Bavarian Pork Schnitzel
Maybe it is lucky that we aren’t having an Oktoberfest here in Munich this year as unlike our usual sunny, warm autumn, the weather has turned very wintery with squalls of rain and temperatures around 5°C. To be fair, cold…
Category Bavarian
Gingerbread Hearts ‘Lebkuchenherzen’
The Oktoberfest recipes continue today with a real symbol of folk festivals here in Germany: Gingerbread Hearts or Lebkuchenherzen. Anyone who has ever visited the Oktoberfest has seen the many stalls selling these sweet treats. Ranging in size from tiny…
Bavarian Potato Salad ‘Kartoffelsalat’
We are bang in the middle of the Oktoberfest season, and while no Oktoberfest is being held in 2020, that doesn’t mean we can’t have our favourite Bavarian foods at home! If you’ve been following along you will have learnt…
Oktoberfest Roast Chicken
It is that time of the year again! Unfortunately, this year the official Oktoberfest has been cancelled due to the ongoing pandemic, but that doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate at home. While the Oktoberfest is now famous across the world…
Zwetschgendatschi – Bavarian Plum Tart
I have had a bit of wanderlust recently, so you might have noticed that many of the recipes I’ve been sharing are from far-flung places as I travel in my imagination around the globe. I love the way the smell…
German Strawberry Cream Torte
The first strawberries have started appearing in the markets, juicy and glossy, fragrant with the promise of summer and sun. Of course, as soon as I see strawberries I get a craving for that most summery of recipes: an Erdbeer…
Krapfen – German Carnival Doughnuts
It’s that time of year again, when ‘Fasching’ or Carnival in Germany reaches a week-long peak of festivities, partying and general frivolity before the gloomier days of Lent begin on Ash Wednesday. The streets are littered with confetti and streamers…
Homemade Soft Pretzels – the best Bavarian recipe!
At the centre of any good Bavarian table, you will find a basket of that most beloved of baked goods, Homemade Soft Pretzels. Known locally as Brezn, this is comfort food of the highest order for all Bavarians and an…
Obazda – Bavarian Cheese Spread
It’s that time of year again, Munich is buzzing, the tourists are flooding into town, the Wiesn is covered in beer tents and roller coasters, that must mean that the mother of all celebrations, Oktoberfest is nearly upon us. Love…
German Sweet Dumplings – Buchteln
The depths of January can be fairly gloomy in Munich, but the last few days we’ve had crystal clear, blue skies with the resulting temperature drop. I’ve been mostly appreciating the sunshine from the window, as well as dashing out…
