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Apple and Onion Lard

Lard used to be a very popular foodstuff. When pigs were slaughtered at home, the white fat from the peritoneum and ...

Sauerkraut

Fresh sauerkraut not only tastes good, it is also extremely healthy. It improves our digestion, supports our immune ...

Latwerge-Quetschehoink-Zwetschgenmus

Im Spätsommer ist wieder Zwetschgen-Erntezeit. Latwerge, also Zwetschgenmus ist dabei das erste, was einem zum ...

Mattekuchen aus Nieder-Gemünden

Dieser Mattekuchen wurde seit jeher im Backhaus des Orts Nieder-Gemünden im Vogelsbergkreis gebacken. Ein salziger ...

Lemon Cold Dish

This lemon cold dish recipe comes from the household of my dear neighbour Helma. The fourth edition of the Dr Oetker ...

Vegetable Strudel

The vegetable strudel comes from a house book for the German family published during the Weimar Republic by the ...

Pickled Eggs

Pickled eggs used to be frequently found at the bar in pubs. These eggs, preserved in brine, kept for quite a long time ...

Vanilla powder for pudding or vanilla sauce

Making your own powder for vanilla pudding or vanilla sauce is very easy. Potato or cornflour together with the pulp of ...

Cauliflower and potato pancakes

These cauliflower and potato pancakes get their incomparable flavour from the addition of green spelt flakes, shallots ...

Malty Coarse Rye Bread

This malty rye bread is hearty and healthy. With this combination of spelt flour, spelt and rye meal and sourdough, you ...

Buttermilk Bread

I like to bake this buttermilk bread when there is a lot of buttermilk left over from churning. It is light and fluffy ...

Hazelnut Cocoa Cupcake

This cupcake is so beautifully nutty and cocoa flavoured. It is baked in a ring mould over a low heat and can also be ...

Make your own butter

Butter is one of the oldest foods that can be made from cow's, sheep's or goat's milk. The cream, which settled on top ...

Crispy Waffles

These waffles always remind me of my visits to my father's cousin and his family in Mainz. His wife Rosi baked very ...

Colourful Carrot Lasagne

The colourful carrot lasagne is a brilliant vegetarian or vegan alternative to the usual lasagne with meat. The pesto ...

Apple and Cinnamon Bundt Cake

A radon cake is a yeast dough cake with sultanas that is baked in a bundt tin. Inspired by a historical recipe from ...

Alexander's pistachio hearts

I developed this pistachio biscuit recipe for a very dear friend who is the biggest pistachio fan I know. They are ...

Grandma's Cleaning Stone

In the past, housewives had a number of cleaning agents at their disposal that were inexpensive, easy to use and, from ...

Herring Salad with Jacket Potatoes

From the "Kleines Kriegskochbuch. A guide to economical cooking", this recipe dates back to the First World War. The ...

Poppyseed Cake

This poppy seed cake comes from a handwritten cookery book of the Ripper family from Bölten (Belotin) in the ...

Cinnamon rolls with cream icing

Cinnamon rolls can actually be enjoyed all year round. Whether as a gift, for a picnic or for the coffee table at home, ...

Cajun-Chicken

The Cajun chicken in crispy buttermilk breading has been one of our favourite family recipes for years. For vegetarian ...

Honey Gingerbread Hearts

These honey gingerbread hearts are a must in the run-up to Christmas. The dough is prepared a day in advance and then ...

Bakehouse Cake

This bakehouse cake, called "Lose Kuchen" is a not-too-sweet cake made from bread dough with a topping of apples, ...

Onion tart

When autumn arrives, so does the desire for hearty dishes. This onion tart is a succulent cake made from onions, bacon, ...

Baked Apples in Pastry

This recipe for baked apples in pastry comes from the "Hausbuch für die deutsche Familie", which was published by the ...

Potato cakes

The potato cakes are made from a mixture of boiled potatoes, spelt flour, almonds and eggs. They taste similar to ...

Apfelsuppe mit Schneehäubchen

Die Apfelsuppe ist eine erfrischender Nachtisch in der Erntezeit. Dazu werden als Krönung obenauf Schneehäubchen aus ...

Meatballs

The recipe was probably written in 1919 by Emma Hönge from Bermbach. The little blue exercise book entitled "Diary" was ...

