The German Corner* Grape Recipes!!!

I will have to be back later and answer all the questions. Shannon I can not wait,how the pie turns out.

Waving to all of you,Renate

My DD is coming!!! 

 OK, I've made the grape pie and...it's ok. It was incredibly easy to put together. It helped that I made the dough the night before. But I think I put too much lime juice because that flavor was very distinct. I would recommend sticking with lemon. I think, if I make this again, that I would use flour instead of instant tapioca as a thickener. The little bits of tapioca weren't pretty. All in all, it is a good pie. I think I might like to try it with concord grapes sometime...do they come in a seedless variety? Hmmm  Oh, I think a big dollop of Cool Whip would have been good on this pie. It had the consistency of a cherry pie and Cool Whip just came to mind. I love Cool Whip! 

 

Has anyone else made something grape?

 

Shannon

Hello everyone!

Wow! It was pouring down rain when I came to work! So get ready Shannon! :)

Hmmm I think I might have to try the grape pie! Thanks for the tips Shannon. I usually use cornstarch to thicken my food. I usually don't keep tapioca on hand....

 

I havn't made it myself, but my aunt made the grape salad that has cream cheese, brown sugar, grapes, and a few other things in it....it is really good! Its a real easy recipe....

 

I still have my sniffles.....I hope the rain doesn't make it worse! LOL!

 

Berny congrats on being a proud mama! :)

 

Hope everyone is having a good day!

Waving to everyone!

Jet

the grape salad is on page two....one of them that got kinda messed up.....

it has cream cheese, sour cream, sugar, brown sugar, ect....

 Cornstarch! Duh!!! I don't know why I said flour. Thanks Jet. I probably would have used flour just because it was in my head. OK I'm heading out to do some shopping. I have to exchange the webcam because it's not the exact one that DF wanted. With him being a computer engineer, I have to get just the right thing or else it won't be right. Oh well, it's his money, he can have what he wants. Love him.

 

Then I'm going back to World Market. There were some things that I just really want to get. Jet, I don't know if it's the same as the one you mentioned or not. There weren't any clothes or anything like that. It was home decor, kitchen accessories and food. Yummy Food! I think I'll find the Trader Joe's that's up here too. I'd like to check it out. OK ttyl

 

Shannon 

Have fun Shannon!

Its probably not the same one......the one I went to was between Cincy and Dayton and you are closer to Columbus??? I think??? Anyway they are loads of fun to go to! If you ever go to PA you need to check out all the flea markets! They are awsome!

 

TTYl Jet

Shannon, I think the lime juice is much stronger. Maybe it is a good idea,to mix the grapes with all the ingredients,as the recipe stated,but let the grape mixture sit for 1/2 hour for the tapioca to get soft and expand. I can not remember that I had lit bits of tapioca in the pie,they get glassy,I don't know,if this is the right word. I will look,if I find an other recipe which calls for flour or cornstarch. I like tapioca and sometimes, if the pie recipe calls for flour I add a couple of tablespoons of tapioca,to be sure the pie is not runny.========================= I think Twinkle posted a concord grape pie. I had one,oh boy was this good. But it is lots of work and I never have made one.You skin the grapes and so on.====I have to figure out,what I will do with the sour cherries,which I picked up from the farm.They are very small. ======================================================== Erna have a good trip and lots of fun. I hope the fire is not closed to you. ========================================================== Picasso, there is not to much new with me.I am back home from Colorado.I also was one month with my DS and DD in Germany,which was wonderful.I saw all the relatives and old classmates. One friend I had not seen her since 1942.The highlight of my trip was meeting Twinkle and her DS Niklas. I still can not believe,that this really happened. I am doing to much cooking and baking and I should do much more house cleaning. Since my DD is coming tonight.I am doing right now. Renate

Sorry,Firefox did not let me post. With Safari all of it is running together.I will see,if I can seperate it a little bit.

Hey Renate!

Have fun with your DD tonight! :)

 

((hugs)) Jet

 

Grilled Grapes

From Good Housekeeping This recipe has been triple-tested at the Good Housekeeping Research Institute

Grilled grapes are a healthful alternative to the traditional side dish.

