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This week’s recipe was Rehrücken mit Pfifferlingen (Roasted saddle of venison with chanterelle mushrooms). This recipe is from the state of Baden-Württemburg, the southwestern-most state in Germany, containing the Black Forest and the city of Stuttgart and Heidelberg. We weren’t able to get ahold of venison saddle (that’s the back with the filets attached), so we […]
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This week’s recipe was a fruit soup, Fliederbeerensuppe mit “Plauener Spitze” (Elderberry soup with “Plauener lace”), from the section of the book on the German states of Sachsen and Sachsen-Anhalt. These states were part of East Germany, are located to the south and southwest of Berlin, and are home to the cities of Dresden, Leipzig, […]
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This week’s challenge was to make Hechtklößchen in Rieslingssauce (Pike dumplings in Riesling sauce). Pike is hard to get, at least in our area and in my in-laws area of Germany. We spent the last five days at my in-laws, it was a lovely break to get away from television and internet, but I always come back feeling […]
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This weeks challenge was Flammkuchen mit Pilzen or Tarte flambee with mushrooms. We’ve gotten this in restaurants before, but until now, I had no idea how much fat goes into this dish.
First, the crust was made with 150 grams of lard. The crust was easy to make and roll out. I’m not sure if we got the right […]
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This week’s recipe was Pumpernickeleis (Pumpernickel ice cream). I’d always thought you needed an ice cream maker to make ice cream, so I was very much looking forward to trying this freezer/stirring once an hour method. I let the pumpernickel dry out, but it still doesn’t grate well, I just broke it up into as small pieces […]
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This week’s challenge was to make Grumbeersupp mit Quetschekuche, or potato soup with plum cake. Rainer says this is one of the meals he grew up with, well actually, potato soup with pancakes is how his mom made it, and plum cake was something they had for coffee & cake. Rainer says Grumbeersupp is how it’s called […]
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This week’s recipe was Zwetschgenmichel, or plum casserole, from the German state of Thuringen (Thuringia). Thuringen is in central Germany and is home to the towns of Erfurt, Gera, Jena and Weimar.
Zwetschgen are plums used to make prunes. Zwetschgen trees are quite common here, almost everyone with a garden has one in it, including us. Unfortunately, […]
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Christina Geyer has lived in Germany since May 2002. She has lived in Berlin, Rostock, Potsdam, and has now settled pretty much permanently in the Regensburg area. In addition to blogging on AmiExpat.com, she founded the parenting site Mamas Worldwide. For more, see About Christina.
