Gingerbread cookies are traditionally made in Germany for Christmas. Cook them anytime, and let some Christmas into the house right now! Difficulty Level: Average Time Required: 30 min Here's How: Heat 3/4 cup honey, 3/8 cup sugar and 2 tbsp butter in a saucepan until smooth. Stir in ginger, … [Read more...]
German Chocolate Cake – 2
German chocolate cake, originally German's chocolate cake, is a layered chocolate cake from the United States, filled and topped with a coconut-pecan frosting. It owes its name to an English-American chocolate maker named Samuel German, who developed a formulation of dark baking chocolate that came to be used in the cake … [Read more...]
Strawberry Santas
Ingredients: *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* 1 lb large strawberries 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened 3-4 Tablespoons powdered sugar (or sugar substitute - to taste) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract sesame seeds Cooking: *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Rinse strawberries and cut around the top of the … [Read more...]
Halloween: Trick or Treat?
Trick or Treat? Treat!!! November... Cold biting wind is howling outside the window, the pale moon is swimming above the naked trees, and one can almost see all kinds of broom-riding witches and foggy ghosts in the dark... Isn't it the best party time for Halloween?!? Halloween party will not be Halloween party without great costumes and … [Read more...]
The King’s Treat (Kaiserschmarrn)
The name of the dessert (Kaiserschmarrn, or Emperor’s mess) came from the Emperor's wife, Elisabeth, who was obsessed with maintaining her waistline, directed the royal chef to prepare only light desserts. Upon being presented with the chef’s confection, she found it too rich and refused to eat it. The exasperated emperor quipped, “Now let ME see … [Read more...]
German Maiwein
May Wine is a traditional May Day beverage Maiwein (May Wine) is a German drink, dedicated to springtime and flavored with fresh Waldmeister (sweet woodruff). Maiwein, a white wine, imported from Germany, can be found in stores. Waldmeister is a fragrant herb, a small plant with white blossoms. In Germany it grows in the forests. However, the … [Read more...]
German Easter Bunny Recipes
Some last-minute recipes of Easter bunny-shaped cakes and cookies Easter is not all about hard-boiled eggs. You cannot make it with egg salads only! Let's honor Easter rabbit - the one who hides Easter eggs - by putting him on the festive table. Easter Bunny Ingredients: 1 kg flour 1 tsp salt 160 g soft butter 600 ml room-warm milk 1 tbsp … [Read more...]
Eggs in Frankfurter Green Sauce
Ingredients: *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* 5 hard-boiled eggs 1/2 cup grapeseed oil 5 oz plain yogurt 5 oz sour cream 2 tablespoons finely chopped herbs (e.g. watercress, chives, sorrel, parsley, chervil etc) 1 garlic clove juice of half a lemon 1 tablespoon German prepared mustard salt and pepper to taste 1 pinch sugar 1 pickled … [Read more...]
Roast Pork and Sauerkraut
Okay, so sauerkraut and pork isn’t all that sexy, but what it lacks in fancy ingredients and visual appeal it more than makes up for in flavor and pure comfort food bliss. Ingredients: *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* 3-4lb pork shoulder roast 2 lbs sauerkraut, well drained 1 onion, sliced 1 golden delicious apple, peeled … [Read more...]
German Potato Salad
German Potato Salad (Bavarian Kartoffelsalat) is a popular variation which is generally served warm. It is typically more sour in taste and contains pork or bacon. Potato salad from northern Germany, however, is generally based on mayonnaise and quite similar to its US counterpart. Ingredients: *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* 4 slices … [Read more...]