Plutocrats Salad

This salad, which probably dates back to the 1950s and was made by my great-aunt Trude, is very rich and was therefore ...

Flower bud capers

Whether wild garlic, dandelion or daisy buds, you can make wonderful capers from all flower buds. You don't need more ...

Creamy quark crumble cake

This crumble cake is incredibly moist and creamy. Crispy crumbles combine with a moist quark centre on a fluffy yeast ...

Red Velvet Cake

This red velvet cake not only looks decorative on the coffee table, it also tastes incredibly good. Since the Victorian ...

Rotkäppchen Kuchen

Der Rotkäppchen Kuchen erinnert von seinem Teig her an den bekannten Donauwellen Kuchen. Anstelle von Pudding kommt ...

Vegan carrot cake

This moist carrot cake is made without any eggs or butter. Thanks to the addition of apple sauce and oil, it is ...

Fanta Cake

The name Fanta goes back to the year 1940/41 and the employees of the bottling plant for the brown drink from the USA ...

Cherry soup from 1789

In her Frankfurt cookery book from 1789, a "formerly respected local housewife experienced in the art of cooking" ...

Russian Plucked Cake

Russischer Zupfkuchen Russischer Zupfkuchen was first published in the GDR magazine "Guten Appetit" in 1988 for the ...

Strawberry cream cheese tart

A recipe from university days that has always been very popular with cake lovers. Whether topped with fresh ...

Apple and onion lard bread

This apple and onion lard bread is really delicious. A well-balanced, moist dough that goes perfectly with savoury ...

Vinegar biscuits

This old recipe promises pure indulgence. These biscuits are low in sugar and literally melt in the mouth. They are ...

Millet porridge

This porridge is the perfect dessert for anyone with a gluten intolerance. The addition of ginger, cinnamon and/or ...

Garam Masala Chicken

This chicken curry is an absolute favourite in our family. Garam masala, harissa, onions, garlic cloves and tomatoes ...

Raisin Rolls "Böffertger"

The recipe "Böffertger zu machen" comes from the fourth edition of the Franckfurt cookery book. It was published in ...

Spelt Baguette Rolls

When the craving for French bread just gets too much, we make these spelt baguette rolls for Sunday breakfast. They may ...

Easter Bunnies

This yeast dough is really easy to make. After proofing, divide it into 30 equal pieces and shape them into little ...

Eggs in Mustard Sauce

The recipe for eggs in mustard sauce comes from Magdalena Rilke (24 March 1864-10 February 1929), originally from Lower ...

Green Pancakes

These "green pancakes" are potato pancakes with lots of fresh, green herbs. Whether chives, parsley, goutweed or ...

Chocolate and Cinnamon Brownies

In the 2000s, the chocolate brownie cake, which originated in North America, also caused a furore in Germany. This cake ...

Brioche-Rolls

Brioche breads were originally festive breads that were served at weddings or christenings. The dough was either ...

Creole Spiced Chicken Pasta

This Creole spiced chicken goes well with a mixed salad as a side dish, as well as with a creamy sauce with linguine or ...

Carrot-Speltbread

This carrot and spelt bread is super moist and healthy. Instead of large quantities of water, warmed buttermilk and ...

Mutzen I.

Kätchen Neumann was born in Heusenstamm in 1911, the sixth and youngest child in her family. As a teenager, she worked ...

Cream Cheese Cake with Blueberries

This cream cheese cake consists of a baked ginger biscuit base spread with a lemony cream cheese and covered with ...

Ginger chocolate hearts

These ginger chocolate hearts are a family recipe that was part of my mum's annual Christmas biscuit range and could ...

"Dippekuchen" - Potato Cake

Dippekuchen, Schalet, Dulkes, Datschert or Knallkuche has many names. The most important ingredient in this "Potcake" ...

Linzer Torte

We bake this Linzer Torte every year in November as it is one of my husband's favourite cakes and is a must on his ...

Bananabread

This nutty banana bread is light and fluffy and tastes incredibly delicious with its chocolate pieces and chocolate ...

Süße Seelen

Bei den Seelen aus "Henriette Löfflers großem Illustrirtem Kochbuch" handelt es sich um süße, längliche Brötchen. ...

