Trip to Germany!

This month our destination was Germany. We really wished we could've gone to the real place and visited Kenna, but our much cheaper solution was the following:

For dinner, we had homemade cheese spaetzle (Americanized with cheddar cheese as opposed to Emmentaler cheese) and mashed potato pancakes...yummy :)

Spaetzle Noodles

Ingredients:

• 2 1/4 cups flour, all-purpose
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 eggs
• about 1/2 cup water

Instructions:

• Mix flour and salt in a bowl.
• Add eggs and mix well.
• Gradually add just enough water to make a smooth, light, and firm dough.
• Let stand for 10 minutes. Meanwhile bring a large pot of salted water to boil.
• Push dough through the largest holes of a grater or metal colander directly into the boiling water. If dough is firm, it can be pushed through a ricer.
• Noodles will float when they are done (will take a few minutes). Remove with slotted spoon.

Cheese Spaetzle

Ingredients:

• 3 cups cooked Spaetzle (12 oz. dry Spaetzle)
• 2 - 3 cups shredded Emmentaler cheese
• 2 tbsp. butter (or olive oil)
• 2 small onions (sliced)
• salt and pepper

Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 325° F.
• Heat butter (or oil) in skillet and sautee onions until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Butter casserole dish. Begin by layering with 1/3 of the spaetzle, season with salt and pepper, sprinkle with 1/3 of the cheese. Repeat, until you have layered 3 times.
• Top with the sauteed onions.
• Bake, uncovered, about 20 - 30 minutes, or until bubbly and slightly browned on top

Then we watched the Bourne Supremacy (since it's the one in Berlin).

Stayed tuned for our next (real) trip to New Mexico next week :)