Comments on: A Homemade Life

By: Gretchen

Gretchen — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:01:39 +0000

Ah, Vicki, that’s awful. I had all of the ladies over for lunch one Monday when I had the day off and made a pot of tortilla soup with fresh fried tortilla strips and quesadillas. It was a great hit. That guy was an ass. “where’s the beef?’ how about “where are your manners??”

By: Katie

Katie — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:29:06 +0000

Angie,
Actually neither of us were vegetarians when we met. I was playing with the idea a little, and Martin wasn’t a huge meat eater. I “made the leap” about two months later. Martin followed just two years ago.

Juliette,
I don’t make the traditional German food at all, either. Every so often, Martin just has to make a journey to a traditional German or Czech restaurant for a fix. I don’t know how these boys can can love that stuff. :)

Katie

By: Vicki K

Vicki K — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:24:03 +0000

Gretchen’s comment, ‘I’m all about soup…’ reminded of one of my early attempts at hospitality. I love to have people over but do not feel confident about my cooking at all. So, bolstered by a book about homemade soups and cozy autumn gatherings where “people are just happy to share a meal whatever you’re serving”…I invited four other couples over for dinner.

I made split pea soup and chicken noodle soup and chicken corn chowder and pumpkin muffins (in the shape of acorns!) and corn bread and a big green salad. I won’t even tell you how cute the table looked. One of the friends, I’ll call Larry, slurped up the remains of his soup and said, “All right, now, where’s the BEEF????”

By: Angie

Angie — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:00:37 +0000

I’m curious to know–were you and Martin both vegetarians before you met, or did one of you ‘convert’ the other? Also, if you have good tofu recipes/tips, I would love to hear them!!!!! We’re not vegetarians, but try and eat meatless dishes often, for health and frugality. I’ve experimented with tofu, and have never been successful, but would love to try again!! Love your blog!! :-)

By: Juliette R.

Juliette R. — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:24:50 +0000

I’ve been taking a “Vollwert” cooking class on whole grains like millet (Hirse) and farro/spelt (Dinkel) and it’s been really interesting. We also had a good class this week on alternative sweetners. I have to say that all the food examples were German-style, so I suppose it’s my back-door way into German cooking!

btw-I haven’t tried too much ‘real’ German cooking b/c I just can’t stomach how unhealthy it is (white potatoes, fatty pork, cream sauces, etc)!!! Poor hubby only ever gets mashed potatoes when we visit his mom….evil laughter…hahaha!

By: Steph

Steph — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:40:27 +0000

Yay!! So excited for your new series. I have fresh garden beets so I’m hoping to make some borscht soon.
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