Germany

The first country my random choosing came to was Germany. While looking for German recipes, I noticed that there were a lot of hearty stew like dishes, along with a lot of cabbage as well.

Now, I have come to realize, that not only is it NOT all stews, soups, and cabbage dishes, Germany is also influenced by Austrian, Swiss, and even French tastes. Also, I understand that different people have different ways of cooking the same meal. For example, I found a recipe for Beef Rouladen. In the comments for this particular recipe, someone wrote that her father spat it out as soon as he tasted it, said it was nothing like the original. I thought to myself 2 things... 1. maybe the person commenting didn't follow the recipe properly and 2. there's no harm in trying a new recipe, and considering I haven't tasted the original version before, I'll either like it or not based on the recipe itself.

So this week my kitchen smelt German... The German dishes of:
1. Potato Rivel Soup
2. Meatballs Stronganoff
3. Beef Rouladen
4. Roasted Vegetable Rice Bake
5. Dumpling soup
6. Bireocks
7. Barley Soup
8. German Christmas Cookies