Quince Puree Cake

Quince puree cake baked in a loaf tin is simply a stunner. So velvety, juicy and delicious. The quince, Latin Cydonia ...

Farm Bread Anno 1913

"To bake good farmer's bread" is the recipe in Margarethe and Fanny Wehrfritz, Die Küche im Deutschen Bürgerhause, ...

Nettle Soup

This nettle soup is a small, fine starter soup. The stinging nettle, lat. Urtica dioica, is rich in iron and ...

Milk roll anno 1913

This recipe for milk rolls comes from the cookbook by Margarethe and Fanny Wehrfritz, Die Küche im Deutschen ...

Wholemeal Spelt Bread Sticks

These breadsticks are also called souls and were originally baked on All Souls' Day on 2 November. They can be ...

Lemonade Across The Herb Bed

This lemonade across the herb bed is refreshing and healthy. It is made with naturally cloudy apple juice, some raw ...

Maisgrieß-Auflauf

Das Rezept für den Maisgrießauflauf stammt aus dem Rezeptbüchlein "Amerika hilft und kochen. Rezepte mit ...

Haferflocken-Makronen mit Erdnussbutter

Dieses Rezept stammt aus dem Rezeptbüchlein "Amerika hilft und kochen. Rezepte mit US-Lebensmitteln für die deutsche ...

Bean Patties

This vegetarian bean patty dish is from the Little War Cookbook. A guide to economical cooking. Compiled by the women's ...

Venosta Valley Bread

We always like to take Venosta Valley bread with us on mountain hikes. An ideal, filling travel companion that goes ...

Onion Potatoes

From the award-winning Illustrated Cookbook by a culinary arts teacher, L. Kurth, from the early 1900's comes this easy ...

Easter Bread in Braid Form

The recipe comes from Margarete Abée's cookbook, which was partly written for her from 1906 by hre Marburg grandmother ...

Quark Puff Pastry Windmills

These pastries come from my mother and were baked all year round for Easter or special occasions such as birthday ...

Carthusian Dumplings with Wine Sauce

Carthusian dumplings are an ideal dish to transform rolls that have become too dry into a tasty, warm dish. This recipe ...

Apple Sauce King Cake

This apple sauce king cake is the ideal cake for using up apple sauce leftovers. It is a batter made from butter or ...

Salt Tart

A Salt Tart, "Salzekuchen, Lohplatz or Schmierschelkuche", as it is called in various regions of Hesse, usually ...

Schwalm Bacon Tart

When a housewife used to have her baking day, she took full advantage of the heat from the oven in the common ...

Spelt Easterbunny Biscuits

At Easter, there are many sweet delicacies that are traditionally served on the Easter coffee table. From Easter braids ...

Potato Goulash

The potato goulash recipe has been on our table for decades, it is vegan and extremely tasty. The combination of ...

Cheese Sticks

I came across the recipe for these cheese sticks while looking through a handwritten cookbook, which belonged to a ...

Anchovy Sandwiches

The recipe for the "anchovy rolls" is taken from the handwritten cookbook of Emma Hasselbach from Falkenstein in the ...

Semolina Cake

This delicious recipe for a semolina cake comes from the historic, handwritten cookbook by Gertrude Maas, who was born ...

Bishop's Bread

This recipe for the bishop's bread comes from the handwritten cookbook by Gertrude Maas, who was born in Frankfurt am ...

New Year's braid

The New Year's Bread was presented to the children in the Hessian area by their godparents on New Year's Day. It is a ...

Gingerbread

This historic gingerbread recipe comes from a handwritten cookbook by Emma Hasselbach from Falkenstein in the Taunus/ ...

Christmas Tree Pretzels

I found these "Christmas tree pretzels" in an old essay booklet given to me by a son of the Hönge family, who lived in ...

Grandma's Potato Salad

This recipe comes from my grandmother Elli and was brought to our table every Christmas on Christmas Eve. It is still a ...

Sweet Chestnut Bread

Sweet chestnuts (lat. Castanea sativa), used to be a poor people's food, especially in the southern Alps and on the ...

Martin geese made from quark oil dough

These St Martin's geese made from quark and oil dough are made every year for St Martin's Day. The dough is easy to mix ...

