Mark J. Halliday Poet Verse

Evenings On Strasbourg Piers

Used to live in
Strasbourg:
9, Quai de Paris.
The piers in that
city
Were on canals.

Window flower boxes
On Alsatian cafes,
Choucroute garnie
entres
With onion tartes.

Venders sell hot
chestnuts
In Orangerie park.
I'd sight-see after
dark
La Petite France.

Notes: Choucroute
garnie is sauerkraut
slow cooked with
Riesling white wine,
potatoes, ham,
sausages, and
cloves.  Tarte a
l’oignon is also an
Alsatian specialty.
 La Petite France is
the canal district
that had many
tanneries which now
are tourist shops
and high-end
restaurants

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Joseph May July 10, 2014 at 6:54 AM Very nicely penned Mark...good luck in the contest Mark J. Halliday July 17, 2014 at 12:44 PM Thanks for commenting. I loved living in Strasbourg. That mix between French and German made for interesting cuisine.

John Lawless July 9, 2014 at 6:55 PM Very nice Mark. Now I must google french restaurants in search of one that has this recipe. Good luck in the contest. Mark J. Halliday July 17, 2014 at 12:43 PM Choucroute garnie is pretty much as described below the poem. I usually peel and boil potatoes first, and grill sausages. Put a few bottles of saurkraut in a large pot. Cut the potatoes, ham, and sausages into large chunks, and add to the pot with a few cloves and half a bottle of Reisling or white cooking wine (or even white grape juice if preferred non-alcoholic). Slow cook it for a while--the longer the better so the flavors blend. This is sort of an all-in-one dish, so you wouldn't need side dishes except maybe french bread and cheese.

Casarah Nance July 9, 2014 at 3:18 PM Oh that is great! I would love to see that in person, but your words made me see it in my mind :) awesome :) Mark J. Halliday July 17, 2014 at 12:36 PM Thanks. Google has some nice images. Try "maison des tanneurs". The Orangerie was a nice place to stroll around, near one of the HQs of the council of Europe.