Jun 12 2014
It was another typical spring day for me, the wife went to water aerobics this afternoon and the grandson was playing on the PC. I wanted to get some of my outdoor work done plus have a good meal tonight. I had about a quart and a half of my kraut left so thought I would see what I could find in the freezer and do it in the crockpot. This would easy and not much prep.
I found 4 pieces of smoked sausage, two Italian brats, and some kasslers ham. I threw those on the Traeger to smoke for two hours to thaw and get some smoke. While those were on I got a smoke bush trimmed and some dead stuff out of my peony tree. Now I was not moving too fast!
The meat would be ready at 12:00 so I got the crockpot out. I sprayed it with a little olive oil and made a layer of onions and some garlic. I topped that with the meat, a little over a half quart of the kraut with juice, salt, fresh ground pepper and a half pint of Yuengling lager beer. I set the crockpot on low and that would all be happy by supper time.
I had two barberry bushes that needed trimmed but started raining so that was out. It was a good time to move my fridge out and take up the tile getting ready for a new kitchen floor the next week. My floor now is acrylic tiles, 12 inch. It still looks new; I would get the same but they don’t make it anymore! It came up easy so was not much work. I want to move the stove and take that up too then the day before I can easily do the rest of the floor.
I was just ready for a beer break when the exterminator called and would be here in 10 minutes. I have been fighting carpenter bees in my one section of redwood privacy fence and my workshop for years with no luck. It was time for the exterminator! I sat and sipped on a beer and chatted with the guy while he did his work. He was here about a half hour and $117, they do guarantee their work for 3 months, if I see any they will come back and retreat for free.
I moved the fridge back and had a couple of hours to clean myself up and relax before supper. At 4:00 I boiled some Bavarian style spaetzel to add to the pork and kraut the last hour. The daughter in law came a little after 5:00 to get her son, they didn’t want to stay for supper, missed a great meal!
It was about 5:30 when I, nuked the mashed potatoes and served supper. The wife had a garlic knot with hers; I had a butter milk biscuit with a little butter! I had the kraut and noodles over the potatoes, a piece of ham, an Italian brat and a smoked sausage with some German mustard. It sure tasted good and one of my favorite meals!
Meats ready
Onions and garlic
Layer of meat
Kraut, beer, salt and pepper added
Cooking spaetzel
All happy and ready to serve
Easy mashed potatoes
My supper
Smokin Don
