Where have you been Meika?

Recently several people have asked if I am still alive and I even have some who tell me they miss my post and pictures. I must admit, I am extremely flattered. Well, I've been knee deep in work and I love it. Since I left corporate america in March I have been 10 times busier. I've help open up a new restaurant for some investor, I helped get a food truck up, running and making money, I've grown my client base and I've been doing cooking parties.

I truly believe that leaving my office job was the right move for me. I am happier and I look forward to work now. There is something so therapeutic about cooking and creating in the kitchen for me.

These days I can still be found at The Space Dallas and I am all over the DFW area showing people how to cook dishes near and dear to my heart. I have a Gumbo Workshop coming up at The Space Dallas in December and a new TV appearance coming early next year. Below are a few pictures of me in action. Look for my gumbo class here www.thespacedallas.com .

Hungraciously Yours,

#chefmimij

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Germknoedel My Way

One of my fondest memories from childhood was visiting the Christkindel Market in Germany and partaking in the festivities. My absolute favorite thing at the Market was the Germknoedels. I have search far and wide here in Dallas to find this treat, but no luck, so, I made it myself. I came out wonderful!

I've noticed several spellings of this treat, Germknoedel (which seems to be how Europeans spell it) and Germknodel (I'm guessing that's the way us yanks spell it).

Here is the definition of Germknodel according to Wikipedia;
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germkn%C3%B6del)
Germknödel ([ˈɡɛɐ̯mˌknøːdl̩], Austrian German for yeast dumpling) is a fluffy yeast dough dumpling with a mix of poppy seeds and sugar, filled with spicy plum jam and melted butter on top, often eaten with vanilla cream sauce. It is a culinary speciality of Austria, Bavaria, and Bohemia. The dish is served both as a dessert and as a main course.

Basically it's a steamed sweet dumpling, stuffed with a fruit filling and topped with a butter or vanilla cream sauce. The vanilla cream sauce is the best to me.

Check out my silly little video me and my kids did while making out Germknoedel.  This was a lot of work, but well worth the effort.

Enjoy

Hungraciously Yours,
MiMi J