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:…

Halloween Food – Grave Yard Cake

halloween grave yard cake

Looking for a special Halloween recipe? Here’s a Grave Yard cake that is easy to make and will be a great surprise for your Halloween Party. In Germany we love Halloween more then ever, and the more scary or frightening the food, the better…

German Stuffed Peppers or Filled Pepper with Meat

stuffed pepper

German stuffed peppers are filled with meat and are called in German “Gefüllte Paprika”. This German dish is easy to make and can be varied. If you don’t like to use meat fill the peppers with a rice-vegetable mix. You can also use ground…

German Pickles No Canning

german pickles no canning

Today find out how to make German pickles no canning. It is not that difficult to make your own pickles. They won’t have any chemicals, preservatives or artificial colors. You need the special pickle cucumbers; you might find them on a local farmers market…

Bavarian Cabbage Side Dish – Grandma’s Recipe

Let’s have a look what is served in Bavaria as a side dish: Bavarian Cabbage! It is the perfect side dish for Bratwurst or “Fleischpflanzerl”, the German burger, or a beef or pork roast. And not to forget the Bavarian hamhocks, this cabbage is…

German Carrot Kohlrabi Stew with Bratwurst

kohlrabi carrot stew

You will love this German carrot kohlrabi stew with sausages such as Bratwurst or Frankfurters. It’s a delicious meal for any season. In Germany we call such a dish “Eintopf”. If you cannot find Kohlrabi you might use leek which will be sliced and…

German Kohlrabi Soup Bremen Style

kohlrabi soup bremen style

The kohlrabi soup from Bremen is a wonderful German soup and is very easy to make. Great soup for one of these cooler  evenings. You might be able to find kohlrabi at your local farmers markets. We found them at Sprouts and Wholefoods. Kohlrabi…