Food Like That: Recipes your mouth will like

This is a very simple recipe that barely deserves a write up. However, it WAS delicious.

I can't find the recipe that I originally made a couple of Christmas' ago, so I ended up making this from scratch. Most people aren't used to having Brussel sprouts shredded -- they're good.

A quick lunch I put together for folks with dairy issues. The coconut milk makes it creamy, and the mustard adds some zing.

This is called "Opa's" because my dad has made this (or something similar to it) for a long time. The three basic ingredients always remain the same: sauted squid, tomatoes, and some sort of meat. Opa usually uses some nice thick cut bacon or some German speck.

I usually do an Asian-style grated carrot salad with sesame oil, but the meal I was making was very mediterranean. I was going for something light and summery, and I think it worked really well as a palate cleanser / small starter. Next time I would adjust it to have a little more zing: it was a bit too sweet, so maybe balsamic vinegar would have gone better.

I never make mayonnaise-based potato salads, but lean towards German-style vinegar dressings. I often add mustard because a) I love Dijon and b) it adds a bit of creamyness. This particular mix has me adding cream cheese, because it happened to be sitting around and seemed a good fit for the fresh mint.

I often make eggplant slices baked in the oven, and when I saw these "baby" eggplants, I thought they would be good whole. And they are! Here's a page with a bunch of different kinds of eggplants pictured: http://www.evergreenseeds.com/oreg.html

This is a simple meatloaf that can be baked in a convection oven like the ones in use in Shanghai.

A Turkish - German casserole featuring layers of cabbage and the kick of cayenne

Traditional southern German recipe for home made egg noodles. Perfect side dish for any meat dish with good sauce or gravy, and excellent as pan fried leftovers.