Beer Crescent Rolls
Learn how to make Beer Crescent Rolls in just a few simple steps. They are so delicious, fluffy, and crisp!
Nut-Free
Allergic to nuts? You can still enjoy a lot of German dishes – it’s not all “hazelnuts” in Germany!
Kraut Crullers / Kraut Rolls / Krautkrapfen
Kraut Crullers are so good and I would never have expected that filling noodle dough with sauerkraut could be that …
Oktoberfest Crispy Pork Hock
Oktoberfest wouldn’t be the same without a delicious pork hock, crispy and juicy and with some dumplings and sauerkraut on …
Soft Pretzel Braids / Pretzel Rolls
I love pretzels but I like soft pretzel braids even better! They are so fluffy and much easier to eat …
Mocha Cream Cake
Did you know that Germans drink more coffee than beer? Coffee is part of our breakfast, keeps us upbeat and …
Toast Hawaii
It’s often the simple things that give us comfort and Toast Hawaii is such a simple thing. An easy, open-face …
Danube Waves Cake – Donauwellen
Danube Waves Cake is the translation for Donauwellen, a German cake that has several layers and somewhat resembles the waves …
Stick Bread: Campfire Bread on a Stick
Stick Bread is in a way also a breadstick but the name comes from the fact that it is baked …
German Candy “Nippon”
German Candy is delicious and I miss it quite a lot! Care packages from Germany are expensive and often take …
Bavarian Wurst Salad & Swiss Wurst Salad
Wurst Salad is very similar to the Fleisch Salad that I posted a while ago. At least, some of the …
Onion Pork / Onion Beef – Zwiebelfleisch
This recipe for onion pork might be the big hit at your next potluck. Easy to make and delicious in …
German Cabbage Salad – Kraut Salad
Our German Cabbage Salad is probably the equivalent of the American Cole Slaw. It is served as a side dish …
How To Bake Rustic Rolls
We have so many different, wonderful bread rolls in Germany that it’s often hard to choose! These rustic rolls are …
North German Potato Salad (with a cool Hack)
The North German Potato Salad contains mayonnaise and differs from the South German Potato Salad which is made with a …
White Asparagus Cream Soup
A staple of the German soup selection is the asparagus cream soup. It’s a very common soup in restaurants, especially …
How To Make A Perfect Schnitzel
The perfect Schnitzel has a gap of air between the breading and the meat, it is also crisp on the …
White Asparagus With Sauce Hollandaise
White Asparagus with Sauce Hollandaise is the German’s favorite spring dish! Harvested fresh from the fields and sold at farmers …
Verpoorten (aka Advocaat) & Verporten Latte
We call it Eierlikör, here it is called Verpoorten or Advoacat and I have talked about this in some previous …
German Meatloaf “Falscher Hase” (Fake Rabbit)
Meatloaves are kind of international, I guess, but of course, this German Meatloaf has to have a weird name: Falscher …
Russian Bread (cookies) – German Alphabet Cookies
When I was little, I called Russian Bread “ABC Cookies”. These crisp cookies come in the shape of our alphabetical …
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Sour Roast – traditional German Pot Roast “Sauerbraten”
Sauerbraten is translated to Sour Roast and is a German pot roast with a slightly sour taste for the meat …
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German Cheese-Cream Cake – Käsesahnetorte
Käsesahnetorte – in English “Cheese-Cream Cake” is the cake that you will always find in a German bakery! It’s a …
How to Make Quark in the Oven
It is not coincident that I am already publishing my third version on how to make Quark. It just shows …
Strawberry Yogurt filled Chocolate Bonbons like Yoghurette
Strawberry Yogurt filled chocolate bonbons are the new chocolate-covered strawberries! If you want to show your significant other some love …
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Mutzenmandeln – Carnival Donuts
Mutzenmandeln get their name from their shape: The word “Mandeln” means “Almonds” and these sweet carnival pastries are shaped like …
Rye Crispbread – Roggen Knäckebrot
Crisp Bread is originated in Sweden so I won’t claim it’s a traditional German bread. But crispbread is very popular …
German Creamed Potatoes
With German creamed potatoes, you get a very delicious comfort food for cold days. There is quite a bit of …
Berliner Krapfen or Berliner Pfannkuchen (Beignets)
Berliner Krapfen are sometimes also called Berliner Pfannkuchen (pancakes) but I know them just as “Berliner”. That’s also what you …
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German Tree Cake – Baumkuchen
The German Tree Cake is made from layers and layers of caramelized cake batter with a hint of rum and …
Spritz Cookies – the Best & Softest Recipe!
These are the softest Spritz Cookies ever! They are so good, I have to bake them weekly because my family …