Oma Marion’s Oven-baked Pork Roast with Hefeklöße

Ralph has fond memories of his mom making this meal. Hefeklöße are a German version of a steamed dumpling and are ideal for mopping up gravy. Or you can pour a sweet fruit sauce over top and have them for dessert. Whenever Ralph makes them, I devour at least three or four. If you make…

Low and Slow Oven-Baked Pork Spareribs with Homemade BBQ Sauce

In winter or unfavourable grilling weather, baking ribs low and slow in the oven is equally delicious and results in tender, fall-off-the-bone meat. Making a homemade BBQ sauce is easy, doesn’t have added preservatives, and allows you to tweak the sweet and savoury flavours to your liking. Pork spareribs are incredibly inexpensive in Germany and…

Schnitzel and Sauerkraut

Master a classic schnitzel and immunity-boosting sauerkraut at home. Crispy golden schnitzel with veal, pork, or chicken, paired with savory, tender sauerkraut.

Grünkohl und Pinkel (Stewed Kale and Sausage)

Shortly after we moved to Northern Germany from Aachen, I noticed restaurants advertising ‘Grünkohl satt’ and was curious as to what this dish was. I found a recipe similar to this one (I can’t remember the original source, but this one is very close to what I had printed out) and learned that it was…