Germany

A recent trip to Berlin for a conference left me with several time blocks to explore the city. I have been to…

I’ve been visiting Christmas markets in Europe for decades. However, my Christmas Market wishlist grows longer each year. In large cities, there…

Every time I travel to Munich I find new or revisit best-loved places like these 9 Notable Munich Mainstays below. I lived…

These 8 Beautiful Bodensee stops only scratch the surface of this area. Picturesque Bodensee, straddling the borders of Germany and Switzerland, is…

On this last day of the New Year, say hello to these New Year’s Lucky Pig Meringues.  All over Germany, people are…

So many jokes I could make about how this recipe has “Stollen” my heart. Because of this, I say we all get…

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

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

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

For almost 20 years, during holiday times, I have roamed the Christmas markets of  Germany and many in France, Belgium, Holland, Switzerland,…

My husband’s nieces and nephew are all teenagers now and I suppose as everyone grows up and forms their own lives, the…

This Apple Cardamom Cake with Caramelized Almonds is pure fall magic. Stuffed with a thick layer of seasonal apples steamed in cardamom…

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

This is my Valhalla. The shop I love most in Munich and the gourmet shop I love most of all. No matter how…

People I am so excited! After missing the festivities for two years in a row I am off to Germany tomorrow to…

When I lived in Munich the Viktualienmarkt was the place to find exotic spices and produce, the biggest array of cheeses, herbs,…

After living in Germany for 10 years, I have been to Christmas markets in many cities all across the country. This market…