato rut”. But stepping out of my boundaries was not hard at all.  I don’t even need […]

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Pizza with Ground Lamb, Spinach and Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

April 14, 2011
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I think being a “pizza snob” is a good thing! At our house we usually prefer pizza with a thin crust sprinkled with some olive oil and simple fresh ingredients like tomatoes, mozzarella and basil. So, nothing fancy, it just has to taste good. You won’t find anything cheese dripping, heavy crusted or ingredients overloaded […]

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Indian Egg Curry

April 11, 2011
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Satisfying my craving for Indian food I started getting interested in watching some related cooking shows while working on my daily house hold chores. I was astonished how simple it is to prepare a lot of Indian dishes. The ingredients can mostly be found in a regular supermarket or a good quality spice shop. My […]

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Roasted Cauliflower and Leek with Chorizo served on Gruyère Flatbread

March 30, 2011
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In almost every family, some nights can most definitely be crazier then others. At times, whatever is in the fridge will have to do. This is one of these hodge podge dinners that turned out a lot better than I thought. Oven roasted veggies mixed with spicy chorizo, served on top of Gruyère sprinkled flat […]

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