This weekend, I visited a couple of friends who are excellent and adventurous cooks.
We decided to celebrate Oktoberfest with a variety of beers, sliced white radishes spread with butter and salt, a pumpkin cheese ball, other cheeses and apples, homemade soft pretzels, bratwurst and sauerkraut and a pumpkin pudding.
It was all wonderful! Even though the Patriots lost, we had a ball!
Zer gut!
Lee
The recipe for the pumpkin cheese ball is basic, but just put anything you like in there. I didn't use salsa, but added minced red onion and green pepper, some horseradish pub cheese, and dried mustard.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/pumpkin-cheese-ball-recipe/index.html
![Pumpkin cheese ball.JPG Pumpkin cheese ball.JPG](https://netcookingtalk.com/forums/data/attachments/24/24672-5ec6aac846812a120903bbdeed6e22ad.jpg)
Cheese ball, cut
![Pumpkin cheese ball, cut.JPG Pumpkin cheese ball, cut.JPG](https://netcookingtalk.com/forums/data/attachments/24/24684-5a8870c72204e92e744c118d1646c3d5.jpg)
I couldn't get the giant white German radishes so used a Daikon
![White radishes, butter and salt.JPG White radishes, butter and salt.JPG](https://netcookingtalk.com/forums/data/attachments/24/24700-2cdf90dde1f8a59471e325f3341a0055.jpg)
This recipe from Alton Brown was much more successful than our first attempt at soft pretzels. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/homemade-soft-pretzels-recipe/index.html
![Soft pretzels.JPG Soft pretzels.JPG](https://netcookingtalk.com/forums/data/attachments/24/24704-d4021745e6c4a3639da82430bb5e5a61.jpg)
We used a very simple recipe for first simmering the brats, then grilling them on a grill pan. Delicious!
And my Mom's sauerkraut is just drained and rinsed kraut, add chopped caramelized onions, caraway seeds, and black pepper.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/bobby-flay/beer-brats-recipe/index.html
We decided to celebrate Oktoberfest with a variety of beers, sliced white radishes spread with butter and salt, a pumpkin cheese ball, other cheeses and apples, homemade soft pretzels, bratwurst and sauerkraut and a pumpkin pudding.
It was all wonderful! Even though the Patriots lost, we had a ball!
Zer gut!
Lee
The recipe for the pumpkin cheese ball is basic, but just put anything you like in there. I didn't use salsa, but added minced red onion and green pepper, some horseradish pub cheese, and dried mustard.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/pumpkin-cheese-ball-recipe/index.html
![Pumpkin cheese ball.JPG Pumpkin cheese ball.JPG](https://netcookingtalk.com/forums/data/attachments/24/24672-5ec6aac846812a120903bbdeed6e22ad.jpg)
Cheese ball, cut
![Pumpkin cheese ball, cut.JPG Pumpkin cheese ball, cut.JPG](https://netcookingtalk.com/forums/data/attachments/24/24684-5a8870c72204e92e744c118d1646c3d5.jpg)
I couldn't get the giant white German radishes so used a Daikon
![White radishes, butter and salt.JPG White radishes, butter and salt.JPG](https://netcookingtalk.com/forums/data/attachments/24/24700-2cdf90dde1f8a59471e325f3341a0055.jpg)
This recipe from Alton Brown was much more successful than our first attempt at soft pretzels. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/homemade-soft-pretzels-recipe/index.html
![Soft pretzels.JPG Soft pretzels.JPG](https://netcookingtalk.com/forums/data/attachments/24/24704-d4021745e6c4a3639da82430bb5e5a61.jpg)
We used a very simple recipe for first simmering the brats, then grilling them on a grill pan. Delicious!
And my Mom's sauerkraut is just drained and rinsed kraut, add chopped caramelized onions, caraway seeds, and black pepper.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/bobby-flay/beer-brats-recipe/index.html
![Bratwurst and saurkraut.JPG Bratwurst and saurkraut.JPG](https://netcookingtalk.com/forums/data/attachments/24/24705-60c1eeab6759ad3032d49668e7eafdf9.jpg)
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