My Winter Recipes
German Cheese Spaetzle / Kรคsespรคtzle
Frikadellen – Meat Balls
Pumpkin Mash – Kรผrbisbrei
Hi, I'm Barbara!
Happy to have you here!
I'm a German nurse, software instructor, journalist, publisher, mother of three who also went to a cooking school. Living in Texas since 2010, I have to make most of my German dishes from scratch and I share my recipes and techniques with you.
German Christmas Recipes
German Gingerbread Spice Mix
If you want to buy German Gingerbread spice mix, you need to be fast during Fall: It is often sold out long before Christmas. But why worry about
Schmalzgebรคck – German Fried Pastry
“It just smells like at the Christmas market!”, said my husband when he came downstairs while I was making the Schmalzgebรคck.
Perfect Cinnamon Stars (Zimtsterne) for Christmas
I can’t describe how delicious Cinnamon Stars are! To make the perfect cinnamon stars, you need to try my recipe and method and you will not regret it.
Candied Gingerbread Cookies – Elisen Lebkuchen
There must be a reason, why I am already doing a third German Gingerbread Cookie recipe on my blog, right? Maybe I really, really like Gingerbread? Must be
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 and are thin, crisp cookies that ususaly come
Snowflake – Hot Verpoorten Egg Schnaps
Even in Texas it can get cold and the most delicious way to get warm after a stroll in the cold, is drinking an egg schnapps “Snowflake”.
Oktoberfest
Bavarian Sweet Mustard & Extra Spicy Mustard
Plum Jam – German Plum Spread
Obatzda – Bavarian Cheese Spread Recipe
Oktoberfest Pretzel Muffins – Brezel Muffins
South German Potato Salad with Wieners
Caramelized Almonds – Gebrannte Mandeln
Oktoberfest Roast Chicken – Wiesn Hendl
Creamed Sauerkraut – German Version
My Favorite Vegetable Recipes
Roasted Veggies in Peanut Sauce with Crispy Tofu
“Roasted Veggies in Peanut Sauce” – that doesn’t sound German! Well, after asking on Facebook whether my followers would be
Creamy Leek Soup
The first recipe I was taught in school was this creamy leek soup, aka Cream of Leek. It is very
Creamed Spinach – German Style
Wonder how to make delicious creamed spinach? Look no further, I have the perfect recipe for it! Even if you
German Vegetable Soup with Meatballs
There are basically no limits to soup variations but a German Vegetable Soup comes with a basic recipe that then
Potato Pockets / Stuffed Potato Cakes
Potato Pockets or Stuffed Potato Cakes are often found on the menus of less formal and lower-priced restaurants. Made at
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
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My Recommendations
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Spรคetzle Maker & Potato Ricer
Make the famous German Spรคtzle from scratch with my recipe on this blog and use this Spรคtzle Press to get it right! Homemade spรคtzle taste so much better than the store-bought Spรคtzle noodles, it's a whole different experience!