We enjoy food from a variety of cultures, Indian, Asian, Italian, German, and Mexican. It’s always nice to make foods from scratch and I like this basic red sauce with tamales and enchiladas. I talked about cooking up meats for use in Mexican dishes in this post. I may do a post on making tamales at some point, but I will have to make them when Walt is home to help with pictures. Tamales are a three-handed operation at the best of times.
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Alfred Bernard Denning and Irene Deloris Link were married on December 30 1942. Irene is Walt’s first cousin twice removed. Her father Eustace was Isadore Link’s brother.
Stollen is a traditional German holiday bread with nuts, dried or candied fruit and spices. Most recipes are fairly similar, using flour, water and yeast as a start, then adding various other ingredients. The recipe I use comes from The Better Homes and Garden New Cook Book. The copy I own was published in 1989.
Cooking and baking for the holidays is a tradition for many. Whether it is cookies and candy for Christmas or latkes and kugal for Hanukkah, many cultures enjoy special foods around major holidays. Decorated sugar cookies are always a favorite of ours.
When the weather starts to cool off, I love to put in some baking time. Okay, I like to bake anytime, but especially enjoy it when it’s chilly. Here’s my recipe for Crackle-top Molasses Ginger Cookies. I got it from a friend’s mom many years ago.
Walt’s great great grandmother was born on December 16, 1823. Catharina Maria was born to Johann and Maria Strüving Heil in Fladderlohausen, Lower Saxony, Germany. We don’t know much about her, but because three of her sons chose to come to the United States there are many descendants living here now.
Andra Kellogg was born on December 9, 1941 in Rapid City, South Dakota. Her parents were George and Hazel Durfee Kellogg. She was my (Michelle’s) aunt.
I love to bake and cookies are always good. Like many other things, it’s nice to put some up for later when you are mixing up a batch. For a lot of cookies, I just bake the whole batch and freeze some of them. For chocolate chip cookies, I like to freeze the dough and bake a few at a time so they are hot and fresh when it’s time to eat.
Last week, I talked about Erasmus and Maria Straub. His brother was Markus Straub, Walt’s 4th great-grandfather. Today, we are celebrating the anniversary of his daughter Ann Straub’s marriage to Andreas Sauter (Sauters). These are Walt’s 3rd great-grandparents.
Every game master does their preparations for a game in the style that suits them. I have run a few games and have developed a system that works well for me. Especially when I am taking my adventure on the road (not playing at home!), I want to be sure everything is organized and easy to follow. There’s nothing worse than realizing you forgot an important character sheet or your tokens.