German Cucumber Salad with Dill

cucumber salad with dill

The German Cucumber Salad with dill is a great side dish for many dishes and occasions. It is a delicious salad for the BBQ and combined with pork chops or Wiener Schnitzel. The German dressing is super easy to make and healthy. If you…

Authentic Clear German Oxtail Soup

german oxtail soup

The German Oxtail Soup is special and very popular in Germany; you can get oxtail at any German butcher’s. To buy ox tail in the USA might be different. The German oxtail soup can be a clear broth or thickened with flour. It is…

German Style Bread Baked in Cast Iron Form

german style bread

The German Style bread baked in cast iron form is very easy to make, you just need a cast iron pot or a Dutch oven. Such a pot can also be used for other dishes such as pot roasts. We got the recipe from…

German Open Tuna Egg Sandwich

German tuna egg sandwich

Today learn about the way how we make sandwiches, the so called open sandwiches. It’s a great German snack, the tuna egg sandwich. The German way is to take a slice of bread and add whatever you like on top.  But the bread or…

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 Brotchen Semmel Authentic Recipe

german brotchen

This German Brotchen Semmel Recipe is a proven German recipe using German ingredients. We cannot guarantee the results as the American ingredients such as yeast and flour are different. Please use the pages that are providing more information about yeast and flour. We recommend:…

German Potato Carrot Soup – Authentic Recipe

carrot potato soup

The German potato carrot soup is one of these soups that are very easy to make. And not only that, it is a healthy soup as well! You don’t need any special ingredients at all. Of course you can buy packaged soup but all…

Grog – German Alcoholic Hot Drink for Cold Winter Days

german grog

Grog is a German alcoholic drink that us very common in the North of Germany. It used to be a a drink that the men at sea would enjoy. Grog is served mainly during the cold winter season, and became a very popular drink…