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!…

German Cherry Tartlets

cherry tartlets

The German Cherry Tartlets are combining a short cake crust with a creamy filling and cherries or other fruit on top. In Germany we use all kinds of fruit such as apricots, peaches, raspberries, blueberries or blackberries. The filling also contains quark and if…

Horseradish Pork Rolls – Authentic German Dish

If you don’t know what to cook for  a festive menu, or if you want to cook something special, why don’t you try this recipe? In German we call them “Meerrettich Rouladen”; you probably know the famous beef Rouladen, these ones are made with…

4th of July Fruit Cake German Style

4th of July Patriotic Fruit Cake German Style

If you are looking for a different cake for the 4th of July celebration, the American Independence Day, here is the 4th of July Patriotic Fruit Cake German Style. It’s featuring the USA flag made out of blueberries and raspberries, embedded on a delicious…