Knappkuchen

These "Knappkuchen" are from my mother's handwritten baking book. They often came onto the table in our ...

Multigrain bread with whey

If there is a lot of whey when making cheese, I also use it to bake a wholsesome bread. This multigrain bread is ...

Glutenfree Seedbread

This bread with almonds and seeds is a gluten-free and low carbohydrate bread. It tastes wonderfully nutty and is ...

"Laubfrösche" Tree Frogs

These "tree frogs" (Laubfrösche) are a purely vegetarian, historical dish. Normally they should be known to some filled ...

Eiergerst

This "Eiergerst" (egg barley) recipe comes from Margarethe Scheffer's handwritten cookbook from the Niederaula-Solms ...

Chocolate Flummery with Corn Starch

This special dessert comes from the handwritten cookbook of the Scheffer family, who owned the Engelbach manor near ...

Spundekäs

In the taverns of the winegrowers of the Rhinegau there is still the well-known Spundekäs in addition to sausage bread ...

Whipped Peach Cream

This refreshing summer dessert comes from a handwritten collection of recipes from the family of the Hessian State ...

Pear Dumplings or Rhöner Hutzelklöß

The "Rhöner Hutzelklöße" / Pear Dumplings consist mostly of dried pear slices in addition to a yeast dough. These ...

Rhöner Dumplings

The "Rhöner Spatzeklöße"/ Rhöner dumplings are a simple but very tasty dish from the country. Stale bread rolls, milk, ...

Lemon Meringue Pie

This biscuit cake, with a creamy lemon filling and a topping of fluffy meringue, is super easy and quick to make. In ...

Elderflower Fritters

The flowers of the common elder or Sambucus nigra, with their creamy-white umbels, can usually be picked from late ...

Ground Beef Pasta Casserole

My mother always liked to bring this ground beef pasta casserole to the table, especially when there were a lot of ...

Milk Cream

The desserts in the historical cookbooks of the 19th century are usually called "cold, sweet dishes". Components of ...

Graham Bread

The bread is named after Sylvester Graham (1794-1851), an American Presbyterian minister who advocated a healthy diet ...

Potato Soup from the Rhön

The recipe for this potato soup comes from the rural low mountain range of the Catholic Rhön in the German region of ...

Vegetarian meatloaf with Barbecue Sauce

I got the idea for this vegetarian meatloaf from my great-grandmother Jenny's recipe book and her vegetarian meatloaf. ...

Mulled Wine Cake from the Preserving Jar

A great way to always have fresh cake in the house is to bake and preserve it in a jar. Conical jars or Bundt cake ...

Savoy Cabbage Pan

The savoy casserole is a quick, filling meal from the Leib family's recipe collection. Behind the house from ...

Easter Rolls

These Easter rolls are a true taste experience. The yeast dough is enriched with spices from the Orient. In addition to ...

Wholemeal Spelt Rootbread

The root bread is one of my favourite breads. It is completely uncomplicated and easy to make. All the ingredients are ...

Easter Cake "Stollen"

In the "Baking" category, my great-grandmother Jenny (1883-1940) listed a delicacy in her handwritten cookbook that she ...

Fellingshäuser Sausage Goulash

The Fellingshäuser sausage goulash comes from the recipe collection of the Leib family from Fellingshausen in the ...

Vegan Ginger Flapjacks

Ginger, Latin Zingiber officinale, is a perennial plant from the Zingiberaceae family, which is probably native to ...

Beer Bread with Sourdough

Historically, the alcoholic beverage and our daily bread have a lot in common. They are made from the same ingredients: ...

Caraway Bread

Caraway (Carum carvi) is one of the oldest spices, a biennial herb of the parsley or the umbelliferae family ...

Plum Jam Crumble Cake

This crumble cake is one of the typical Upper Hessian recipes that were baked in the common bakehouses in the ...

Ancient grain bread

This bread combines three types of grain known since Neolithic times. These are emmer, einkorn and rye. 10,000 years ...

Buckwheatbread

Botanically speaking, buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) belongs to the knotweed family and is therefore one of the ...

Egg White Spice Cake with Sour Cherries

Who does not know it? After the Christmas baking, a few jars of egg whites have accumulated in the freezer. This ...

