Boureka

Comments:

This is a wonderful tasty dish to take to gatherings. I ate it at a get- together (don't know where
anymore) and begged for the recipe.
Ingredients:

1 package Pepperidge Farm puff pastry prepare to directions
150 g reduced fat sour cream
200 g feta cheese crumbled
200 g Monterey or Colby Cheddar cheese, grated
1 egg
1/2 cup of green olives, cut up into small pieces
Roll up and cut slices off, like for cookies
Place the slices side by side in a pan and bake for 1/2 hour.

Bourekas are very popular in Turkey and Arabic Countries and go with many
fillings. Just google Bourekas and wonderful recipes will come up.

Deutsche Rouladen

Ingredients:
4 thin slices of beef, cut from Top Round (tell butcher)
regular mustard, not spicy
4 thin slices of lean bacon
little Gherkins
2 onions, medium size, cut up in small pieces
toothpicks, or some thread to hold it all together
Salt and Pepper

Preparation:

Put Salt and Pepper on the slice of beef
Shmear the mustard the piece of beef
Add the bacon, lengthwise, the gherkin and the onions
and roll up very tight.
You can hold it all together with some thread (which you have to remove
before serving, that is usually how I do it) or use some toothpicks.
Brown in some oil for about 5 - 10 minutes, lower heat, then add water
so the meat is covered. Slowly simmer for about 1/2 hour.
it is a good idea to make the Rouladen a day before, then take off the
thread when they are cold, then prepare the gravy.
Gravy: There are two ways: either mix some water and flour and thicken the broth, or use a Knorr mix "brown sauce", that is what I usually do and I mostly
have this on hand. But if you don't, flour and water will do.

This dish is often served with "Knoedel" , Spaetzle or mashed potatoes.
The gravy is excellent because of all the good ingredients of the Rouladen.
Served with a green salad.

Vegetable Couscous

Comments:
This is a vegetarian dish and will compliment many other dishes or can be the
main entree.
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons of olive oil
1 large onion, cut into chunks
1 large bell pepper, cut into chunks
4 carrots, cut into 1/2 rounds
2 zuccini quartered lengthwise and cut into 1 " pieces
1 cup of golden raisins
1/4 t turmeric
1 1/2 cup of couscous
2 1/4 cups of chicken stock (or a dissolve bouillon cube)
Kalamata olives pitted

Preparation:
Heat olive oil, add onion and sautee 5 min. Add bell pepper and zuccini and
carrots and cook another 5 - 10 minutes.
Add broth, golden raisins and turmeric. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Bring to a boil and mix in the Couscous. Let stand 10 minutes and fluff with fork.

German Red Cabbage

Comments:

This recipe is for a side dish for 4 people, quantities can be doubled ...
Red Cabbage has been a very much loved by our family members.
It goes very well with meat dishes like turkey or with beef rolls or
pork dishes.

Ingredients:
1 glas jar of red cabbage, so it is partly cooked already
2 large onions
2 large apples
2 tablespoon to fry up the onions and apples
optional: some red currant jelly
spices: 1 bouillon cube and 1/2 t of ground gloves
The bouillon cubes take care of of the salt, but if you desire more...
3 tablespoons of cornstarch and some water

Preparation:

Fry up the onions until golden, add the apples and sautee another 5 minutes, keep stirring
then add the red cabbage from the jar
and add the cloves
add some water so all the cabbage is covered
cook it on low for about an hour
combine cornstarch with water and add to red cabbage
simmer for another 10 minutes, but be careful it has to have enough liquid, otherwise it will
burn at this stage.