Family Recipes
Simple, delicious dishes for everyday family meals
17 recipes
Viennese Apple Strudel
A thin, crisp strudel filled with juicy apples, raisins, cinnamon, and golden nut crumbs.
Dampfnudeln with Vanilla Sauce
Fluffy Bavarian yeast dumplings, steamed in a milk-and-butter mixture until tender inside with a caramelized crust on the bottom.
Bavarian-Style Potato Salad
A warm potato salad with a rich broth-based dressing, onion, and fresh chives — a classic Bavarian side dish made without mayonnaise.
Bavarian-Style Potato Dumplings
Tender potato dumplings with a buttery breadcrumb filling — a classic hearty German side dish for roasts and rich gravy.
Potato Pancakes with Apple Sauce
Crispy golden German-style potato pancakes served with a delicate homemade apple sauce.
Kässpätzle
Hot spätzle layered with melted Emmental cheese and generously topped with crispy fried onions — a classic comfort dish from Swabian and Alpine German cuisine.
Milk Rice
A delicate German Milchreis — creamy milk rice with vanilla, cinnamon and apple sauce.
German Walnut Cake (Nusskuchen)
A moist, fragrant German cake made with toasted hazelnuts and butter, with a tender, evenly porous crumb.
German Potato and Cheese Gratin
Thin slices of potato baked in a creamy milk sauce under a golden cheese crust make for a delicate, comforting German dish.
German White Radish Salad
Crisp white radish becomes softer and especially juicy after a brief salting, dressed in a simple vinaigrette of oil, vinegar, and chives.
German Pretzels
Homemade German pretzels with a soft yeasted crumb, a glossy dark-golden crust and crunchy coarse salt.
German Pancakes
Thin, golden German pancakes made from a delicate batter of milk, eggs, and sparkling water — perfect for a sweet or savory serving.
German-Style Cucumber Salad
Crisp, thinly sliced cucumbers in a delicate sweet-and-sour sour cream dressing with fragrant dill — a classic German cold side dish.
Rote Grütze
A North German berry pudding with cherries, red berries and a delicate vanilla sauce.
Bread Dumplings
Tender Bavarian bread dumplings with milk, eggs, onion and parsley, perfect for soaking up a rich gravy.
Braised Red Cabbage with Apples
Tender, sweet-and-sour red cabbage with apples — a classic German side dish for roasts, sausages and dumplings.
Spätzle with Mushrooms in Cream Sauce
Tender homemade spätzle paired with sautéed mushrooms and a rich cream sauce — a cozy dish from southern German cuisine.