Wholemeal Rye Bürli

The larger rolls known today as Bürli are mostly small loaves of bread made of semi-white or strong white flour, which ...

Vegan Peasoup

Peas (Pisum Sativum L.) and lentils (Lens Culinaris L.) have been cultivated at least since Neolithic times, if not ...

Schmierselskuche

The Schmierselskuche-"smear cake" is one of the historic family recipes of the Leib family from Fellingshausen. In the ...

Seedy-Crispbread

This seedy crispbread is an absolutely healthy, delicious and long-lasting bread. It is crispy and filled with healthy ...

Swan Necks

The recipe for the Swan Necks comes from the handwritten cookbook by Kätchen Neumann from the town of Heusenstamm, in ...

"Flott-Tüten"-Cream-Bags

I found the recipe for the Flott bags in the handwritten cookbook by Kätchen Neumann from Heusenstamm. The booklet, ...

Chocolate-Hazelnut Macaroons-"Busies"

My friends and I loved these pastries, especially at Christmas time. We were always so happy when my mother baked these ...

Walnutbread

Especially in autumn and winter I always feel like having a hearty nut bread. When the harvest in the garden is good ...

Springerle

The Springerle are aniseed biscuits that are traditionally served in the Swabian-Alemannic region at Christmas time. ...

Brenten from Frankfurt

The Brenten are a specialty from Frankfurt am Main and have been made in this Hessian town from marzipan, sometimes ...

Bethmännchen from Frankfurt

The Bethmännchen are marzipan biscuits that were originally only available at Christmas time. The name goes back to the ...

Spekuloos Biscuits

The speculoos biscuits are typical for St. Nicholas Day. This shortcrust pastry with butter, almonds, cinnamon, ...

Vegan Ginger Spice Cake

Our Christmas memories always include a piece of ginger spice cake from the Christmas market. For years I have been ...

Baked chicory

Clemens Wilmenrod's columnist cookbooks were, like his cookery show, very popular and had a total circulation of over ...

Peppernuts

If you want to know what Christmas tastes like, you should bake peppernuts. The combination of flour, butter, honey, ...

Seedy Rye-Spelt-Sourdoughbread

This time I enriched this two-kilogram wholemeal loaf of bread with different seeds, as I am repeatedly asked in ...

Hungarian Sauerkraut Salad

Clemens Wilmenrod, originally from the Westerwald in Central Hesse, actually called Carl Clemens Hahn (1906-1967), was ...

Spicy Biscuits

These spicy biscuits belong to one of our favourite biscuits in the family. They are quickly made and taste very nice ...

Lard Crackling tarts

These lard crackling tarts are quick to make from yeast dough and crackling. In the past, such delicacies were often ...

Farmer's Flatbread

This thin Hessian farmer's flatbread made from a salty yeast dough, with a topping of low-fat quark, sour cream, eggs, ...

My Potato Tart

This tart is a hearty cake that used to be baked in the common bakehouses of a village on the first high heat before ...

Hutzelsoup or Dried Fruit Soup

The Hutzel soup, also called "Schnitz and Schnitz", consists primarily of Hutzeln, i.e. dried pear wedges, which are ...

Meatballs with Apple Cream Sauce

Everyone in our family likes these easy-to-make meatballs. They are quick to prepare and the highlight of this dish is ...

Kalter Hund

This classic non-bake birthday cake caused a sensation in Germany, especially from the 1950s to the 1970s. This cake is ...

Nettle Crisps

Healthy food can also taste very good. The nettle, which many avoid because of its stinging hairs, is particularly ...

Elderberry Soup

The elderberries of the black elder (Sambucus nigra) are also known in German as lilac berries, even though this name ...

Kleine Tassenkuchen

This recipe comes once again from the handwritten cookbook of my great-grandmother Jenny (1883-1940) and should have ...

Great-Grandma’s Cream and Strawberry Cake

Sour cream cakes have long been very popular. They were usually pushed into the oven of a communal bakehouse after the ...

Cornelian Cherry Olives

The Cornelian cherry (lat. Cornus mas) belongs to the dogwood family and blooms very early in the year. Its elongated ...

Spicy Courgette Cake

This juicy, creamy and spicy courgette cake is made like the spicy butternut squash cake, with the only difference, ...

