German Filled Roasted Duck – For Festive Dinners

German Roasted Duck

In Germany we love to serve roasted duck or goose for the holidays. Here’s a recipe for you: German filled roasted duck – A highlight for a festive menu. There’s only  a few special ingredients that you need, it is mugwort and lovage.  These…

Roasted Turkey with Calvados Apple Filling

turkey with calvados apple filling

We love turkey dishes in Germany as well. This roasted turkey comes with a Calvados Apple Filling, and yes, it is a German recipe. In Germany we would serve a roasted Turkey  on Christmas day, and on the Saint Martin’s Day a roasted goose…

Roasted Turkey with Dijon Mustard Sauce

Turkey with Bavarian Dumpling Filling

Do you want to use a different recipe this year for Thanksgiving? We found a recipe for a roasted turkey with a Dijon mustard sauce.  In Germany we also love to turkey but for Christmas. And for Saint Martin a goose will be roasted….

German Christmas Cookies – Walnut Cookies

christmas cookies

In Germany we use walnuts for many baking recipes. The German Christmas Walnut Cookies are very easy to make. This is the season for walnuts now and you can get them in almost every super market. Tip: If you cannot get ground walnuts use…

German Cinnamon Star Cookies – Zimtsterne

german cinnamon star cookies

The German Cinnamon Star cookies are wonderful German Christmas cookies. The Cinnamon Stars are traditional Christmas cookies and the recipe is easy to make. You can buy them in almost every German bakery before Christmas. Unfortunately not in the USA but you always can…

German Christmas Cookies – Vanilla Pretzels

There are so many German Christmas Cookies. What about German Vanilla Pretzel? Christmas is getting closer and closer and you might need some wonderful Cookies for your family. Try the vanilla Pretzels or chocolate Pretzels. They are super delicious cookies. This is a very…

Mulled Wine Recipe – German Gluehwein for Winter

gluhwein and stollen

We found a Mulled Wine Recipe for you – it’s called “Glühwein” or the English version, Gluhwine. It is a traditional hot drink during the winter/holiday months. The fall and winter months are the time for hot drinks and beverages, and Germany is very…

Pumpkin Pie German Style for Fall and Holidays

pumpkin pie german style

The missing cake in our recipe collection was the pumpkin pie. So I came up with a Germans style pumpkin pie which turned out to taste delicious. My husband said that it was the best pumpkin pie he ever had! So this means something!…