Chicken Fricassee with Mushrooms – Hühnerfrikassee mit Pilzen
Fricassee is defined as a stew made with pieces of meat that have been braised (lightly fried to brown in butter or oil and then slowly stewed) and are served in a sauce flavored with cooking stock. By this definition, the first record of fricassee goes back all the way…
Children’s Cookies – Weihnachtsplätzchen
When the sweet smell of freshly baked Christmas cookies wafts through the house, the best time of the year has arrived. Enjoy this recipe! Ingredients: 250 g (1 ½ cups) flour125 g (½ cup) butter160 g (¾ cup) sugar1 teaspoon vanilla sugar1 eggpinch of salt Instructions: Combine all ingredients into…
Cinnamon Stars – Zimtsterne
Cinnamon stars are traditional Christmas cookies from Swabia and are made from a nut meringue topped with a mixture of egg whites and sugar. Ingredients: 500 g (4 ½ cups) ground almonds5 egg whites450 g (3 ¾ cups) confectioners’ sugar2 teaspoons cinnamon1 tablespoon Kirschschnaps (cherry liquor) Instructions: Beat egg whites…
Classic Beef Roulade – Klassische Rinderrouladen
Beef roulade is a traditional wrapped meat dish, that can be found in Germany, Austria, Poland and the Czech Republic. There are a variety of different fillings that can be used, for example ground meat can also be added. Instead of the bacon and pickles, a rice and vegetable filling…
Cold Smoked Pork Chops – Kalt Geräucherte Schweinekoteletts (Kassler)
This recipe comes from the February 1985 edition of the German magazine Burda Moden (now Burda Style). Ingredients: 1.5 kg to 2 kg (3.3 lbs to 4.4 lbs) smoked pork chops2 tablespoons brown sugar2 apples, Golden Delicious or similar8 prunes1 orangelemon juice, to tastewatercress Instructions: Place in baking tray or…
Creamy Cucumber and Sweet Onion Salad with Fresh Dill Horseradish Dressing – Cremiger Gurken-Zwiebel Salat
This cucumber and sweet onion salad is an option found in German restaurants as a “Gemischter Salatteller”. A “Gemischter Salatteller” is a plate with a variety of delicious types of salads. Ingredients: 2 fresh seedless cucumbers peeled and sliced thin1 fresh sweet onion thinly sliced¼ cup low fat sour cream2…
Culture in the Kitchen – Germany meets Youth
Sharing German food and culture. Germany meets youth to share food and culture invites German‑language students to explore regional dishes through hands‑on culinary experiences that spark curiosity, connection, and cultural understanding. Recipe Package Most of these recipes can also be found on our YouTube Channel.
Culture in the Kitchen – Kids
Dampfnudeln – German steamed dumplings with vanilla sauce Learn how to make Dampnudeln with our Recipe package from our Culture in the Kitchen – Kids event we had on March 7, 2026. Dampfnudeln are a traditional German specialty, soft yeast dumplings that are steamed in a pot until fluffy on…
Culture in the Kitchen. Taste & Tell: A Culinary Reading
Apple Strudel & Author Spotlight Learning the art of making traditional apple strudel with chef & author dee Hobsbawn-Smith, followed by an author reading of dee’s book “Bread & Water”. Recipe Package
Dresdner Christstollen – Christmas Stollen
For the Dough: 1 cup lukewarm whole milk 3 teaspoons active dry yeast 1/2 cup granulated sugar 4 cups all-purpose flour. Add more flour as needed if dough is too wet. 1 large egg 2 large egg yolks 3/4 cup unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks) , at room temperature so…
