The Swabian plum cake is a bit different than the other German plum cakes. You would first make a plum compote which will be used for the cake. It’s a great cake, try it out if you can get the Italian plums – it’s…
This is an authentic German potato salad recipe from the South of Germany, Swabia, the region around Stuttgart, Freiburg and Karlsruhe. Every traditional inn or restaurant (Gasthaus) serves this potato salad either in combination with a mixed salad or just plain. We call it…
The Swabian potato salad is a very popular salad in the South of Germany which is divided into Bavaria and Swabia. This salad from the “Schwabenland” can be made in different ways, and it is also popular in other regions of Germany. In my…
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…
The German Krautkrapfen are a local specialty from the South of Germany, the Allgaeu, a Southern region with beautiful hills and meadows. Famous for hiking, skiing and good food. They produce a lot milk products like cheese, yogurt and quark. These Krautkrapfen are filled…
Pfitzauf is a traditional sweet German recipe from the Swabian cuisine. The dough consists of eggs, milk, flour, butter and salt or sugar and will be baked either in special fire proof ceramic forms that are only available in Swabian stores, or you can…
Find out about a special meat specialty: Schäufele (scheufele) Recipe – Black Forest meat specialty. In my childhood we would have this meat dish served exactly as shown on the photo below on Christmas eve, the evening were Christmas gifts are exchanged in Germany….
Find out today what they cook in Stuttgart! This is a Pork rolls recipe from the German city Stuttgart, the capital of Swabia, the so called “Schwabenland”. We call this dish in German “Stuttgarter Roellchen” (Roellchen means tiny roll). The meat for the pork rolls…