German Recipes

My Fall denial is waning. I’m officially embracing the season. The proof is in this recipe I whipped up last weekend. In …

This Sauerkraut Bratwurst Cheese Pie is a sauerkraut kitchen sink pie. Basically, I stuffed leftovers into a homemade crust. Sometimes these are …

It comes as a big surprise that my first attempt at hand pies would be a savory version. I always think of …

What a huge victory in the USA for the GLBT community. Gay marriage is dead. Long live…MARRIAGE.  It’s been a long hard …

Got beer? Got Apples? This German treat also works as a terrific brunch alternative to French toast, replacing the bread with battered, …

These Köningsberger Marzipan German cookies are found at Christmas time in Germany. However, I think they are perfect for Valentine’s Day as …

The Lucky Marzipan Pigs tradition is believed to come from the idea that families who had a pig to eat over the …

Pretzel cookies always add a bit of visual and versatile fun to a cookie platter. These Rum Glazed Pretzel Shaped Cookies were …

  Over the years, Christmas fruitcakes have been revered and reviled. However, this mandel früchtekuchen, or Almond Fruitcake, version lives up to classic German …

These Baked Apple cookies or these (in German) Bratapfel Kekse are the perfect addition to your holiday cookie platter. I love this German …

Hailing from Swabia in Germany, Swabian apple cake or Schwäbischer Apfelkuchen is another German dessert perfect for Thanksgiving.  Apfelkuchen or German Apple Cake is …

In exploring Germany’s regional dishes and desserts, I found this delicious dessert made with rye bread called Bielefelder Schwarzbrotpudding. Bielefeld is a …

Sometimes delicious things dovetail together. For example. I was working on a recipe for German Honey Cake for my German Food Page …

This wonderful dessert is a German recipe that resembles the American recipe for Apple Brown Betty. Actually it’s Apple Brown Betty on …

When I saw this month’s 12 Loaves Challenge (Holiday Breads) over at Cake Duchess, I immediately thought of all the bright and beautiful treats …

One day last week I was on my way out the door to the farmers market when I turned around still with …

Aachen, Germany is a lovely European city known for several reasons. Not the least being its spectacular and beloved German Printen cookies. …

Here in our little corner of Germany Spekulatius are a holiday cookie tradition.  Gilding them is a new Mad Hausfrau tradition which …

This tart has many names depending on where in Germany you live. Pflaumenkuchen in some places. In Bavaria, it’s called zwetschgendatschi. Here in …

I live for Fine’s Excellent Potato Salad. My German mother in law, Fine (pronounced Feen-eh – short for Josefine) makes, hands down, …