A Brotzeit is a daily Bavarian occasion and could be translated as “Bread Break”, it is usually considered the morning break between breakfast and lunch, a time for a sandwich and may be a beer. Besides, considered the time out … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: December 2011
What is a Christmas Stollen? Germany’s age old answer to the American Fruit Cake is documented as far back as 1329 and is said to originate from the “Christbrot”, an Advent time fasting supplement for monks consisting of flour, yeast … Continue reading
It all started trying to preserve some of my mother’s recipes for her grandchildren and great grandchildren and maybe also later generations. So we decided to go through our cookbooks and publish some of the recipes “Oma Kaethe” was known … Continue reading
Beef rouladen are a Sunday dinner and also available in many restaurants. Comparing recipes from around Germany we noticed, that different areas use different stuffing ingredients. Rouladen actually would describe any thinly sliced meats which are stuffed and rolled. We … Continue reading
The crown jewel of Bavarian baking is in our opinion the 8 layer “Prinzregententorte”. Named after the Bavarian Prince Regent Luitpold, this cake’s eight layers pays tribute to the eight regions of Bavaria during his reign. Eight individual baked … Continue reading
In Bavaria a very common luncheon meat is what we would call here Souse or Head cheese. The name alone, with the added looks of it in the Deli counter, will turn off many of us who were not introduced … Continue reading
The sights of Bavaria alone are well worth a trip and should be included on your proverbial “Bucket List”. We did not even start talking about the food, the festivals and all the other things combined in “Bavarian Gemuetlichkeit”. We … Continue reading
The biggest misconception about Bavaria is that the food choices are very limited. Yes, we like our Schnitzel, Bratwurst and Sauerkraut, but we also like Fish, Beef, Lamb, Venison, Poultry and Pork. Many types of excellent cheeses originate in Bavaria … Continue reading