As you can imagine, I’m not a great fan of sliced bread, But please don’t dismiss my claim that there is one thing that is better than sliced bread, and that by miles, too lightly! If the whole of Germany goes insane when the first white asparagus of the season appears in the shops and…
A few weeks ago I finally got round to making my first pretzels, a staple of Swabian bread baskets, the race was on to produce proper breakfast rolls. Now, I won’t lie, we don’t have rolls every morning for breakfast. But we could have, if we wanted to: every other street has an independent baker who…
Germany is well known for its beers and beer festivals, and rightly so. What’s much less well known is the fact that we produce some really great wines, too. And I am not talking Liebfraumilch here. When I came to Britain for the first time, Liebfraumilch and Blue Nun were a popular choice of wine.…
I have actually no idea why gingerbread houses appear at Christmas – after all, the story of Hänsel and Gretel is not really a Christmas tale! But whatever the reasons be hind it, come Christmas we have to have one, or two, or even more gingerbread houses under our tree, in increasing states of disrepair.…
A great meal needs a good dumpling – and this one certainly stands out: called ‘napkin dumpling’, it retains its form because it is wrapped up like a sausage in a napkin or a tea towel. Like its smaller cousin, the Weckknödel, Serviettenknödel are made from old bread, eggs and onions, but its larger size gives it a…
Feuerzangenbowle isn’t just punch, it is an event. Immortalised by a 1944 film of the same title, this mulled wine is served with a rum-soaked sugarloaf which is set on fire, dripping melting sugar (and some rum) into the concoction. A popular alternative to mulled wine, it’s a great way to round off a Christmas or…
Like many German families, we enjoy playing card games. It’s such a great way to let off steam – beating your partner at Canasta makes up for him forgetting to bring out the bins; my son, unfortunately, seems to enjoy beating me at games far more than I consider to be healthy. I suppose it’s…
Springerle are probably one of the most decorative biscuits: the delicately carved molds which are pressed onto the dough to leave the most intricate imprints have been around since the Middle Ages. Originally depicting Christian imagery, over the centuries they have evolved to mark a wide range of special occasions, such as christenings, weddings and any other…
Today we spent a few hours playing a new board game: Scotland Yard. It’s a real classic – I grew up playing it and now my son asked for one, too, having played it on holidays in Germany. Fortunately for all of us, Granny kindly sent him one – which meant we could spend a lazy…
Today is St Nicholas, celebrating the patron saint of children. The night before St Nicholas, we place out shoes outside the door in the hope that St Nicholas will fill them with apples, sweets, nuts and – hopefully! – a little present. Before he became the official poster boy for a well-known beverages company, St…
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