Madison House Chef

What’s for Supper Tonight?

Happy Oktoberfest!

• Weiner Schnitzel
• garlic sausage (sadly, not Usingers… it’s time to order)
• saurkraut
• pomme frites
• German style soft pretzels (homemade)
• senf (Bavarian mustard)
• dessert: mini key lime cupcakes

Oktoberfest Celebration: Weiner Schnitzel

Weiner Schnitzel, kraut, pomme frites, soft pretzel, and bavarian senf (Bavarian mustard)

My husband Ken and I have long enjoyed Munich as a place to relax, to eat good food and drink exceptionally good beer. This year after leaving Florence, thirsty for a tall Augustiner Edelstoff and wanting to show the kids the amazing Deutsches Museum, we spent several days in Munich. During the time there both kids discovered a love for Weiner Schnitzel.

Soup Stock and Saturday Morning Stirring

My eyes popped open this morning at 5:13 a.m.. Not that this should surprise me, really since during the week my alarm is set for 5:00 a.m.. In theory, I slept in today! The conundrum arose at 5:18 a.m. when my eye lids were still open. To stay in bed and “rest” with the hopes of falling asleep again for another hour or two, or get up and start the day off with a cup of coffee and a little quiet time… oh, and make soup stock….which to choose? The absolute latest I would be permitted to sleep, barring any other noise, distraction, or eyelid popping, would be 7:15 a.m.. I have a professional meeting to attend this morning that begins at 9:00 a.m. with registration beginning at 8:15 a.m. with coffee/breakfast. Sleep/’rest’ OR get out of bed?

Chickpea “burgers”

 
Chickpea Burgers

These were delightful, full of flavor, not too spicy – perfect for a Meatless Monday. Ken remarked that he didn’t even miss the meat. That’s a true endorsement.

As we rethink our eating habits, it's nice to begin to discover some meatless options. 

 

 

Leftover Wine Ice Cubes

 

 Who has leftover wine!????  

…couldn’t resist posting this photo. It’s a great idea, I suppose, but honestly…leftover wine?

~Enjoy!

Packers Cupcakes

In honor of the first Packers game of the NFL season, I’m sending Packers cupcakes to UTPA with Ken tomorrow. One of the other guys in his department is from Wisconsin and is also a diehard fan. Together they can celebrate with these Guinness Chocolate Cupcakes with a Dark Chocolate Ganache filling. The “grass” frosting is vanilla butter cream.

Go Packers!

 

Tiramisu

This is one of the ugliest pieces of tiramisu I’ve seen in a while, but it was one of the few
pieces left because it was light and delicious!

Last night we had dinner with the other faculty that went to Florence summer 2011. We, of course, ate an Italian dinner and I brought a Tiramisu for dessert which I came to realize that I have never blogged.

I plan to make tiramisu in Florence during summer 2012 since last year we were able to buy the most delicious Lady Finger cookies that had a hint of citrus. They were amazing! Plus, the moka coffee is a delight and will add depth to the flavor that even Italian roast cannot match.