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…

Schaeufele Recipe – Black Forest Meat Specialty

schaufele

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….

German Geschnetzeltes Sliced Pork

German sliced pork

German Geschnetzeltes Sliced Pork or just ” Geschnetzeltes” in German means small cut meat, that is served in a creamy sauce. It is a very common German dish and on the menu of many country inns. It can be made in different meat qualities. …

Sausages in Beer Gravy – Authentic German Recipe

sausages in beer gravy

Sausages in beer gravy is an authentic and original German dish. Since centuries Germany is the country of the best sausage making. You will find that the best sausages are indeed made in Germany. You probably know the simple version of a boiled and/or…

German Butter Cookies – Simple Holiday Cookie

german butter cookies

This is a very simple basic recipe for German butter cookies. This cookie recipe are just great for a beginning baker. You will love them for Christmas, just keep them in a tin box and store them in a cool place. Happy Baking! Ingredients…

Authentic Nuremberg Elisen Gingerbread

Authentic Nuremberg Elisen Gingerbread

This is a authentic Nuremberg Elisen Gingerbread Lebkuchen recipe from Germany that needs some specific ingredients but you can get them all in the USA. These Lebkuchen are supposedly the best ones. Of course you can buy them also ready made in the USA,…

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…

Alpenbrot or Magenbrot – German Christmas Lebkuchen

christmas cookie alpenbrot

The Christmas cookie Alpenbrot or Magenbrot is a small Lebkuchen (gingerbread) that is a very delicious holiday Lebkuchen to make. You can buy the Alpenbrot throughout Germany and if you would translate it  literally, it means “bread of the alps” (originated in Switzerland). The…