Beet Salad – Beet Root Salad
Beets usually come in a jar like pickles … at least in Germany. They are also a great Fall vegetable …
The cold climate in Germany leads to a lot of hearty dishes and hot drinks.
Beets usually come in a jar like pickles … at least in Germany. They are also a great Fall vegetable …
While Linzer Cookies have their origin in Austria, they are also very common in Germany. Linzer Cookies are easy to …
Loaded ham rolls with mashed potatoes is my goto recipe when I have little time to cook.
This traditional Buckwheat Cake with Cranberries (Lingonberries) comes from the region called “Lรผneburger Heide”, which is in the north of …
The first recipe I was taught in school was this creamy leek soup, aka Cream of Leek. It is very …
There are basically no limits to soup variations but a German Vegetable Soup comes with a basic recipe that then …
Glรผhwein – mulled wine – comes in several different versions and Baked Apple Mulled Wine is my translation for a …
Kraut Crullers are so good and I would never have expected that filling noodle dough with sauerkraut could be that …
Oktoberfest wouldn’t be the same without a delicious pork hock, crispy and juicy and with some dumplings and sauerkraut on …
Our German Cabbage Salad is probably the equivalent of the American Cole Slaw. It is served as a side dish …
Mutzenmandeln get their name from their shape: The word “Mandeln” means “Almonds” and these sweet carnival pastries are shaped like …
My mom was totally into healthy food, which didn’t always make us kids happy. An exemption was this delicious breakfast …
With German creamed potatoes, you get a very delicious comfort food for cold days. There is quite a bit of …
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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Baked Camembert with a crisp breaded layer around is a wonderful comfort food in winter. My husband and I enjoyed …
You might know Spekulatius Cookies as Speculaas Cookies or Speculoos Cookies here in the US. They originate in the Netherlands …
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Labskaus is a typical Northern dish made from potatoes, beef and beets, accompanied by a herring, fried egg, and some …
Pretzel dumplings are comfort food and when they come with a delicious mushroom cream sauce, a culinary dream comes true. …
Lemon Yogurt Cream is the perfect dessert on a warm summer day! Enjoy this fluffy and refreshing treat to stay …
These Apple Yogurt Swirls will surprise you with a dough that seems to be yeast dough … but isn’t! It …
As a freezer meal: Let cool completely, then fill into freezer bags or containers. Freeze for up to 6 weeks.
Potato dumplings are a very easy side but give each meal a feeling of a holiday. This probably just me, …
OK, here is my funny – and sort of embarrassing story about Grรผnkohl:
Gift-wrapped meatballs would be a funnier name for Cabbage Rolls but I guess I’ll have to go with the regular …
Glรผhwein is the name for our German mulled wine that one can buy at the Christmas market to stay warm. …
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Heidesand is a kind of German shortbread, made with browned butter and that is what gives it its unique and …
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Apple Beignets are a healthy and yet delicious snack for Fall and Winter. They are apple slices in a pancake …
Potato Croquettes are a side dish that we mostly enjoy at celebrations or holidays like Christmas. These delicious, crispy potato …
Skiing in the Alpes comes with eating Germknรถdel aka Dampfnundeln! If you’ve been there up on the mountain for lunch, …
Most people connect Apple Strudel (Apfelstrudel) with Austria or Vienna but its real roots seem to be in Arabia from …