Champagne Sauerkraut – Special German Sauerkraut

The Champagne Sauerkraut or “Champagner Sauerkraut” in German, is a refined Sauerkraut specialty as you can only find in Germany. This is an original German recipe that is proven. It adds to every simple Sauerkraut dish a special touch, and it is easy to…

Vegetable Cheese Gratin

Delicious vegetable cheese gratin as we make it in Germany – meatless and lean. Ideal as a vegetarian dish. The vegetable cheese gratin counts only 310 calories per serving.  If you like you may vary the recipe and add different vegetables such as carrots,…

German Sorrel Soup Made from Fresh Sorrel

German Sorrel Soup – Today I found at my local farmers market an interesting herb which I have not seen for ages: Sorrel. This vegetable is of a slightly sour taste, and has some history indeed. After WW II there was not much to eat in Germany, so…

German Party Pasta Salad

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The German party pasta salad is a traditional salad for parties, the barbecues or is used as side dish for Bratwurst and Schnitzel. This German salad recipe is proven and an authentic recipe. It’s is very easy to make. With this recipe you don’t…

German Liver with Apples and Onions

German liver with apples and onions is a German specialty and very popular. Some add instead of sliced apples, sliced pine apples. This is a tasty combination. This recipe does not contain soaking the liver in milk before cooking. If you don’t like the…

How to Make German Bregenwurst

Today we show you how to make German Bregenwurst. This is a sausage from lower Saxon and has its origin from the words “Bregen” or “Brägen” which low German dialect (Plattdeutsch),  and it means “brain” which was originally an ingredient in this sausage. The…

Orange Cake

This German cake is a classic and it is super easy to make it. The orange cake is a coffee cake or pound cake which is the best with a cup of coffee or tea. Ingredients Orange Cake 4 eggs 250 g sugar 200…

Vegetarian Kohlrabi Stew with Cheese

The vegetarian Kohlrabi Stew with cheese is a great German vegetarian dish. Kohlrabi is a popular vegetable in Germany especially during the winter months. I found it on farmers markets and local produce stores. Kohlrabi can be enjoyed raw as well but it is…