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Frankfurt Green Sauce Recipe – Oma's Frankfurter Grüne Sosse.
Frankfurter Green Sauce (Grüne Soße) is a traditional Easter dish from Frankfurt, made with seven herbs. Can't find them all? This recipe offers easy substitutes!
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Traditional German Red Cabbage Recipe – Oma's Rotkohl Rezept
The red cabbage recipe (rotkohl) is sweet, tangy, and easy to make. A German classic with big flavor and little fuss—just how Oma likes it!
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Oma's Authentic Beef Rouladen Recipe – German Beef Rolls
Beef rouladen (rinderrouladen) are a classic for good reason. They're so lecker and the gravy is mega! Looks fancy, but Oma knows it’s easy to make.
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Oma's Sauerbraten Recipe: Slow-Cooked Marinated Beef with Gravy
Sauerbraten (German Marinated Pot Roast) is a classic—tender beef, marinated for days, then slow-cooked to perfection. Patience pays off with this favorite!
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15 Potato Dishes That Will Steal the Show
These top 15 potato dishes will not only showcase the versatility of potatoes but also bring out the rich flavors of German cuisine.
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Mother's Day Dinner Ideas ~ Celebrate Mom with These 15 Favorites
Celebrate Mother's Day with a delightful German-inspired dinner. These springy, colorful dishes come together to make the perfect celebratory meal!
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10 One-Pot Comfort Food Recipes
These one-pot comfort food recipes bring the rich, hearty flavors of German cuisine to your kitchen in a minimal-fuss way.
German Poppy Seed Roll – Oma's Mohnrolle / Mohnstriezel
Oma's poppy seed roll, Mohnrolle, is so easy to make. Use your bread machine to whip up the dough, mix the filling (or use canned), roll it all together, bake, and ENJOY! Yes, that easy!
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Traditional German Apple Cake Recipe – Oma's Versunkener Apfelkuchen
This German apple cake always looks amazing and tastes scrumptious! So quick and easy to make, it's just like Oma's versunkener Apfelkuchen served fresh from the oven.
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20+ Delicious Summer Recipes to Enjoy All Season
Bring the vibrant flavors of summer to your table with these 20+ delicious German-inspired recipes that will have you savoring the sunshine all season long.
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Easy Chicken Rice Soup Recipe – Oma's Hühner-Reissuppe Rezept
My homemade chicken rice soup recipe is one you're sure to make often. Why? 'Cause it's so easy and so good. Make a huge batch that'll feed a crowd. Or, just so you can enjoy leftovers.
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German Bee Sting Cake Recipe - Oma's Bienenstich
Oma’s Bienenstich, the German Bee Sting Cake recipe, with its nutty topping and creamy filling is made WITHOUT yeast. Perfect when you’re wanting quick and easy, but YUMMY!
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German Fried Potatoes Recipe – Oma's Bratkartoffeln Rezept
German fried potatoes are among my favorites. Using raw or cooked potatoes, these Bratkartoffeln add some bacon, some onion, and various other ingredients and taste just like Oma’s.
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How to Make German Pork Schnitzel Recipe: Oma's Schweineschnitzel
German Schnitzel Recipe: Savor crispy, golden perfection with this quick and easy classic that's mega lecker delicious! Supper tonight?
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What is Endive? How to Prepare and Enjoy It
What is Endive? Learn about this crisp, slightly bitter leafy green, how to prepare it, and how it's used in traditional German dishes for a flavorful touch!
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Festive St. Patrick’s Day Recipes: Eat Your Greens!
Here’s a roundup of delicious green St. Patrick’s Day-inspired dishes from our collection, all guaranteed to bring some tasty Irish-inspired magic to your celebration
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How to Bake Bacon – Oma's Gebackener Speck.
Here's how to bake bacon - no frying, no splattering, no mess! It's the easiest way to cook lots of bacon!
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German Cauliflower Bomb: Oma's Blumenkohl-Bombe Rezept.
This baked cauliflower bomb is a centerpiece dish that gets rave reviews EVERY TIME! Cauliflower, meatloaf and bacon. Together. What's not to like? And, it's so easy to make!
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German Kohlrabi Casserole with Ham – Oma's Kohlrabi mit Schinken.
This kohlrabi recipe is a great way to use up leftover ham and create a delicious, traditional German meal.
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Easy Potato Soup Recipe: Oma's Kartoffelsuppe.
Easy Potato Soup Recipe! This hearty German-inspired dish is packed with tender potatoes, veggies, and smoked sausage for a comforting meal everyone will love.
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How to Make Egg Salad: Oma's Eiersalat Rezept.
Learn how to make egg salad, quick and easily with this best Egg Salad recipe. Great for sandwiches, buffets, appetizers, or as a late-night snack. This one has a secret ingredient!
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Easy Apple Crisp Recipe with Oatmeal – Oma's German Apfel-Crumble.*
This is easily the best apple crisp recipe with oatmeal that I've found. Juicy, easy, healthy, quick - what more does one want? It's Germanized to be better!
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Oma’s Schupfnudeln – German Potato Noodles.
Similar to Italian gnocchi potato dumplings, these German potato noodles, Schupfnudeln, are a traditional side or main dish in southern Germany. So easy to make! Really!
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Traditional German Mulled Wine Recipe – Oma's Glühwein Rezept
Make this easy German Mulled Wine recipe to enjoy as a traditional German Christmas drink. It'll make you think you're back in Germany at the wonderful Christmas markets.