Crumpets

Crumpets are traditional British "griddle cakes" that have been baked over the fire since the 17th century. Originally, ...

Fine Cinnamon Waffles

These fine cinnamon waffles are very delicious served with tea. They also taste great as a decoration for ice cream. ...

Macaroons Cakes 1789

The recipe for the "Macronen = Küchelger" comes from the small "Franckfurt cookbook that is useful and well-equipped ...

Lavender Cordial

The real lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) has been one of my favourite flowering plants in the garden ever since. It ...

Blitzkuchen from 1870

This lightning-fast, delicious cake comes from a handwritten cookbook from 1870. It has a beautifully embossed cover ...

Rocket (Rucola) Pesto

The rocket, better known in this country under its Italian name rucola, has a sharp, spicy to nutty taste and has a ...

Peppermint Syrup

Peppermint (lat. Mentha x piperita) is a herb and medicinal plant that I often use in my kitchen, be it as an addition ...

Rose Syrup

We value roses very much because of their variety of colours and their scent. Scented roses are particularly suitable ...

Leek quiche with rocket, dandelion, ground elder and basil

Wild herbs not only taste great in a salad, but also in a quiche. The rocket, better known today under the Italian name ...

Rhubarb Cake with Quark-Oildough

The rhubarb (Lat. Rheum rhabarbarum), our garden rhubarb with the large green leaves and red stems, is known medically ...

Elderflower Cordial

The black elder (Sambucus nigra) is a very special shrub whose flowers make an excellent tea that can be used for ...

Daisy Jam

The daisies (Lat. Bellis perennis) can be found on the meadows in spring. We always like to eat the blossoms in a mixed ...

Stuffed Kohlrabi from 1789

This recipe comes from the pen of an unknown Frankfurt housewife from the 18th century who published her recipes in the ...

Jenny's Cherry Cake

I found this excellent cherry cake in the handwritten recipe notes of my great-grandmother Jenny (1883-1940). The base ...

My Potato Bread

The first potato bread was originally developed around 1778 by Antoine Augustin Parmentier (1737-1813), a French ...

Croissants

These days croissants are always associated with a café au laît and a bistro table somewhere in France. If you also ...

Dandelion Honey

An ideal vegan honey substitute is dandelion honey. For this purpose, a brew of dandelion blossoms is simmered together ...

Vegetable Couscous

We have this vegan vegetable couscous at least once a month. It is extremely filling and healthy. It tastes best with ...

Cream Cake

The term cream cake is perhaps a bit misleading. Actually, these are not small cakes, but rather delicate, flaky ...

Green Soup from 1789

Spring time is herb time. In historical cookbooks one often comes across dishes in which herbs are used. Be it in the ...

Wild Herb Wrap Bread

Spring time is herb time. You can finally harvest young wild herbs such as nettles, wild garlic and goutweed again. ...

Easter Nests

The tradition to bring artfully hand-formed bread on special occasions to the table in Germany, goes back a long way. ...

Green Sauce

Of course, my mother's green sauce also included the typical seven herbs that go into a "Frankfurter Grie Soß". Back ...

Easter lamb and Easter bunny

The Easter lamb and the Easter bunny are closely related to Christian Easter traditions. The Easter bunny or hare ...

Spicy Butternut Squash Cake

This juicy spice cake is made with pureed butternut squash and is a real taste sensation with its creamy cream cheese ...

Smokey Horseradish Burgers

Since we decided to reduce our meat consumption in our household for some years now, I was looking for a good ...

Cakes of Rye Flour

These "Cakes of Rye Flour" come once again from the handwritten cookbook of my great-grandmother Jenny (1883-1940), ...

Bee Sting Cake

This "Bienenstich" bee sting cake is a yeast dough covered with a sweet topping made of almonds, butter, sugar and ...

Donauwellen Cake

This Donauwellen (Danube Waves) recipe comes from my mother's handwritten cookbook. Originally it came from our dear ...

Butter Dumpling Soup

These butter dumplings are an old family recipe. They are quick to make and are an excellent addition to various ...

Shortbread

Shortbread is a crispy shortcrust pastry, the history of which goes back at least to the 12th century. At that time, ...

