German Recipes

Ground Turkey Stuffed Herb Potato Knoedel is exactly the right dish to tuck into during this weekend’s snowstorm. It’s comfort food stuffed…

Unused puff pastry never hangs out long in my kitchen. Mainly because when planning a recipe, either laziness or time constraints compel…

The German New Year’s Pretzel is a sweet bread braided into the shape of a pretzel and topped with sugar or glaze…

This Lucky Marzipan Pig Champagne Torte is a cute way to celebrate New Year’s Eve with your guests. The torte contains layers…

This post showcases Glazed Pretzel Cookies in Three Flavors. Fragrant Bourbon Vanilla, Delicate Almond and Sassy Peppermint. The cookies are an easy…

Pineapple Christmas Cream is my German mother-in-law’s famous dessert. Consequently, every year at Christmas the family clamors for this and her other…

Here is a beautiful addition to my collection of holiday recipes. It’s one of my best. Of course, you can make this Pinot…

This Mulled Wine Red Cabbage is a fragrant seasonal side dish for your holiday table. Shredded red cabbage and a chopped sweet…

A good sauerbraten takes days to create. You need a lot of patience. However, the result is beyond worth it. Your reward…

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…

The inspiration for this Pear Cardamom Caramel Tart in a Marzipan Streusel Crust is a Lang Chocolates Recipe challenge. The challenge is to…

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…