Pretzel Dumplings with Mushroom Cream Sauce
Pretzel dumplings are comfort food and when they come with a delicious mushroom cream sauce, a culinary dream comes true.
Lunch or Dinner
German Main Dishes are most likely cooked for lunch. Since school ends at noon, the kids come home for lunch and stay at home moms will cook for them. However, in some families, the kids eat at a daycare and the husbands at work and the main dish will either be cooked for dinner or only on weekends.
Nürnberger Bratwurst / Nuremberger Sausage
Nürnberger Bratwurst looks like breakfast links but they are different and taste so much better! The spices – and mostly
Goulash or Gulasch – Hungarian Stew
As a freezer meal: Let cool completely, then fill into freezer bags or containers. Freeze for up to 6 weeks.
How to make Potato Dumplings
Potato dumplings are a very easy side but give each meal a feeling of a holiday. This probably just me,
Creamy Farfalle – Easy Pasta Dish
I secretly call this creamy farfalle dish “Ex-Boyfriend Pasta” since it was brought to me by a (then) boyfriend. I
German Meat Salad – Fleischsalat
There is a seemingly endless variety of cold cuts, cheeses, bread spreads and salads that we put on our German
Spaghetti Bolognese
I am well aware that Spaghetti Bolognese is not a traditional German dish. However, it is a very typical dish
German Kale Stew with Caramelized Potatoes
OK, here is my funny – and sort of embarrassing story about Grünkohl:
Cabbage Roles – Kohlrouladen
Gift-wrapped meatballs would be a funnier name for Cabbage Rolls but I guess I’ll have to go with the regular
How to Make Croquettes – Kroketten
Potato Croquettes are a side dish that we mostly enjoy at celebrations or holidays like Christmas. These delicious, crispy potato
Fried Potatoes & Farmer’s Breakfast
There was a request for Bratkartoffeln which are fried potatoes. I know how to make them very well because I
Dampfnudeln / Germkn̦del РSweet Dumplings
Skiing in the Alpes comes with eating Germknödel aka Dampfnundeln! If you’ve been there up on the mountain for lunch,
Weisswurst Saussage – Bavarian Specialty
Weisswurst is just one of the many sausages we have in Germany, but this one is very special! The word
Liver Cheese (German Meatloaf) – Leberkäse
The name Leberkäse or Leberkäs is used for both: The Fleischkäse which is made without liver and the original Leberkäse
Cucumber Stew – Gurken-Hack-Eintopf
This German Cucumber Stew was a classic in my childhood. We grew a lot of vegetables in our garden and
Grilled Feta Tomato Ships
Grilled Feta Tomato Ships are very well known as a recipe in Germany. People just give it different names since
South German Potato Salad with Wieners
Germany is divided about potato salad, seriously! There is the “South German Potato Salad” (or Munich Potato Salad) with a
Asparagus Soup Recipe
Asparagus Soup is part of the German Asparagus Mania … every year in May! About that time, fresh Asparagus comes
Homemade Pasta from Scratch
So far I haven’t met anyone who wouldn’t like pasta and making homemade pasta is almost better than eating it!
Liver Dumplings РLeberkn̦del
At the request of a viewer, I made this video about Liver Dumplings. We call them Leberknödel in Germany and
Crisp German Potato Pancakes – Latke
As I child I grew up with a lot of German Potato Pancakes. They were delicious and easy to make
Chicken Pot Pie – Chicken Ragout Fin
I was a little hesitant if I should do this video or not, since Chicken Pot Pie isn’t a totally
Egg Salad Recipe – Easy & Delicious
Whether you want your egg salad on a sandwich or for a brunch at Easter, this recipe is failproof, fast
Hearty Spinach Cake / Spinach Pie
When you think of Cake, you probably expect something sweet but in Germany, Spinach Cake is a hearty meal. When
Kaiserschmarren – Shredded Pancakes
Kaiserschmarren (also known as Kaiserschmarrn) is a fluffier version of the German Pancake. It gets shredded at the end and caramelized
Split Pea Soup or Stew – Traditional German
My parents hated split pea soup and any kind of stew. They had it a lot during WWII and didn’t
Currywurst Sauce Recipe
If there is a meal that unites all Germans, despite where in the country they live, it’s Currywurst. We all
Königsberger Klopse: German Meatballs In Creamy Caper Sauce
As a child I didn’t like Königsberger Klopse because of the capers in the sauce and the meatballs. However, as
Traffic Light Dish
What a weird name for a dish, right? Well, here is the story: I used to cook this dish for
Elderberry Soup – Fliederbeersuppe
Elderberry soup is packed with a lot of vitamins and for me also with lots of memories. My grandmother cooked