Austrian, German and Swiss Food Recipes

Food Recipes from Austria, Germany, Switzerland or influenced by those German-speaking countries. Homemade Austrian, German, Swiss dishes, meals, and DIY. All dishes here are either traditional or inspired meals and recipes.

German Cucumber Dill Salad [Gurkensalat]

Last updated on April 5, 2019 By Helene Dsouza 4 Comments

Refreshing German Cucumber Dill Salad to serve as a salad side dish during the hotter months of the year. This salad with cucumber is better known as Gurkensalat in German. What is Gurkensalat? Gurkensalat is a super popular spring and summer salad in Germany, Austria and all the surrounding countries. The word Gurkensalat itself means […]

Easy Sauteed Oyster Mushrooms Recipe

Last updated on March 7, 2019 By Helene Dsouza Leave a Comment

Easy Sauteed Oyster Mushrooms Recipe prepared with white wine. Serve these pan-fried oyster mushrooms as a side dish with steaks or a chicken meal. This mushroom recipe was based on my sauteed portobello mushroom recipe. What are oyster mushrooms? Oyster Mushrooms have a large fan-like smooth cap and a thin, rubber-like stem. They grow in clusters […]

Bratkartoffeln with Bacon – German Fries Recipe

Last updated on February 15, 2019 By Helene Dsouza Leave a Comment

Bratkartoffeln with Bacon is a great dinner meal idea. The German fries recipe is great with leftover boiled or roasted potatoes. What are Bratkartoffeln? Bratkartoffeln are German pan fried Potato Fries. Boiled potatoes are cut into thick slices and pan-fried with butter and bacon fats until crisp. This is a very common dish in all […]

Valentine’s Marzipan Chocolate Balls

Last updated on February 6, 2019 By Helene Dsouza Leave a Comment

Valentine’s Marzipan Chocolate balls are a different kind of treat to celebrate the day with your loved one. The marzipan is enclosed by white and pink colored chocolate. You will find it to be a fun activity at the same time and your edible gift will truly come from the heart. I got the idea to […]

Chicken Geschnetzeltes with Hunter Sauce

Last updated on January 30, 2019 By Helene Dsouza Leave a Comment

Chicken Geschnetzeltes with Hunter Sauce is a delicious one-pan meal that you can prepare within 25 minutes! This dish is super popular in Austria and resembles the Jagerschnitzel and the Chicken with mushroom white wine. What is Geschnetzeltes? Geschnetzeltes is a Swiss/Austrian definition for sliced meats. When someone says geschnetzeltes it can either mean chicken […]

Good Luck Marzipan Pig Candy

Last updated on January 30, 2019 By Helene Dsouza 4 Comments

Gift Marzipan Pig Candy to your loved ones to wish them prosperity and good fortune! Homemade pink pigs made of marzipan almond paste are a symbol of good luck. Prepare your own homemade marzipan pigs. It’s fun and your family and friends will appreciate the cute delicious sweet lucky bite. What’s a Marzipan Pig? […]

Easy White Chocolate Liqueur Recipe

Last updated on January 30, 2019 By Helene Dsouza Leave a Comment

Easy white chocolate liqueur recipe to prepare this classic creamy holiday liqueur at home. This chocolatey liqueur resembles the Mozart white chocolate vanilla cream liqueur from Salzburg in Austria. Watch further below how to make it from scratch so that you can enjoy your white chocolate cream liqueur in your drinks or gift a bottle […]

Bavarian Cream Recipe

Last updated on January 31, 2019 By Helene Dsouza Leave a Comment

Our Bavarian Cream Recipe so that you get to try this amazing and delicious dessert at home! Make the cream and let it set in pots to serve as dessert with your favorite toppings or fruits. Watch my quick and easy how to make Bavarian cream video further below. What is Bavarian Cream? Bavarian Cream, […]

German Potato Dumplings Recipe

Last updated on January 31, 2019 By Helene Dsouza Leave a Comment

German Potato Dumplings are a wonderful side dish idea, mostly served with delicious meals such as Beef Goulash, Sauerbraten and red cabbage with apple. Potato Dumplings, aka Kartoffelknödel in German, are easy to prepare. Watch my quick how to make potato dumplings video further below! What are German Potato Dumplings? The German Potato Dumplings are common […]

German Potato Pancakes – Kartoffelpuffer

Last updated on January 31, 2019 By Helene Dsouza 1 Comment

German Potato Pancakes (Kartoffelpuffer) are savory shredded potatoes shaped into a flattened small dumpling-like pancake. Those are then simply fried and usually served as a side dish with a meat main course. My easy Kartoffelpuffer are vegan, prepared without eggs. To make the German potato pancakes is rather easy, so I invite you to try them […]

BEST Marzipan Recipe – Basic Almond Paste

Last updated on May 20, 2019 By Helene Dsouza 3 Comments

Best Marzipan Recipe prepared easily without eggs, no cooking involved, all natural with real flavors. This is our German basic raw marzipan mass which is further used in cakes, cookies candies. I have prepared some useful recipe suggestions too. I prepared a video where I show you how to make easily marzipan almond paste from […]

Flammkuchen Recipe – Alsatian Tarte Flambée Pizza

Last updated on February 5, 2019 By Helene Dsouza 2 Comments

Flammkuchen or Tarte Flambée is a delicious flat pizza-like dish, topped with fresh cream, bacon, and onions. What is Flammkuchen aka Tarte Flambée? Flammkuchen is a Pizza-like dish with cream bacon and onions as the main original topping ingredients. Flammkuchen is also known as Tarte Flambée/Flammekuechen and is primarily an Alsatian French pizza dish. The […]