Mar 272012
 
Strawberry Dessert with Mango Sauce

Are you looking for an extravagant dessert? This one is not just extravagant, it has an exotic touch and will melt on your tongue. In Germany strawberries are used in many cakes and dessert recipes. As the strawberry season is coming up – in California we have them already since weeks in the shelves – [read more...]

Feb 072011
 
Green Filled Pepper

Green pepper or “Paprika” in German is a great dish for dinner. It is easy to make and can be varied. If you don’t eat meat just fill it with a rice-vegetable mix, or if you like, fill it with minced meat only. Ingredients Filled Pepper 4 green medium size pepper (red and yellow pepper [read more...]

Jan 222011
 
Berliner German Carnival Pastry

As you probably know, Germany is the European center for carnival. Before spring “Karneval”,  ”Fasching” or “Fasnacht” will be celebrated in many regions of Germany. In Cologne, Bonn, Koblenz or Mainz  you can watch the biggest and most colorful parades, visit the most fun parties with singing and drinking from Thursday (“Schmutziger Donnerstag” in Swabia or “Weiberdonnerstag” in the Rhineland) to Wednesday,  [read more...]

Dec 062010
 
 Whole Rye Double Sandwich

In Germany we call sandwiches “Schnittchen” or “Belegtes Brot”, in some regions they call it “Stulle”. It is the ideal snack or a substitute for a lunch. But in Germany we like to eat it for dinner. There’s a saying: Breakfast is like for an emperor; lunch is like for a king; dinner is like [read more...]