Parties, Festivals, Birthdays and other Celebrations
Celebrations always require special foods. If you want to know how to prepare party foods (and perhaps how they came to be associated with certain festivals) the following pages will give you all the information you need.
Christmas Candy - Traditional Marzipankartoffeln - German Candy Potato
Marzipan potatoes are a traditional German Christmas treat. This Christmas candy is simple to make with ground almonds and powdered sugar. Candy potatoes formed from marzipan are small and flavored with rosewater or liqueurs. Marzipankartoffeln are then rolled in cocoa powder and cinnamon.
Marzipan potatoes are a traditional German Christmas treat. This Christmas candy is simple to make with ground almonds and powdered sugar. Candy potatoes formed from marzipan are small and flavored with rosewater or liqueurs. Marzipankartoffeln are then rolled in cocoa powder and cinnamon.
Meatless Alternatives for Breakfast and Dinner
Here are a few German recipes without meat and ideas for interesting dinners or desserts.
Here are a few German recipes without meat and ideas for interesting dinners or desserts.
Deep-Fried Karneval Treats
Fasching, or German Mardi Gras (Karneval), is celebrated in the south and along the Rhine where the majority of the people are Roman Catholic. In the deep south, Fasnet is still somewhat religious and very traditional, with family costumes handed down over generations. Along the Rhine, it’s more like a big party, which the non-natives try to escape. Wherever you are …
Fasching, or German Mardi Gras (Karneval), is celebrated in the south and along the Rhine where the majority of the people are Roman Catholic. In the deep south, Fasnet is still somewhat religious and very traditional, with family costumes handed down over generations. Along the Rhine, it’s more like a big party, which the non-natives try to escape. Wherever you are …
Cheese Fondue for Advent
Cheese fondue is relatively easy to make, just cheese, wine, bread and some spices. So melt away and enjoy the moment.
Cheese fondue is relatively easy to make, just cheese, wine, bread and some spices. So melt away and enjoy the moment.
Birthday Cake with Mascarpone Cream
This recipe starts with a simple base-layer and jazzes it up with a mascarpone-quark cream, flavored with cinnamon. For a finishing touch you may also want to add the marzipan flowers for your special birthday someone.
This recipe starts with a simple base-layer and jazzes it up with a mascarpone-quark cream, flavored with cinnamon. For a finishing touch you may also want to add the marzipan flowers for your special birthday someone.
New Year’s Carp
Although this fish is served on New Year’s Eve, traditionally, it may also be served on Christmas Eve. This fresh-water fish is stuffed with a bread-crumb and fish mixture and seasoned with thyme, parsley and onion.
Although this fish is served on New Year’s Eve, traditionally, it may also be served on Christmas Eve. This fresh-water fish is stuffed with a bread-crumb and fish mixture and seasoned with thyme, parsley and onion.
Christmas Goose - Weihnachtsgans
Germans don’t cook very many turkeys, for festive occasions it’s goose or duck. We don’t see the Christmas goose very often anymore, which is a shame because it is so simple to make. Like other fowl, onions, thyme and fruit are great seasoning choices. This recipe makes 4 servings and gravy.
Germans don’t cook very many turkeys, for festive occasions it’s goose or duck. We don’t see the Christmas goose very often anymore, which is a shame because it is so simple to make. Like other fowl, onions, thyme and fruit are great seasoning choices. This recipe makes 4 servings and gravy.
The Holidays of Germany
The German holidays revolve around a Christian calendar. Each holiday has its own distinct foods and fun.
The German holidays revolve around a Christian calendar. Each holiday has its own distinct foods and fun.