Sachertorte

This perfect Sachertorte comes from my mother's rich treasure trove of recipes. She has often baked it as a gift for ...

Osterkranz aus Quark-Öl Teig

Artfully shaped bread, known as "Gebildbrot" in Germany since the 19th century, replaced human and animal sacrifices as ...

Wholemeal Spelt and Oat Biscuits

Wholemeal spelt and oat biscuits, also known as digestive biscuits are our favourite tea biscuits after ginger nuts. ...

Wholemeal Wheat Toastbread

I've been experimenting with wholemeal toast variants for a while, but I really succeeded with this one. It contains ...

Green Spelt Patties

"Grünkern" is nothing more than green spelt that is harvested when it is nearly, but not fully ripe. The green spelt ...

Granola

This granola is quick to make in large quantities. Coarse rolled oats and the same amount of nuts form the basis. It ...

Eta's Pumpkin Soup

This vegan pumpkin soup is my mother's recipe. It is made of Hokkaido pumpkin with lemongrass, ginger root and spices ...

Quark and oil dough plait

This lemony quark plait is simply wonderful. It is fluffy, velvety and particularly suitable for sweet spreads. The ...

Doughnuts

Doughnuts, donuts, pancakes or whatever they are called, they all belong to the traditional lard pastries, which were ...

Fruit Leathers

Fruit leathers are on the rise again these days, which makes me very happy. This method of preserving fruit is ...

Whey Honey

I came across this recipe for the whey honey while leafing through a historic cookbook from 1921. During the cheese ...

Eta's Marble Cake

This marble cake from my mother has always been one of my favourite cakes. Not only does it look good, it is also ...

Quark Donut Balls

The typical traditional classic bakes in Winter time were these Quark Donut Balls which were fried in lard or any other ...

Emmer and Rye Wholemeal Loaf

This wholemeal emmer and rye bread is a bread that can be very quickly made, placed in a bread baking tin into the cold ...

Herring Patties

A very tasty fish dish of my great-grandmother Jenny (1883-1940) are her "Herringbouletten". Since the Middle Ages, ...

Finger Donuts

The finger donuts are a different kind of lard pastry. They are not baked in lard like donuts; there is already lard ...

Quince Biscuits

The quince (Lat. Cydonia oblonga) originally originates from the Caucasus area and was brought to Central Europe by the ...

Wholemeal Sourdough Rye Rolls

These wholemeal sourdough rye rolls stay fresh and moist for an incredibly long time. They are an ideal companion on ...

Quince-Marzipan-Pralines

This recipe for the quince and marzipan pralines comes from a recipe collection by Gretchen Hennemann, a farmer lady ...

Linseed bread with blue fenugreek

My wholemeal linseed bread is an extremely moist, healthy bread that goes particularly well with hearty spreads, smoked ...

Savoy Cabbage Casserole

This savoy cabbage casserole is known in many places as a winter stew. In the Hessian area it is often referred to as ...

Mohnstritzel

The poppy seed strietzel recipe comes from the handwritten recipe book of my great-grandmother Jenny (1883-1940). One ...

Quince Comfit

Quince comfit was one of the ways to save the taste of the incomparable fruits through the winter. It is a sweet ...

Vegetarian Roast

My great-grandmother Jenny's Vegetarian Roast is an absolutely recommendable and inexpensive meat substitute. Baked the ...

Mince Pies

Mince pies are the traditional pastries that are served in England at Christmas time. This tradition goes back to the ...

Truffle-Polenta with Chakchouka

Polenta with Chakchouka, an Italian-North African-Israeli fusion that harmonizes perfectly. Polenta is a northern ...

Spicy Nuts

These sweet and salty spiced nuts with honey, garlic, thyme, oregano, paprika powder, black pepper, cayenne pepper and ...

Christstollen from Dresden

This Christmas Stollen recipe comes from the handwritten cookbook of my great-grandmother Jenny (1883-1940). It ...

Baked Yeast Dumplings

This recipe is a family recipe from my mother and was known to us as "Buchteln" or "Rohrnudeln". They are a kind of ...

Hungarian Bean Soup

This Hungarian soup is from my mother's handwritten recipe collection. Usually this bean soup is traditionally made ...

