Oba Yo Test Kitchen

The Wonders of Farmer Sausage Just Never Ends!

Oba Yo Test Kitchen

The Wonders of Farmer Sausage Just Never Ends!

The Mennonite version of Surf & Turf.  A fun recipe with farmer sausage and ingredients on hand at the Oba Yo Test Kitchen :-)

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Worscht Lolli Tree!

Worscht Lolli Tree!

Worscht now grows on trees!!

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Mennonite puffed wheat cake. The ultimate faspa treat!

Mennonite puffed wheat cake. The ultimate faspa treat!

Make a batch!  You never know when you might get jast! :-)

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The Menno Mexican Jietsküake

The Menno Mexican Jietsküake

The Oba Yo test kitchen has created a new specialty dedicated to our many Mexican Mennos who like things with a little more heat.  We made the traditional Mennonite jietsküake and added some toppings that will have you exclaiming Oba Yo,..Arriba! Just make a batch of jietsküake and top with sour cream, fried hamburger, re-fried beans, onions, cilantro, olives, tomatoes, lettuce and shredded cheese. From the two words" jiets (stingy) and küake (cookies) stingy cookies LOL :-) The Mennonites have always been known as being "frugal" with money and resources.  Here's a traditional favorite called jietsküake.  They likely came to be...

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It's Rhubarb Season!

It's Rhubarb Season!

Oma's Rhubarb Platz.  Tina Klippenstein Ashburn, Virginia

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