In the German Kitchen

Germany and Coffee- Coffee Culture and History of German Coffee

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German Foods and Recipes

“Komm, lass uns einen Kaffee trinken“… words I’ve heard my whole life. Come on, let’s drink a coffee. Mornings before a big day, the middle of the afternoon on a shopping trip, or maybe just while sitting and chatting. Germany and coffee go hand in hand. Germans might actually drink more coffee than beer… they […]

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Reformationsbrötchen Recipe- Luther Rose Reformation Rolls

What is Maggikraut : All about Liebstöckel or Lovage

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German Foods and Recipes

When my friend Edie told me about Maggikraut, I didn’t believe her. In my world, Maggi exists in liquid form to add flavor to soups and stews. Didn’t I just visit Spicey’s Spice Museum in Hamburg and see the Maggi exhibit (yes, I do realize that the previous sentence makes me sound like a nerd, […]

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What was the Malleus Maleficarum or Hammer of Witches?

Brotzeit- The delicious Bavarian Snack and Meal

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German Foods and Recipes

In Bavaria, as in the rest of Germany, food is important. You need fuel to put in a hard day’s work. And you need something to soak up the alcohol in the beer (which is legally a bread in Germany… but that’s another story). Grabbing a slice of toast on your way out the door […]

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Reformationsbrötchen Recipe- Luther Rose Reformation Rolls

German Shop 24 Product Reviews- German Shopping Online

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Celebrating German Culture in America

  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 […]

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European Down Comforters and Pillows -Sleep like at Oma’s

A German Kitchen Witch Brings Good Luck to Your Kitchen!

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German Halloween

When I was growing up, my mother always had a flying Kitchen Witch hanging in the kitchen window. And naturally, as an adult with my own kitchen, I have one too. Now, the legend says that a German Kitchen Witch will protect your food as you cook it… no more pots boiling over, no more burnt […]

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German Kitchen Tools from My Oma’s Kitchen- Who Remembers These?

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German Products I Love

The world is changing all the time, and “improvements” in home appliances have made cooking faster and easier. Still … somehow, despite all the technological advances, are any of our meals as memorable as the ones made by our Omas on these simpler German kitchen tools? My Oma never had a microwave, or  a food […]

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German Breakfast Boards for Frühstück, Abendbrot or Brotzeit

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German Products I Love

It is typical in Germany to have Abendbrot on wooden boards or Resopal (Formica), that acted as plate and cutting board. In Bavaria, they have Brotzeit, also eaten on a board. My whole family in Germany at this way… and here in the US, my mom would often do a simple Abendbrot dinner on Sunday evenings. […]

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Eierbecher German Egg Cups for a Soft Boiled Egg

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German Easter Traditions

We always had German Egg Cups in the house, I still do, because I love a Soft-Boiled Egg. I tried to order one in a restaurant once, but my mom stopped me, and told me her story about Eggs. When she first arrived in America, she and my father had breakfast in a restaurant. Mom […]

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Using a German Hand Grinder- There’s One in Every German Kitchen

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German Products I Love

I don’t know if German cooking uses more bread crumbs than other places…. but it seems like we were always using a German Hand Grinder to make them. For Schnitzel, Kotlett, Frikadellen and of course, toasted in butter for a yummy cauliflower topping. In our home no bread was ever thrown away. If it was […]

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Roemer Glass- Green Stemmed German Wine Glasses

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German Beer and Wine

What is Roemer Glass? These traditional German Wine Glasses  with a green stem are all over Germany, where they are used to serve delicious wines from the Rhine or Moselle Region. We had a set in our home while I was growing up… and my family in Germany has them. In fact, I’d be willing to bet that […]

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