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.
Decorated German Gingerbread Hearts with Sayings on Them - Markt Lebk…
Make German Gingerbread Hearts or Lebkuchenherzen at home and give them to your sweethearts. Large gingerbread hearts hang from ribbons and are decorated with royal icing. Homemade gingerbread hearts are fun and easy to make.
Make German Gingerbread Hearts or Lebkuchenherzen at home and give them to your sweethearts. Large gingerbread hearts hang from ribbons and are decorated with royal icing. Homemade gingerbread hearts are fun and easy to make.
How Do You Grill? Your Favorite Grill Recipes and Grilling Techniques
Is there a method you prefer to use when grilling meat and vegetables? What is your favorite meat or marinade? Do you like to grill German style or are you willing to try it?
Is there a method you prefer to use when grilling meat and vegetables? What is your favorite meat or marinade? Do you like to grill German style or are you willing to try it?
Setting Up a German Grill - How to Grill Outdoors Like a German
Want a little variety at your next barbecue? Try making and using a German Schwenker, a grill suspended over hot coals from a tripod. Here, we show you how to set up a German barbecue with a western flare. Even out here on the prairie, you can find real German tastes and experiences.
Want a little variety at your next barbecue? Try making and using a German Schwenker, a grill suspended over hot coals from a tripod. Here, we show you how to set up a German barbecue with a western flare. Even out here on the prairie, you can find real German tastes and experiences.
Children's Birthday Parties in Germany - German Birthday Customs
Children's parties are common the world over, and American birthday parties have their roots in European customs. Most often, the German birthday party is at home and the child is allowed to invite as many friends over as he or she is old. Sometimes the birthday parties are themed and they always have really good food.
Children's parties are common the world over, and American birthday parties have their roots in European customs. Most often, the German birthday party is at home and the child is allowed to invite as many friends over as he or she is old. Sometimes the birthday parties are themed and they always have really good food.
Mardi Gras Custums in Germany - Fasching in Schramberg
German Karneval or Fasching is usually a high-spirited affair, mixing witches, fools and political satire. Here is a description of the customs and the food of one town deep in the Black Forest region of Germany. Mardi Gras celebrations in Schramberg end on Ash Wednesday.
German Karneval or Fasching is usually a high-spirited affair, mixing witches, fools and political satire. Here is a description of the customs and the food of one town deep in the Black Forest region of Germany. Mardi Gras celebrations in Schramberg end on Ash Wednesday.
Five Delicious Recipes for Fresh Fruit
Summertime is awash in fresh fruit. Right now, fruit is less expensive and better tasting than at any other time. Roadside stands are selling it by the bushel and farmers' markets have it piled high on the counter.
To make the best of it, it's helpful to have several ideas of what you want to do with it before you get it home. Delicious low and no sugar recipes are waiting for you here.
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 …
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.
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.