German Food

File this Pumpkin Schnitzel under The Mad Hausfrau’s propensity to schnitzel anything.  I do strange things to schnitzel like coat them in…

The dramatic part of these Halloween Skull Flammkuchen is the activated charcoal crust. The black color makes the perfect Halloween German pizza.  Flammkuchen…

My favorite German pastry is a “streusel coin” or streuselthaler. These large yeasted cookie disks are packed with a thick layer of streusel…

Oktoberfest in Munich ended yesterday. However, I couldn’t let it go by entirely without a special sauerkraut recipe. This Spiced Honey Sauerkraut…

This is my first attempt a creating October Gingerbread hearts or Lebkuchenherz. The Oktoberfest in Munich is rife with stands selling these…

Oktoberfest is still chicken dancing down the road in Germany. Until October 7th, to be precise.  So, even though I’m not in…

I’ve prided myself on holding off this long on posting pupmkin recipes. However, it is now officially October and all bets are…

Pan-fried potatoes or bratkartoffeln with a side of creamy quark is one of my favorite dishes to eat in Germany. For years, my friends…

As promised, here is another Oktoberfest recipe. Legend has that weisswurst, or white sausages were created by accident in Munich, Germany in…

Apple honey Whiskey Streusel Tart recipes come from strange places. this one came out of a chance meeting at a mermaid party.  This…

Oktoberfest in Munich opens tomorrow. Even though I have attended the fest 17 or 18 times (I lost count) and was in…

The love child of a plum and an apricot, plumcots possess a unique sweet-sour flavor and are oh so pretty on top…

The cake is a cinch to make. First, mix up an easy batter, then coat the apple slices. Finally, layer them in…

Making Hasselback potatoes have been on my list forever. But you know I had to add some drama in the way of color…

Stick a fork in the summer, it’s done. Here in the states, most of us like to stick a barbecue fork in…

It’s been a while since my last flammkuchen post. It was time to create another one. I saw this recipe in an…

Does anyone else save the juice from canned beets?  I keep in a jar in the refrigerator or freezer but had no…

Make sure your cardiologist is on speed dial before you make this recipe. It makes no apologies for being rich, creamy and…

Gooseberries, common in every market in Germany are hard to find in NYC. So look at the beauties I found at my…

Dirty onions, move over. There’s a new girl in town. Paradise kraut is a wonderful, flexible side dish or condiment.  Heap it…