German Pumpkin Cake Bread

We are now in the fall season which is in America the season for all kinds of pumpkin dishes.  Pumpkins have become quite popular in Germany too. Today we feature a German Pumpkin cake or bread. It is very easy to make and it…

Pumpkin Beer Soup – Authentic German Recipe

The German Pumpkin Beer soup is special as it is using beer but not any beer, it should be Pilsner beer. We found it at Trader Joes. It is the Pilsener Urquell which is a very good German beer. Try this soup. It’s a…

German Apple Flan Dessert

  Today we show you how to make the German apple flan dessert. First of all let’s clarify what is a flan? A flan is a tart, a type of pie, with a base of shortcrust pastry. An example of a flan is a…

German Chicken Ragout Stew

Learn today what is a ragout and start with the German Chicken Ragout! Ragout is a term for a main-dish stew and has nothing to do with “Ragu” which is Italian and is a sauce such as Bolognese, served with spaghetti. For a ragout…

Strawberry Mousse Dessert

The strawberry season has started and there are plenty German recipes with strawberries. One of these recipes is the strawberry mousse. Made out of fresh strawberries and combined with yogurt and heavy cream it is a delightful dessert. See if we are not exaggerating….

German Potato Cucumber Soup

Do you know that you can use cucumbers in a soup? Yes, you can. Potatoes and cucumbers are in fact a classy combination plus dill, an herb which perfectly fits cucumbers. This soup is so yummy and healthy, you can buy the ingredients anywhere, which makes…

Espresso White Chocolate Dessert

This Espresso White Chocolate Dessert will convince you! It is a very extraordinary German dessert that comes with an espresso sauce which adds a special touch to it. The recipe is asking for couverture which is used a lot in the German cuisine. So…

German Pineapple Sauerkraut

Sauerkraut can be cooked in different ways, and there are many recipes in Germany  for Sauerkraut. One is the German pineapple Sauerkraut recipe that we want to show you today. You may not think that Sauerkraut is very tasty together with pineapples. But it…