German Food

I love making a winter tart.  A warm one-dish meal gives you everything you need while looking fancy but not with a…

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

This Red Pear Pumpkin Marzipan Pie represents a lack of self-control. After stating I was taking a breather from participating in the…

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…

These past few weeks my mind and kitchen have been geared toward Fall recipes. However, last weekend I made myself get some…

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

Trying to get ahold of ramps this season was, well, trying. I did manage to nab a bunch at the farmers market…

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

This recipe is from the Thüringin region of Germany and is a great addition to any Easter meal. I like the flexibility of…

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,…