Baked Churros from Oma

So Oma and Opa were visiting the past few weeks and Oma brought a bunch of really yummy recipes with her.  This one was very simple to need - you just need 4 ingredients - and the most time is spent cooking the dough.  It was a fantastic dessert and I think it might make its way into my Christmas cookie plates as well.  Thanks Oma!

What you need:

1 package Blatterteig (puff pastry)
1 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 cup Sugar

50g melted Butter





Unroll the dough and cut it in half lengthwise then cut crosswise into 1 inch strips

Keep it on the parchment paper and follow the baking directions on the package (mine cooked for about 15 minutes)

While the dough is cooking, melt your butter in a pan over low heat and mix your sugar and cinnamon together in a bowl long enough for the pastry to fit in.  Dip the pastry stick in the butter and flip it over to coat.

Put in the sugar-cinnamon mixture and roll to coat.  Put on a plate and enjoy!

Thai salad and dressing

Here is the salad and dressing that I made:

Salad - what you need:

 1-2 package(s) of lettuce
1 cucumber
korriander (cilantro)
basil
1 bunch green onions
Optional: avocado

Put the lettuce in a bowl and chop up about 3/4 of the package and 1/2 of the basil package.  Slice the scallions.  You can either slice the cucumber or peel it and use the peeler and make long strips.

Add to the lettuce and mix

For the salad dressing:

You can prepare this ahead of time, but be sure and shake well before serving.  I drizzled some on the salad and then put the rest on the table in a bottle I'd found in Coop for people to add more.

What you need:

1 cup Coconut milk
2 Tbsp Soy sauce
1/2 tsp salt
2 Tbsp lime juice
2-3 cloves garlic
2 tsp brown sugar (muscovado)

 Mix everything and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Either use it immediately or put it in the fridge and shake when ready to use.

And here is the salad with the dressing