winter

German Gingerbread Cookies Recipe (Lebkuchen)
My 5 Favorite German Christmas Cookies
The BEST Split Pea Soup
The BEST Hungarian Goulash Recipe
German Speculoos Cheesecake (Spekulatius Käsekuchen)
German Potato Salad with Würstchen
Gingerbread Spice (For Authentic German Lebkuchen)
Foolproof oven-roasted chestnuts
Rumtopf Scones Recipe (Easy)
Bratapfel Teilchen: Baked Apple Pastries with Quark
Glühweinbraten: German Mulled Wine Beef Roast
Rumtopf Tagebuch: German Rumpot Recipe
Kokosmakronen: The BEST German Recipe Coconut Macaroons

Hallo! I'm Sophie Sadler, cookbook author of 'The German Home Kitchen', coming this September, and German food blogger at dirndl kitchen since 2015. I am so happy you’re here! 🥨

I moved from Trier, Germany to the U.S. in 2009 and soon terribly missed the flavors of home. Crusty German bread, flaky pastries, afternoon Kaffee & Kuchen, and, of course, Döner Kebab and pretzel s! So, I started sharing my love for German food and traditions with fun, easy-to-follow recipes. Stay a while, bookmark some recipes, and let’s cook together!

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Sophie 💛

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Authentic, Soft German Pretzels (Brezeln)
Döner Kebab Recipe (Chicken Version)
German Potato Salad with Würstchen
How to make Donuts (German Berliner)
Pretzel Beer Bubble Bread
Easy German Apple Cake (Apfelkuchen)
Rumtopf Tagebuch: German Rumpot Recipe
Creamy Pasta Salad Recipe (Nudelsalat)