German cuisine

Ground Beef Sauerbraten Goulash has all the warm spicy flavor of a traditional sauerbraten but it will be on the table in less than 30 minutes. You’re welcome!!

Buttered German egg dumplings (spaetzle) are layered in a casserole dish along with shredded Gruyere cheese and crispy, crunchy onions to bring you this delicious recipe for German Spaetzle Casserole.

My recipe today for Hearty German Meatballs with Caraway Mushroom Cream Sauce is a “recipe re-do” from one I shared years ago on my blog (January of 2012 to be exact), which I called simply enough German Meatballs in Cream Sauce. This new version uses heavy cream in place of the evaporated milk I used back in 2012, does away with the beer completely and replaces it with beef stock, and I added a bunch of fresh mushrooms and stone ground mustard to pump up the flavor. Wunderbar!!

Contrary to the title of this recipe, this Dark Rye Pumpkin Yeast Bread does not contain any pumpkin in the ingredients. I’ve named this recipe specifically from the shape of the loaves themselves. For those of you who are so over the last three months of all things “pumpkin flavored”…you’re welcome!! LOL

When the cooler months arrive, I tend to gravitate to German cuisine as my comfort food of choice. It just speaks to me, and I hope it speaks to you too.

This rustic yet impressive Riesling Braised Chicken is one of the most flavorful chicken dishes, EVER! You have my word on it!!

With recipes like this, there is no reason to wait for Oktoberfest for a delicious German dinner.

Although I’ve never been to Germany, it’s on my bucket list of places I dream of going.

However, with recipes like this, I like to imagine myself already there. German Pork Ribs with Sauerkraut for the slow cooker.

German Beef Rouladen is beef eye of round steak, pounded thin, then stuffed and rolled with a mixture of bacon, carrots, celery, and dill pickles.

Creamed Cabbage with Bacon and Caraway has only 5 ingredients and got two giant thumbs-up from my entire family of men. I took my inspiration for my dish of Creamed Caggabe with Bacon and Caraway from food blogger and book author, Molly Wizenberg. I first learned of Molly from her book “A Homemade Life” which …

Ground beef and stone ground German mustard combine to make these wonderfully flavorful German meatballs. Serve them over mashed potatoes and sauerkraut for fantastic old world flavor. German Meatballs Over Mashed Potatoes & Sauerkraut.  I love German flavors. I always have. Must be my German heritage and something deep within that speaks to me. There …