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Margaret Hochla
El Reno, Oklahoma
I have been married for 27 years to Victor and have 4 children. The two girls and two boys range in age from 25-10 years. We are pleased to still have one grandparent from each side of the family ... More about Margaret
Sareen Dunleavy-Keenan
Minneapolis, Minnesota
I live in Minneapolis, in 1.5 story craftsman bungalow with beautiful woodwork, but a tiny lot. Sharing this space is my husband Brendan, 'baby' (5/07) and 'new baby' who is expected to join the fold in August. More about Sareen
Gina Keenan-Klages
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
My name is Gina, and my husband's name is Patrick. We have three children, ranging in ages from 1 to 5 years. Our household also includes my mother, who is living with us from September to May. More about Gina
Donna McClurkan
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Early January may seem an inauspicious time to begin an "eat local" project in Southwest Michigan. As if to underscore that point, nearly a foot of snow fell in Kalamazoo on January 3. More about Donna
Cher Stuewe-Portnoff
St Louis, Missouri
My first father-in-law taught me to garden in the mid-1960s. Over the next few years, with a family of five to feed, I read everything I could find about nutrition ... More about Cher
Vera Schabicki
Ashland, Mississippi
Four years ago my five children, one husband, two dogs, one cat and I moved to the rural South from a large northern California city. We went from .12 acres to a rambling 57 acres. More about Vera
- oh yeah
- Love
- successes and failures
- Hurrah for (kind of) local juice!
- Wow, it has gone fast!
- You must be brave
- Perhaps to give you some insight
- Finale: The Meaning of Life
- Meeting Joel Salatin ... and other posts from the cutting room floor
- The snack that does what?
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Oktoberfest
Posted at 11:27 AM on October 11, 2008 by Sareen Dunleavy Keenan (2 Comments)
Before I get started, let's settle one thing. I do understand that Oktoberfest was supposed to be in September, but life is busy I tell you, busy.
Ok, now on to the good parts. We are hosting an Oktoberfest party today. Brendan has brewed 10 gallons of an Oktoberfest beer, 5 gallons of brown ale and did 5 gallons of a dampfbier in the style of Shell's # 3 release (try it!). If you have been reading for a while, you already knew that the Keenan household had the tools and equipment to put out a great beer spread.
What you might not know is that German food seems to be a great match for our fall offerings of local food. We are doing a hot German potato salad with local potatoes, bacon, and parsley.
In addition, we are making fresh soft pretzels with local flour.
Oh, and what would a party be without 20 pounds of homemade fresh bratwurst with local pork? Not a very good one if you ask me. And these are great. Trust me, we stuffed them ourselves!
Comments (2)
I hope that the bratwurst will be repeated... seeing as how we will be there next year!
Posted by Sarah S | October 12, 2008 3:58 PM
Hurry up already. We have plenty of sausages to make down here.
Posted by Sareen | October 18, 2008 10:33 AM