Shrimp Bruschetta
This shrimp bruschetta recipe makes for a delicious, easy and elegant appetiser. North Sea shrimp, pickled herring (Matjes), sweet cherry tomatoes, capers and fresh...
Chicken Fricassee
Chicken Fricassee is the kind of dish that feels cozy, comforting, and right at home on your weeknight table. With tender chicken, hearty veggies,...
Potato Soup with Parsnip & Leek
This easy potato soup recipe is simply fantastic! It’s easy to make, is nice and creamy (without using cream!), and it’s not just an...
German Lentils with Spaetzle (Schwäbische Linsen mit Spätzle)
Once again, my adventures with my favorite Schwabe have led me to eating traditional southern comfort food. Lentils and Spätzle. Which, by the way,...
Lentil Salad with Roasted Potato
This lentil salad with roasted potato and a mustard balsamic dressing. With smoked bacon, Italian parsley and a vinaigrette that lifts everything up, this...
German Potato Dumplings (Knödel) with Mushroom Gravy
Potato Dumplings. Sometimes a simple, traditional meal can make others so incredibly happy. A.k.a zee German, my liebling Schwabe. First of all it's not...
Wild Garlic Pesto
This wild garlic pesto is a refreshing change to a classic basil pesto. Easy to make, this pesto sauce combines spring garlic (also known...
Vegetable Beef Stew
A hearty Vegetable Beef Stew with melt-in-your-mouth slow-cooked chunks of beef, potatoes, and vegetables simmered in a savoury tomato broth. Made with simple, everyday...
Creamy Horseradish Potato Salad
This creamy horseradish potato salad is so full of flavour that it’s bound to become a summer favourite! I dare say that even naysayers...
Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls (One-Pot Recipe)
This Unstuffed Cabbage Roll recipe is the ultimate comfort food casserole. Made with tender cabbage, ground beef, garlic, tomatoes, and rice, everything simmers together...
Classic German Coleslaw
This quick and easy homemade German coleslaw recipe is everything a good slaw should be — crisp, tangy, and loaded with flavour. Made with...
Traditional Jägerschnitzel (Cutlets with Mushroom Sauce)
Traditional Jägerschnitzel, or "hunter’s cutlets," is the kind of cozy, hearty dish you crave when you want something comforting but still a little fancy....
German Apple Torte
Classic German apple torte recipe with a shortbread-like base, a vanilla quark layer and an apple and almond topping. This apple dessert is a...
Turnip and Potato Hash
Turnip and Potato Hash is a cosy, one-pan dish made with tender white turnips, buttery new potatoes, savoury ham and fresh herbs, all crisped...
Homemade German Spaetzle
German spaetzle and Christmas markets of two the things my family continues to talk about when they reminisce about all their sightseeing adventures while...
Root Vegetable Soup with Barley
A hearty root vegetable stew with rutabaga (swede), carrots, parsnip, celery root and potatoes. This rutabaga stew recipe is hearty, healthy and nutritious, making...
Mixed Berry Crumble Cake
This Mixed Berry Crumble Cake brings together a tender buttermilk base, a medley of juicy seasonal berries, and a golden, buttery cinnamon crumble. Completely...
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Chestnuts
Oven-roasted Brussels sprouts with chestnuts are simply irresistible. When roasted together, they fill the kitchen with a wonderfully festive, Christmassy aroma. Chestnuts belong to...
Green Beans with Pears and Bacon
An odd sounding but absolutely delicious dish in Northern Germany is one called “Birnen, Bohnen und Speck” (green beans with pears and bacon). I...
Plum Crumble Cake
This quick and easy recipe plum crumble cake is a great way to enjoy an abundance of late summer plums. Although you can use...
