German Food

So yeah I ditched the potatoes for this rösti. But I packed in so many flavorful ingredients, you won’t notice. Promise. Roasted …

The only thing I love more than a cookie exchange is busting out the disco dust to decorate baked goods. Participating in …

Why bother serving roast chicken pieces with semmelknoedel in ball form when you can just lay the pieces on a whole damn …

This Baked Apples Stuffed with Sage Beef & Rice is a surprise recipe. Baked apples are usually served up as dessert. In …

One of the cooking challenges I enjoyed most when I was the German food writer for a popular food site, was getting creative …

In Germany access to rhubarb is so much easier than in the states. Forget the fact for years it has grown in …

The name of this whipped cream apple dessert is “Rauhreif” in German. The direct translation of this word is hoarfrost. Hoarfrost is …

I can’t remember a time in Germany where these don’t exist. These treats were everywhere I went, in stores, at work. I …

This dessert, called “Cognac Pflaumenpudding” in German is more like a boozy jello mold. However, the flavor is much bolder than a …

I’m taking a break today from seasonal black and orange to bring you the pink today.  This light and fluffy dessert recipe …

For years I have seen these cookies at bakeries in Germany and scanned different recipes for them in my collection of vintage …

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 …

It’s that time of year again here in the Rhineland. Karneval. The songs, the costumes, the parades, the floats, the insane traditions…I …

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