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How to make German Pumpernickel
In Germany it is also called” Black Bread” – “Schwarzbrot”, a healthy and zesty bread. You cannot get it in every supermarket and it took me a while to find the places which are selling European style bread. Today I found … Continue reading
German Split Pea Soup – Erbseneintopf
This is another soup you will like for sure. I love it! It is a typical German winter soup but I like to cook it also in spring or fall, but not on a hot summer’s evening. I’d rather have some … Continue reading
Apple Cake with Streusel – Crumbles
This cake is a classic amongst the German Sunday afternoon cakes. Well, I think in this post, I am going to tell you a bit more about the famous Coffee and Cake tradition of Germany. Around 2-4pm the family, or friends would … Continue reading
My Birthday Cake – Kalter Hund – Cold Dog – Cookie Cake
This recipe brings all my birthday pleasures back – it WAS my birthday cake for many years. I had to have this cake and no other. It is so delightful, this combination of chocolate and butter cookies. And you don’t even … Continue reading
Marmorkuchen – German Marble Cake
Here is the typical recipe for a cake which is for the traditional “coffee and cake” getting together on a Sunday afternoon. In Germany families or friends come together in their homes, or they meet in Cafes to have coffee … Continue reading
Sauerkraut – A German Classic
I decided to write down for you a German classic recipe: Sauerkraut. This word has become famous and it almost stands for the German nation. But let me assure you, we don’t eat Sauerkraut and sausages daily! It is in … Continue reading
Frikadelle or Bulette – Typical German Hamburger
Germany has its own Hamburgers, and they are quite different from the American version. We mix bread in and no other spices than salt, pepper and paprika. In the North of Germany you call them “Bulette”, in the South “Fleischpflanzerl” … Continue reading
Schweinebraten – German Classic Pork Roast
Germany has a lot of recipes with meat. Especially pork and beef are the favorites of the nation. Back in my childhood, that was in the 1960s, my grandparents, who lived with us in the same house, had next to … Continue reading
German Authentic Wiener Schnitzel
What would Germany be without the Wiener Schnitzel. Do you know how it came about? Its origin?But one thing beforehand: It has nothing to do at all with the Californian food chain Wienerschnitzel. Hot dogs and sausages… it’s almost an … Continue reading