German Christmas Cookies: Linzer Hearts

German Christmas Cookies Linzer Hearts (or Linzer Herzen in German) are the cookie variation from the Linzer Cake. This German Christmas cookie recipe is similar to the cake as raspberry jam is used for the filling. They are very easy to make and colorful….

Arme Ritter Original Recipe – French Toast German Style

arme ritter french toast german style

Today’s recipe is called Arme Ritter (French Toast in English), and it is a traditional dish that can be traced back to the Romans. The antique cooking book De re coquinaria describes this dish following:  „Zerbrich abgeriebene Siligenen (= Winterweizengebäcke), mache größere Häppchen, tauche sie…

German Austrian Boiled Beef – Local Meat Speciality

boiled beef

Boiled beef is a German and Austrian specialty. For example in the German city Frankfurt your can find the dish boiled beef with green sauce in almost every good restaurant. In Austria they serve the beef with a special sauce made out of apples…

Authentic German Cabbage Soup with Croutons

german cabbage soup

This is a delicious German cabbage soup for all seasons. Soem say it’s a soup for fall and winter but honestly, I think it doesn’t matter.  Nevertheless cabbage is a popular fall/winter vegetable in Germany and can be used for many German recipes such…

German Potato Celery Salad – Authentic Recipe

This German potato celery salad  is a light and healthy German salad not just for the barbecue season. It is a great salad as a side dish or even a main dish served with fresh bread. You will be surprised how easy it is…

German Chervil Soup – Kerbelsuppe

Learn today how to make the German Chervil Soup or “Kerbelsuppe” in German. Chervil is a delicate culinary herb used in the German and general European cuisine. It has a mild flavor with a tiny hint of anise; the leaves are curly and look…

Ribbon Pasta with Fried Cabbage

Here is a German dinner idea for a dish that is easy to make: Ribbon Pasta with Fried Cabbage. We like this recipe because it shows a different way to cook cabbage. The dish contains next to fried cabbage the popular Polish cabanossi sausage….

German Cheese Spaetzle Recipe

German Cheese Spaetzle are one of my favorites when it comes to local food from the South of Germany which is called Swabia or especially a region that is the “Schwäbische Alb”. This recipes is popular throughout Swabia and you can get this dish…