Xmas 2013

I love my crazy family. And I love cooking for Christmas Eve - I look forward to it every year. Many thanks to Mel and Ginny and Miranda and Irene and Tracy for your help and support. The night passed too quickly.

I promised recipes but didn't expect it'd take me nearly four days to get them up on the blog. Thanks for your patience! Here are the links:

Appetizers

Smoked Salmon on Pumpernickel

Corned Beef Cheese Ball

Deviled Eggs

Pigs in a Blanket

Assorted Brats from Liehs and Steigerwald

Main Course

Sauerbraten

Spaetzle - I used this and it's MUCH easier than a colander or a squeeze type of spaetzle tool

Warm German Potato Salad - Don't forget the chopped bacon topping like I did (facepalm)

Onion Pie - I modified the recipe to make individual pies, but a large family style pie will be easy

Roasted Brussels Sprouts - again, I forgot the bacon

Red Cabbage

Cucumber Dill Salad

Desserts

Black Forest Cupcake - I left off the ganache and simply sprinkled with 10x and they were plenty rich

Apple Strudel

Soft Caramels