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 Cherry Dessert – Kirschmichel

german Cherry Dessert

Germany comes up with many sweet dishes that can be a dessert or will be enjoyed as a sweet main meal. One of these delicious recipes is the German Cherry Dessert or in German “Kirschmichel”. You can use fresh or canned cherries. It’s baked…

Black Red Gold Cocktail for German Soccer Fans

black red gold cocktail

Are you a soccer fan? Are you following and watching the FIFA World Cup? Here’s a very alcoholic German drink recipe for you featuring the colors of Germany: The Black Red Gold Cocktail. Enjoy the soccer games, and may the best team win! Happy…

Black Red Gold Cake – German Fruit Cake

german colored cake

What about a Black Red Gold Cake that is symbolizing the colors of the German flag? It’s a cake for typical German occasions like the FIFA Cup world soccer games. Just get some fruit: Black berries, strawberries and golden kiwis or alternatively use mandarins,…

Apple Turnovers with Potato Dough – Apfelmaultaschen

apple turnovers

Apple Turnovers or “Apfelmaultaschen” is a traditional and historic German recipe. The specialty is rumored to have been invented by monks of the German monastery Maulbronn (located in Baden-Würtemberg) to conceal the fact that they were eating meat during lent. The monks hid the…

Potato Gratin – German Potato Casserole

potato gratin

The German Potato gratin, or potato casserole, can be served as a side or a main dish combined with a salad. You can vary the cheese as you like. For this recipe we used a mix of Swiss cheese and Pepper Jack which added…

German Griebenschmalz Recipe – Lard Bread Spread

German Griebenschmalz Recipe

Are you looking for the famous lard bread spread that originates from Germany? Here is an original German Griebenschmalz Recipe and a Video showing how it is made. The popular lard bread spread Griebenschmalz is made out of Flomen (leaf lard) and Pork Speck…

German Sandkuchen Recipe – Classic Coffee Cake

german sandkuchen cake

What cake should we bake for this weekend? What about a German Sandkuchen?  It’s a classic German coffee cake that you will love. It is called Sand-cake because of its color that reminds of sand. This cake is very easy to make and fabulous…