Vegetable Omelette

I found this vegetarian recipe from the handwritten historical cookbook of my great-grandmother Jenny under the heading ...

Lye Rolls

Lye rolls are one of the favourite rolls in our family and can be quickly made by yourself. They also taste brilliant ...

Gingernuts

These gingernuts are my personal favourite biscuits and when combined with a cup of good English tea they taste just ...

Wholemeal Rolls

These wholemeal rolls will instantly satisfy any cravings. Most of the time you are already full after one roll, ...

Jenny's Lemonade

My great-grandmother Jenny (1883-1940) knew what to have on a hot and dry summer day. She left the recipe for a ...

Wild Garlic Soup

The wild garlic (Lat. Allium ursinum) belongs to the Allium family like chives, leeks and garlic. It is similar to ...

Nettle Pesto

The nettle (Urtica dioica) has been used in folk medicine for centuries. It contains calcite, magnesium, iron, ...

Soup Dumplings

These dumplings are a recipe from my dear mother-in-law. They are easy and quick to make and can be seasoned ...

White Bread from Altjahn

This fantastic bread has a long shelf life thanks to the addition of a piece of butter the size of a chicken egg. ...

Medlar Jam

Medlar, Asperl, dog ass. This fruit has many names, but it belongs like the apple, the pear or the plum to the rose ...

Rye-Spelt Bread with Sourdough

This excellent wholemal bread with a content of 75% rye and 25% spelt, is a long-lasting bread that stays moist and ...

Rye-Spelt Loaf with Yeast

This rye-spelt loaf is a bread that you can eat every day, whether for breakfast, as a snack or in the evening. It ...

Rum Pot

The soaking of fruits in alcohol as a preservation method is known worldwide. This rum pot is filled into a tall mason ...

Warm Cheese Sticks

My great-grandmother Jenny's (1883-1940) cheese sticks should be tried warm directly from the oven, because that's when ...

Wool Laundry

In the handwritten cookbook of my great-grandmother Jenny (1883-1940) you can discover not only baking and cooking ...

How to get rid of Rust Stains

My great-grandmother Jenny (1883-1940) knew how to get rust stains out of laundry. In her handwritten cookbook, she ...

Elderflower cold bowl

The black elderberry (Sambucus nigra), also known under the name Holder shrub or Holler shrub, is a shrub that is ...

Chocolate Cake

This really excellent chocolate cake fell into my hands from a historical cookbook. The corresponding recipe was noted ...

Farmer's Spice Bread

This farmer's spice bread tastes good with both savory and sweet toppings, for breakfast, as a snack for the children ...

Savoy Cabbage Patties

Believe it or not, these vegetarian savoy cabbage patties taste almost like meatballs. A hearty meatless dish that ...

Ham Burial

This ingenious dish with the somewhat morbid name comes from the handwritten cookbook of my great-grandmother Jenny ...

Bacon Tart from 1894

This bacon tart is based on a historical recipe from the end of the 19th century. This type of tart was usually put in ...

Rhubarb-Syrup

Rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum) is one of the first spring vegetables that can be harvested in the garden. The knotweed ...

Ricepudding

Here comes a dessert you will not be able to resist. A rice pudding with a summer flavour. This type of steamed dessert ...

Upper Hessian Plum Cake

This is a recipe from the Upper Hessian common bakehouses in Hesse. It was usually pushed into the wood-fired oven by ...

Elderberry Sour Cream Cake

You will love this elderberry sour cream cake. It is ideal for using leftover boiled potatoes, because the base ...

Cake with Apple Cider Vinegar

The cake dough with apple cider vinegar is a great alternative to the yeast dough. The apple cider vinegar reacts with ...

Kringel - butter almond shortbread biscuits

Do you still remember your grandmother's or mother's crunchy butter almond biscuits, how they tirelessly twisted the ...

Teabiscuits with Medlar Jam

These tea biscuits with medlar jam are simply a must. It not only looks classy and is an eye-catcher on the coffee ...

Summersoup "Soup through the Garden"

This summer soup used to be called the "Soup across the garden". Everything that was still in stock in the pantry or ...

Hearty Bakehouse Tart

This is a typical recipe baked in a common bakehouse in the upperhessian villages. A hearty tart that was usually put ...

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