1 large

(1-pound) bunch red grapes

 

1. Prepare outdoor grill for covered, direct grilling on medium.
2. Place grapes, broken into clusters if you like, on hot grill grate. Cover grill and cook grapes 4 to 5 minutes or until grapes begin to char and soften, turning occasionally. (This recipe can be doubled easily.)

 

 

Italian Sausage and Grape Stuffing

From Good Housekeeping This recipe has been triple-tested at the Good Housekeeping Research Institute

Start with a package of seasoned stuffing mix and end up with comfort food that tastes like you made it from scratch.

 

1 pound(s)	Italian-sausage links, (sweet and/or hot), casings removed
2 large	onions, cut into 1/4-inch dice
3 large	celery stalks, cut into 1/4-inch dice
1 package(s)	(16 ounces) herb-seasoned stuffing mix
12 ounce(s)	(3 cups) seedless green grapes, each cut in half

 

1. Heat 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add sausage and cook until browned, about 10 minutes, stirring frequently to break up sausage. With slotted spoon, transfer sausage to very large bowl. Spoon sausage drippings into cup; reserve.
2. In same skillet, cook onions in 1 tablespoon sausage drippings over medium heat, until tender and golden, about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Transfer onions to bowl with sausage.
3. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. In same skillet, heat 1 more tablespoon drippings (discard any remaining drippings). Add celery and 1/4 cup water, and cook until celery is tender and golden, about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in 2 1/2 cups water; heat to boiling. Pour celery mixture over sausage mixture in bowl. Stir in stuffing mix and grapes; toss to mix well.
4. Spoon stuffing into 13- by 9-inch glass baking dish; cover with foil and bake 20 minutes. Remove cover; bake 10 minutes longer or until heated through and lightly browned on top.

 

Shannon and Renate - thanks for the updates.  Renate you have been busy since I checked in last.  I think you were still in Colorado last I heard.  Glad to hear you had a good time in Germany and got to visit with Twinkle.

 

How is everyone else?

hello friends

 

just a quick bump - i overslept and now i have to get going into my usual saturday shopping, farmers market etc routine..... sunday we have the soccer finals germany againt spain an di want to make some nice dishes for our company...

 

picasso it is good to have you back - i have been busy with my job, DS and BF - my sister is in germany at the moment which is nice - i have such a good time with my cute and funny niece she is only 3. other then that nothing else..... berny will come to visit pretty soon an i  am getting really excited about that.... it had been so nice to meet renate in person...... 

 

anyhow friends waving to all of you - lydia we are having a fruit salad, yoghurt chocolate muffins and orange tea

 

hugs twinkle

Twinkle, yumm, can I have two chocolate muffins, lol.  How exciting for Germany to be in the soccer finals.  Can't believe little Hannah is already three, I remember when you announced her birth.  Have fun at the markets.  Yesterday, DS#2 did the week's worth of grocery shopping for the first time by himself, and did very well, not even using a list.

 

Berny, congratulations to your son, what a proud accomplishment.  How nice for you and DH to vacation together alone, am sure its been a while.  Just recently DH and I travel w/o our sons and it's kinda wierd, but nice. 

 

Picasso, TY for the recipes.  Well, it's been refreshingly boring here in SE Wisc.  I travel occasionally to Ft. Lauderdale w/DH and more frequently to downtown Chicago, which is about 60 miles south of where we now live.  Both DH & I are from Chicago.  Are you still in the same job position?  Healthcare of some sort, no?  I was three years in nursing school, but stopped for my own reasons.

 

Renate, enjoy DD's visit and hope you get to do some fun stuff.  DH used to have St. Louis as a territory for his job and we had many wonderful driving trips there when the boys were small.  A great town.

 

Shannon, TY for the review on the grape pie.  Pies are one of the things I find challenging to bake.  Only been to a World Market once, it was so fun, I coudda spent the whole day there, but there are none in the Milwaukee area.  When it comes to computers/telephones/electronics, my guys are on their own because I'll always get the wrong thing, so I just gave up.

 

Supposed to be rainy and muggy here in SE Wisc.  Dobie is learning to snorkel in the pool, lol, pretty entertaining, but it sure tires him out..  Everyone have a safe, happy day, lydia.