Sauerbraten

Sauerbraten has been the only Christmas dinner I have ever had (except for one year when I went with my husband to visit his family for Christmas down east and it just didn’t feel like Christmas that year). This is one of those recipes I was actually able to get before my Oma passed away.  When she…

Bacon Wrapped Crackers

My husband is always asking me “Is there bacon in that?”, and I always tell him no. Well, today I make The Pioneer Woman’s bacon wrapped crackers. 3 ingredients. They are awesome. I made these with butter crackers, thinly sliced maple bacon and brown sugar (I figured parmesan would be too salty).  These will definitely…

Spritzgeback Cookies

These were a staple at Christmastime, and child labour is a must.  We always just called these “machine cookies”, because they were pushed through a meat grinder with a special attachment and took 3 of us to do it, my Oma, my older sister and myself. I got the recipe about 10 years ago, but…