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Easy Cabbage Diet Soup: Oma's Kohlsuppe Rezepte zum abnehmen.
Looking for a cabbage diet soup that works? Here's the one I'm using that's got a bit of a German twist to it. And, hubby loves it! Make a big pot to last the week!
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German Apple Pudding Cake – Heidi's Apfel-Puddingkuchen.
This apple pudding cake tastes like a traditional apple bread pudding cake. It's one of those easy desserts that's delicious warm with ice cream and sprinkled with cinnamon. Wunderbar!
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Oma's Pfefferpotthast: German Peppered Beef Stew.
Pfefferpotthast: A classic German beef stew braised in rich gravy. Enjoy this peppered dish with boiled potatoes, gherkins, and red beets for authentic flavor.
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Oma's Jelly Donut Recipe: Berliner Pfannkuchen or Krapfen Rezept.
This easy and delicious German jelly donut recipe, aka Berliner Pfannkuchen or Krapfen (among many other names!) is made with a simple yeast dough and a simple hack.
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The Brot Box: Real German Bread Delivered to You
Is The Brot Box worth it? Read Oma's review as she unboxes, bakes, and tastes authentic German breads and rolls.
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Oma's Nussecken: German Nut Corners Recipe (Triangles).
Nut corners recipe: Chocolate-dipped Nussecken with a buttery shortbread base, apricot jam layer, and caramelized nut topping—a perfect treat for year-round indulgence
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German Herring Salad with Cream: Mutti's Heringssalat Rezept.
My Mutti's Herring Salad is such an easy dish to make for a perfect quick supper. Our kids LOVE this! Really. It's creamy and sweet and sour! Wunderbar.
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Oma's Kohlrouladen Rezept - German Cabbage Rolls Recipe.
Oma's cabbage rolls recipe is SO traditionally German. Stuffed with meat and served with a brown gravy, this is not just another cabbage roll! This is THE BEST!
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Apfelpfannkuchen: Tasty, Controversial German Apple Pancake Recipe
What's the history behind the German Apple Pancake recipe, aka Apfelpfannkuchen? Quick, very easy, and wunderbar! Get Oma's delicious recipe here.
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Traditional German Meatballs – Oma's Königsberger Klopse mit Sosse.
Mutti's German meatballs are a real classic. Called Königsberger Klopse mit Sosse, it's an easy comfort food to make. But, Mutti's are just a bit different! And mine, even easier to make..
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German Chocolate Cream Torte – Oma's Schokosahne Torte Rezept.
You’ll LOVE this German Chocolate Cream Torte. The frosting is OH SO WUNDERBAR and made in a surprisingly easy way. And the cake. Pure German deliciousness!
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Traditional German Chicken Fricassee Recipe – Oma's Hühnerfrikassee.
Make this chicken fricassee recipe and you'll think you're back in Oma's kitchen. German comfort food. Originally just a 'leftover' meal, now it graces the best restaurant menus.
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Easy Sugar Cookie Recipe – Oma's Zuckerkekse Rezept.
Want an easy sugar cookie recipe? One that can be used for Christmas cookies? Learn how to make Oma’s Zuckerkekse that are perfect any time of the year. Lecker!
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Oma’s Cookbooks – Kochbücher (in English)
Choose from Oma's cookbooks that are immediately downloadable & start cooking easy classic German foods tonight. Or get her newest paperback cookbook. LECKER!
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German Christmas Stollen Recipe – Mutti's Quarkstollen Rezept.
This easy German Christmas Stollen recipe uses cottage cheese or Greek yogurt to keep it moist. Make this when you're in a hurry - no yeast is used-- anytime of the year!
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10 Easy Traditional German Christmas Cookie Recipes.
German Christmas Cookie Recipes: Indulge in 10 traditional treats like spiced Lebkuchen, buttery Spritzgebäck, and nutty Nussecken to sweeten your holiday season.
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Just Like Oma's Christmas Baking eCookbook — UPDATED & REVISED
Updated & Revised! Missing those traditional German Christmas baking recipes like your Oma used to make? Oma Gerhild's got them right here for you to enjoy this Christmas
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Just Like Oma's Christmas Cookies eCookbook — UPDATED & REVISED
Craving traditional German Christmas Cookies this year? Just like the ones Oma used to make? Let this Oma show you how and get ready to share your German heritage with others.
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Mulled Wine Cookie Bars – Gerhild's Glühweinkuchen vom Blech.
Make these German Mulled Wine Cookie Bars to enjoy as a traditional German Christmas treat. So wunderbar! Just like Oma’s Glühweinkuchen vom Blech.
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German Christmas Cookies Recipe: Make Oma's Weihnachtskekse
German Christmas Cookies Recipe: A cherished family tradition for generations! Decorate, enjoy Christmas music, and share these festive treats with loved ones.
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Homemade Braided Bread Recipe: Oma's Easy Hefezopf.
Braided Bread Recipe: Discover the classic German Hefezopf, a sweet, lemon-scented bread with raisins and almonds, perfect for holidays or any day of the year!
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Air Fryer French Fries — German Pommes Frites
Making air fryer french fries is so simple, and who doesn't LOVE the classic and delicious taste of them. You can never go wrong with Pommes Frites
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German Spritz Cookies Recipe: Oma's Spritzgebäck.
This German spritz cookies recipe is one that I've had for years. Buttery and crisp, with just a hint of almond, these fun little shapes still disappear as fast as I can bake them.
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