A few years ago I moved half way between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Because there aren’t “German Stores” in the area (and the one “Euro Deli” nearby closed down), I’ve started to buy German Sausage online. Fortunately for me, Cured and Cultivated, an online Deli specializing in meats and cheeses with a HUGE selection of my favorite German Sausages…
Category: German Foods and Recipes
Schüttelkuchen -Mandarin Orange Cream Cake Recipe
GermanShop24 sometimes sends me products to test and highlight. This month, they sent a Mandarin Orange Cream Cake Recipe called a Schüttelkuchen along with all the ingredients. Schüttelkuchen translates to “Shake Cake.” The method for making it is so different from anything I’ve made before; it seemed to be too easy to actually work. The recipe instructs you to set…
German Plum Sheet Cake Recipe for Everyday
Germans are seasonal eaters, and when a thing is in season, you will see it everywhere! From Restaurant Menus to Cafes to my Tante Anne’s Kaffeklatsch. It works perfectly… you spend a whole year craving something, then when it comes, you eat and eat, preserve, and enjoy. (Think white Asparagus) Then you get to wait again (while enjoying the next…
Recipe for Aperol Spritz- Refreshing Drink on a Hot Day
This summer, I’ve spent far too much time reminiscing about “This time last year I was…”. You know the game. Here we are at home, the sun is shining, and I keep imagining that little restaurant in Bamberg where we spent an evening relaxing over drinks while people watching. And, of course, to help cool down (there was a…
Authentic German Apple Cake Recipe- Versunkener Apfelkuchen
One of the most baked cakes in Germany is an Apple Cake. You find them in every cafe and at any Kaffee Klatsch with more than two cakes; generally, one will be an apple cake. It’s the cake many German home-bakers learn first. In the same way that there is a Potato Salad recipe for every region (and for every…
What to do with Red Currants! Recipes and Growing Tips
Years ago, I was in Germany with my kids, staying with my Aunt and Uncle. At the time, my youngest was only four and was absolutely enchanted by my Tante’s kitchen garden. She was especially enamored with the Red Currants, Johannisbeeren. Every day, she went to the kitchen to ask for “her” little clear plastic bowl, and she’d go into…
East Frisian Tea and the Famous Ostfriesentee Ceremony
While my American friends grew up drinking milk or water with their dinner, we drank tea. Germans drink a lot of tea, Black Tea, Hagebutte (Rose Hip), Chamomile, and Fenchel (fennel). But NO Germans drink as much tea as the Ostfriesen or East Frisians. It’s hard to imagine, but they consume an average of 300 liters of East Frisian Tea…
Nachtisch- My Favorite Way to End the Meal
In our house, Nachtisch was almost as crucial as Abendessen, Dinner, and warmes Mittagsessen, a warm Midday Meal in Germany. At least it was for us kids. What is Nachtisch? Nachtisch means “after table”, so Nachtisch is dessert! (Not to be confused with Nachttisch, the bedside table.) Our world seems so focused on reducing calories or eliminating treats, so…
German Blueberry Cheesecake Recipe- Heidelbeerkuchen
This German Blueberry Cheesecake contains a KILO of blueberries! And as you know, the best part about German cakes with fruit, besides that they are delicious, is that since they contain FRUIT, you can imagine that they are healthy to eat. Therefore, you may have another slice without feeling one bit of guilt. Ok, sure, this is a German blueberry…
German Shop 24 Product Reviews- German Shopping Online
Recently Germanshop24 approached me, and asked if I would like to do regular reviews of some of their products. Since I do much of my German Shopping online… and already order many of my favorite items from them… I am MORE than happy to share German Shop 24 Product Reviews. GermanShop24 carries HUNDREDS of items… from food to cleaning…