Mahlzeit - Food without Borders

There are many versions of Soljanka on the internet. This is my version. We need 1 large onion (chopped) 2 cans of fire roasted diced tomatoes 1/2 bottle of tomato juice 1  cup of chopped up pickles (famous Dave's spicy chips) 4 cups of water 2 tsp of tomato bullion from Knorr 1 pack of Eckrich Turkey sausage, sliced in half over the full length and then cut into 5mm pieces 1/2 tsp of Allspice 1/2 tsp of smoked paprika The picture also shows tomato paste. I ended up not needing it. In a dutch oven, heat up some  oil, add the chopped onions, let them get translucent. Then add the sausage and let it get some color. Now add all the remaining things, bring to a boil, cover, turn the heat down and simmer for about 1h. Stir occasionally. Serve with a slice of lemon and some sour cream. -Mahlzeit-

A lot of people in Germany have potato salad with wiener and some side salad for Christmas Eve. Time to go main stream German and not have a duck or a goose. Christmas Eve is potato salad with wiener and a side salad. We need 6 medium yellow yukons (like the size of your palm) 3 hard boiled eggs, 1/2 cup of low fat sour creme 1/4 chopped onions salt, pepper, mustard,  little ground red pepper, mayo, a little bit of liquid of pickles (2tbsp). Cook the unpeeled potatoes until they are soft, drain and let them cool down. Put the eggs into cold water, bring them to a boil and turn off the heat. Remove XL eggs after 10 min and X after 8 minutes. Let them cool down. I usually cook them the day before and keep them over night in the fridge. Wrap the potatoes in aluminum foil, so they don't dry out. When all is cold, peel the potatoes and the eggs. Slice potatoes into bite size pieces about 5mm thick, Slice the eggs with an egg slicer turn the egg 90 degrees and cut again. Put

After a lot of stress it was time to get some comfort food. At the same time, my fridge needed some cleaning out. So I decided to call it noodles and the kitchen sink. It contains 2 slices of bacon, thinly sliced into 5mm stripes 1 large onion chopped 2 links of Eckrich Turkey sausage chopped 1 can of stewed tomatoes 1 can of fire roasted tomatoes 1 cup of mushrooms sliced 1 can of corn (drained) 1/4 tsp of smoked paprika 1/8 tsp of Korean hot pepper a hand full of chopped cilantro 5 leaves of finely chopped basil In a big skillet with a high rim, render the bacon, add the onions and the chopped sausage. Let all of it get some color, but don't burn it. Add all the remaining ingredients except the cilantro and the basil. Turn the heat to medium, cover and let it simmer. Stir occasionally. After 15 min, add the basil and stir, cover again, turn the heat down to medium low. After another 5 minutes add the cilantro, cover, and let cook for 2 more minutes. Serve with