My very own Oktoberfest.

I made my favorite German dinner tonight for the first time. It's called rouladen, and for those who don't know (and I'm assuming that's pretty much everyone), rouladen is top round beef tenderized, thinly sliced and wrapped around mustard, paprika, onions, bacon, and a pickle. This might come as a surprise but I TOTALLY did not have enough bacon to go around, so one of the eight roulade was sprinkled with a generous portion of bacon salt in lieu of actual delicious bacon. I'm sure that one tastes fine, but I'm secretly hoping I don't get it as my left over.

To round out the meal I made rotkole (red cabbage), green beans and spaetzle (dumplings), potatoes, and cucumber salad (my FAVORITE food). And even with my allergies, I was able to enjoy the gravy. Just a little bit of gluten free flour (I love you, Bob's Red Mill!) and some fake sour cream (it's made with tofu, WEIRD!) and YUM!

Even though it was beef and potato dinner, I'd purchased a fancy German riesling at New Seasons when I went there for their Oktoberfest tasting. I thought it paired deliciously.

Usually I'm not the best cook, but when it's my heritage at stake, I follow through pretty well. And I must say, it was delicious!