Gingerbread cookies

I know mustard powder and pepper sounds weird but it tastes so good. You will be amazed. Cookie will rise a little after baking.

3/4 cup molasses
3/4 cup butter
3 2/3 cup flour
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 t. Vanilla
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons ground ginger
2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground  cloves
1 teaspoon cardamom, ground
Dash mace
Dash mustard powder
Dash pepper
Fresh ginger, grated about 2-3 teaspoons

Cream butter and sugar. Add vanilla and egg. Add spices, soda, powder, salt and ginger. Add molasses. Slowly add flour. Refrigerate 1 hour. Refrigerate between rolling out.

Preheat oven to 350 bake for 8 minutes.

German style goulash

2 lbs beef stew meat cubed
2 Tablespoons flour
1/4 cup butter
2 T. Olive oil
3 strips of bacon
1 can tomato sauce
1 can beef broth
 Celery
Red or green pepper, diced 
1 teaspoon marjoram
Splash of red wine
Salt and pepper
3 teaspoons of sweet paprika
1 teaspoon of sharp paprika (spicy)
3 clves garlic
Optional veggies-onions, potato(add in the last 30 minutes) mushrooms, carrots, parsnip

 Cook bacon and remove. Add butter. Cook beef with the flour until browned. Add tomato sauce, spices, beef broth, celery, garlic. Cook for 1 hour, add diced pepper. Cook for 30 minutes-1 hour until meat is tender. Add water if too thick. Serve with rice or spaetzle and sour cream.