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February 27, 2021 A German Farmers Almanac or Bauernkalender

February 27, 2021 A Hofbräuhaus opened in 1908, but not in Munich

February 20, 2021 A Kindergarten in the Forest

February 6, 2021 King Ludwig’s magnificent Royal Sleigh

February 5, 2021 Faschingskrapfen – German Carnival Donuts

January 30, 2021 Pretzels, almost like from the Bakery

January 23, 2021 Bernkastel-Kues in the heart of the Middle Moselle

January 14, 2021 Apple Pancakes or Apfelkräpfchen

January 9, 2021 Traditional painted furniture, the “Bauernmöbel”

December 28, 2020 New Years Lucky Charms

December 27, 2020 Salzburger Nockerl, a sweet, light and fluffy Dumpling

December 22, 2020 Eierpunsch or Eggnog Liquor Punsch

December 19, 2020 Tasty Glühwein (hot mulled Red Wine)

December 9, 2020 The Munich Christmas miracle

December 6, 2020 A sweet surprise, first day of Advent until Christmas

December 5, 2020 “Weihnachten” from my Childhood

November 28, 2020 An amazing archeological find turned out to be a Roman Villa

November 18, 2020 A Chicken Stuffing from my Childhood

November 14, 2020 Leonhardifahrt, a horse and carriage procession in Bavaria

November 11, 2020 Angie’s Zwiebelkuchen

November 7, 2020 Tübingen has a Rainbow Row

November 4, 2020 Colorful and healthy Spätzle, a variety that also tastes good

October 24, 2020 A famous sight in Munich, the Glockenspiel

October 17, 2020 Dallmayr is known for Coffee, but also for their famous delicacies in Munich

October 3, 2020 The Blautopf, “The Beautiful Lau”

September 26, 2020 The Orient Express is in Munich – as a hotel

September 19, 2020 How the Weisswurst was born (Recipe)

September 5, 2020 German Gulasch (Goulash)

August 29, 2020 Chamonix-MontBlanc, the highest Mountain in Western Europe

August 22, 2020 Croissants aux Amandes

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Faschingskrapfen, German Mardi Gras donut

Faschingskrapfen – German Carnival Donuts

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Faschingskrapfen or German Donuts are baked customarily at Fasching which is end of February. It’s the time of Carnival, and similar like Mardi Gras. The fist-sized pastries are not only found all year round in Franconia, but also in Southwest Germany, where they are called “Fastnachtsküchle”, and in Germany’s capital Berlin, the “Berliner”. The Krapfen […]

Pretzels, almost like from the Bakery

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So I’m a little proud. I can’t stop looking at the pictures of my Pretzels. Aren’t they beautiful? And they taste almost like from the bakery. Who would have thought that? Years ago, I tried to bake Pretzels and I failed miserably. Baking Pretzels, or in German “Laugenbrezel” or in Bavaria “Brezn”, seemed so complicated […]

Traditional painted furniture, the “Bauernmöbel”

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Cover photo above: Work of a Peony Rose painter anno 1784, a painted headboard in the Ackerhus Museum. The fillings show the two seasons of Spring and Summer in the form of two women. When King Max II (1811–1864) wanted to connect to the peasants, he began actively promoting the art and customs of the […]

Salzburger Nockerl, a sweet, light and fluffy Dumpling

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At one of my visits to Salzburg a couple years ago I was longing for an Austrian sweet dish. We stopped at Cafe Mozart in the Getreidegasse to experience this local dessert. Salzburger Nockerl are light and fluffy, they are delicate vanilla-flavored dumplings, which reminds me of a soufflé. Like so many wonderful Austrian desserts […]

Gluehwein, Glühwein (hot mulled Red Wine)

Tasty Glühwein (hot mulled Red Wine)

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Glühwein, or hot mulled wine you can make yourself, better than at any Christmas market! The alcoholic hot drink is part of the Christmas market, like the gifts under the Christmas tree. But let’s be honest, most of the time we get cheap booze for dear money at the Christmas market, and we only drink […]

Kaiserschmarrn with berries, Austrian dish

Kaiserschmarrn, a traditional Austrian dish

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While strolling through the cobblestone streets of Vienna, Austria, we stopped for lunch at Café Central (est. 1876) for some original Austrian food. The waiter highly recommended this Austrian dish Kaiserschmarrn is an original Austrian sweet dish, made from Palatschinken (pancake) dough. It was created for Kaiser Franz Joseph and Elisabeth (Sissi) in 1854. He […]

Three days in Salzburg, Austria

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On the way to Austria, we stopped for a couple days in the in the Salzburg area. Salzburg is located on the border with Germany at the foot of the Eastern Alps. A river name Salzach flows through the middle of the city. On the left bank is the old town, designated as a pedestrian […]

Käsespätzle, or Cheese Spaetzle

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While on vacation in Sankt Gilgen, Austria I had this typical Austrian dish called “Käsespatzen”. It consists of Spaetzle noodles and grated hard cheese that is alternately stacked and garnished with fried onions. The Cheese Spaetzle are pushed into the hot oven after they have been layered, so that the Spaetzle does not cool down and the […]

Steckerlfish. Spanish Makrele, Fish on a stick

The Steckerlfish, a Mackerel on a Stick

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A delicacy is the “Steckerlfisch” or Fish on a Stick is a Spanish Mackerel that is grilled over a dug out pit with a grey layer of amber. This type of fish is one of my favorites visiting German or Austrian folk festivals.
The Steckerlfisch originates from the “kitchen” of the former Danube fishermen, and has been written about in books of the early 1900’s.

A Kaiser, his mistress and a Gugelhupf

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One wonders if you have a genuine “Kaisergugelhupf” (Emperor bundt cake) on your plate at the Café. Only bakers and baking enthusiasts, who do a little research would be familiar with the true consistency of the dough. After all, we know there are many different variations on the internet, and there is very large collections […]