Due to work obligations/housing situation Nathan and I decided to stay here for Christmas and not travel back to the states to see our family. Since we are not with our family, whom we miss very dearly, we have decided that we are going to try and start some of our Christmas traditions. During my last German cooking class we talked about some of the German Christmas traditions, so this holiday season we are trying some of them out. In Germany Christmas Eve is spent with your family that you live with, no extended family. The day is started by making potato salad (recipe to follow), then time is spent playing games or watching movies with the family. Mid-afternoon the potato salad is served with the amazing, fresh German weiners. After this the presents just from the immediate family are open, then the family will head to church, and finally after church some dessert before going to bed. Christmas day is spent with godparents and grandparents. The day after Christmas is the day to be spent with the larger extended family including aunts, uncles and cousins. So today, Christmas Eve, we made our potato salad, some fresh bread and are getting ready for our weiners. While we cannot spend tomorrow with our families we will be calling them and treasuring the sound of their voices.
German potato salad:
3-4 lbs. yukon gold potatoes peeled, boiled & diced into bite size pieces, let cool until room temperature. While the potatoes cool, mix 16 ounces sour cream with salt, pepper and sugar to taste. Dice 10-15 cherry tomatoes, 4 stalks of green onion (are they called stalks?), and 1 small yellow onion. Mix veggies in with sour cream. Add 1 1/2 cups bacon bits to sour cream mixture, add potatoes to mixture. Let chill in fridge until ready to serve.
Hope you all have a Merry Christmas!
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