Lentil Soup

The lentil soup is a classic amongst all German soups. I tried out several options: Using lentils from a can and dried ones; dried lentils are the best.  You can reduce the cooking time when soaking them the evening before in water, and let the pot stand over night. Just boil [...]

Cheese Spaetzle

Cheese Spaetzle are one of my favorites when it comes to local food from the South of Germany. This recipes comes from a region named “Allgaeu” but it is popular all around in Swabia. It’s the area before Bavaria which is famous for its cheese, the milk and milk products, and [...]

Apple-Crumble Cake

In German we call this cake “Streuselkuchen” – the Streusel or crumbles  are a great topping for any fruit cake. It is the ideal cake for the “Kaffeklatsch” – the coffee table with friends and family Sundays or for any day. For more German cake recipes check out www.MyBestGermanRecipes.com
Ingredients
250 g soft butter
200 g sugar
5 eggs
300 g flour
100 g [...]

German Roast Beef

Rinderbraten or German Roast Beef is a typical dish for Sunday lunches, birthday dinners or any festive occasion. It is always served with gravy, comes with side dishes such as Brussels sprouts (or cauliflower with carrots and peas) and Spaetzle. It is very delicious. In a so called “German Gasthaus” which is [...]

Kaiserschmarrn

This is a local German-Austrian specialty that is famous in the South and of course in Austria itself.  Let’s first define first names.
“Kaiser” means “Emperor” and “Schmarrn” means “Mishmash” in Austrian-German. It is one of the best known Austrian desserts, and became very popular in Bavaria. Nevertheless the translation of Kaiserschmarrn has generated some debate. [...]

Wiener Schnitzel

The Wiener Schnitzel is the most popular meat dish known in other countries. Very interesting is its origin. Wiener Schnitzel comes originally from Austria and the name is protected by law and it has to be cooked with veal.
In Germany we enjoy it a lot  with pork instead of veal, and in this case it [...]

NYC: Maultaschen meets Currywurst at Wechsler’s!

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This weekend, a unique German culinary event will take place in New York City:
Two more or less regional specialties are often overlooked in a cuisine most heralded for its Pretzel, Brats and Kraut:
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The “Maultaschen” from Swabia, and the “Currywurst” from Berlin (or Hamburg, they are still fighting over who invented this tasty treat).
This weekend, [...]

Mutzen – German Karneval Pastry

It was 1314 in Cologne. The first fools or “jecken” in German celebrated a parade through the city. How? We don’t know exactly the details, just the date.
200 years later a noble man named Weinsberg wrote about carnival. He describes that there were no differences between the people, everyone was equal. And this is until today [...]

Valentine Cherry Tartlet

Tartlets are an individual pastry case with a filling of fruit or other sweet or savoury mixture. In Germany we fill them with all kinds of fruit such as strawberries, raspberries or blackberries. The filling consists of quark which is not very common in the USA but I found an online resource where you can [...]

Valentine’s Day Raffaello Cake

Valentine’s Day in Germany is as popular as in the USA. It is celebrated with flowers, dinner for two, delicous cakes and desserts, romantic getaways, and special Valentine gifts. The Raffaello cake or tart is a special combination of raspberries, heavy cream and “Raffaellos” from Ferrero, an Italian company who became popular with Nutella, Mon [...]

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