German recipes

Ananas or pineapple-flavored sauerkraut is extremely popular in Germany. Most Americans have never heard of it. And I’m sad for them. This …

While making these Warm Sour Potatoes with Bacon, I had a thought. Bacon is a limelight hog.  Its name and sexy flavor …

Before I get into the details of this  Thyme Mushroom Schnitzel Casserole, I hope you all had a wonderful New Year’s celebration …

To be honest, pumpkin and sauerkraut are never my favorite things to eat. After years of food blogging and 10 years living …

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

I always crack up when I hear non-German speakers try to pronounce Käsespätzle. I snicker only because I am a smug biatch …

I broke new ground in my kitchen with this Fig Rosemary Hazelnut Puff Pastry Tart. This is my first puff pastry tart. …

Admittedly, this Cream Cheese Buttermilk Leek Soup was “leftovers” inspired. So every time a recipe calls for buttermilk, I always end up …

The German name of these individual German Plum Pastries with Spiced Streusel is Streuseltaler. The translation means “streusel coins”.  A yeast cake …

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

Don’t let the Italian name of this cookie fool you. This lace cookie variety, studded with candied fruit and dipped in chocolate, …

A Rumtopf (Rum Pot in English) is a large covered ceramic jar filled with aged fruits rum and sugar. A Rumtopf is …

I have been holding on to this German melon torte recipe for awhile now. Good thing I did because golden Honeydew melons …

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