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 …
Seasons
The Holidays and Seasons in Germany often come with certain foods. Experience the seasons with these recipes.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Rhubarb Meringue Cake
Springtime is rhubarb time and I love this rhubarb meringue cake that we make in Germany. It’s pretty easy to …
Carrot cake with Spelt Flour – super moist!
This is – hands down – the best carrot cake one can bake! It is moist and delicious, has nutritional …
Verpoorten (aka Advocaat) & Verporten Latte
We call it Eierlikรถr, 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 …
German Cheese-Cream Cake – Kรคsesahnetorte
Kรคsesahnetorte – in English “Cheese-Cream Cake” is the cake that you will always find in a German bakery! It’s a …
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 …
9 Grain Porridge – 9 Korn Brei
My mom was totally into healthy food, which didn’t always make us kids happy. An exemption was this delicious breakfast …
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 …
Crisp Baked Camembert
Baked Camembert with a crisp breaded layer around is a wonderful comfort food in winter. My husband and I enjoyed …
Bake the Best Speculaas Cookies: Spekulatius Vanilla Oreos
You might know Spekulatius Cookies as Speculaas Cookies or Speculoos Cookies here in the US. They originate in the Netherlands …
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Spekulatius Spice Mix Recipe
If you want to bake Spekulatius Cookies, you will need the Spekulatius Spice Mix and her is the recipe for …
Authentic Dresden Stollen – 3 Versions in 10 Steps
Dresden Stollen / Stollen with Marzipan / Mohn-Stollen (like Mohnstriezel) Stollen is the traditional German Christmas Bread for the “Adventszeit” …
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German Rum Truffles & Rum Balls
Rum Balls, called Rumkugeln in German, come in two variations. The smaller ones wich are like rum truffles, known everywhere …
Labskaus – Hamburg Style
Labskaus is a typical Northern dish made from potatoes, beef and beets, accompanied by a herring, fried egg, and some …
How to bake Franzbrรถtchen – beloved Cinnamon Pastry from Hamburg
Franzbrรถtchen are a beloved traditional specialty from Hamburg and the original is only available in Hamburg. You will not find …
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My famous Apple Jelly – Best Fall Recipe
If you cook this Apple Jelly (Apfel Gelee in German), your entire house will be wrapped in a wonderful scent …