What a wonderful idea to blend fruits with noodles and a sour cream custard, to make a side dish, or dessert, or whatever you want.
Sometimes when I dig into these old German kitchen traditions, I catch myself saying, “Wow… they really cooked differently than we do.”
I was looking at these old Auflauf recipes and realized something I’d never really thought about: they layered everything instead of mixing it all together. Potatoes went on the bottom,
then the noodles or ham, and the cabbage or other quick‑cooking vegetables on top. And the more I looked at it, the more it made perfect sense.
Most families didn’t have an oven at home back then. They’d build their casserole at the kitchen table, cover it with a cloth, and carry it down to the village baker.
His big wood‑fired oven was cooling after the bread came out, and that gentle, steady heat was perfect for these layered dishes.
Putting the potatoes on the bottom meant they sat closest to the hottest part of the oven floor, where they could actually cook through. The lighter vegetables went on top so they wouldn’t turn to mush. It’s simple, practical cooking — and honestly, pretty smart.
I like to imagine what that must have felt like… walking through the village with a warm dish wrapped in a towel, trusting the baker’s oven to finish the job. No timers, no dials, just experience and rhythm. Maybe that’s why these casseroles still feel so comforting today. They’re built the way our ancestors cooked: with layers, with thrift, and with a whole lot of heart.
Schinken Nudeln Auflauf
Schinken means ham in German and Nudeln is of course Noodles
What is an Auflauf???
Auflauf is the German word for casserole,
and a really fun word to say;
Next they like to use quark or sour cream in their German mac and cheese or auflauf.
Wow it makes a really creamy nice texture to your casserole.
Quark is different than yogurt and milder than a sour cream, It is hard to find in America but you
can make your own.
Shinken = ham
Fleck = spots or flecks either Schinkenfleckerl, Schinkenfleckern
What is Shinkenfleckerl or Fleckern ? Ground ham but why grind the ham?
Well the advantage of this is you can use any small bits of sausage,
ham or bacon and this mainly flavors the nice sauce.
It is easy to do you just use your food processor.
Saute them up and blend with the noodles for flavor.
Kaesespaetzle is a well known dish and it really doesn't take that long to make.
Spaetze is particuarly well known in the state of Swabia Germany,
where my grandma grew up, so it is very dear to me.
These little dumpling-like noodles
are easy to mix shredded Emmental or Gruyere cheese (or both)
and top with fried onions.
Again you can mix in some sour cream and even an few eggs and bake so it sets up.
You can of course substitute vegetables, or mushrooms instead of meat in your Auflauf. You can also use fruit.
Apples, or reconstituted plums or raisins make a nice side dish.
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Du kannst nicht treu sein 2012
Funky Marys
Du kannst nicht treu sein, nein, nein, das kannst du nicht,
wenn auch dein Mund mir wahre Liebe verspricht.
In deinem Herzen hast du für viele Platz,
darum bist du auch nicht für mich der richtige Schatz.
Du kannst nicht treu sein,
nein, nein, das kannst du nicht,
wenn auch dein Mund mir wahre Liebe verspricht.
In deinem Herzen hast du für viele Platz, darum bist du auch nicht für mich der richtige Schatz.
Du kannst nicht treu sein, nein, nein, das kannst du nicht, wenn auch dein Mund mir wahre Liebe verspricht. In deinem Herzen hast du für viele Platz, darum bist du auch nicht für mich der richtige Schatz.
You can not be faithful, no, no, you can not,
even if your mouth promises me true love.
In your heart you have room for many
that's why you're not the right sweetheart for me.
You can not be faithful
no, no, you can not,
even if your mouth promises me true love.
In your heart you have space for many, so you are not the right sweetheart for me.
You can not be faithful, no, no, you can not, even if your mouth promises me true love. In your heart you have space for many, so you are not the right sweetheart for me.
