The holiday season begins
St. Martin’s Day Traditions
On November 11 each year, thousands of young and old celebrate St Martin’s Day, especially in the predominantly catholic areas of the Rhineland and Southern Germany. German children carrying candle-lit lanterns and sing ‘lantern songs’ parade in celebration of the saint……
Bake a St. Martin’s Day Weckmann
This gingerbread man with raisin eyes and a white clay pipe is popular sweet bread eaten on and around St. Martin’s Day (November 11th). In Germany you’ll find them in bakeries, but all the more fun to bake at home with the kids …
Our Best Turkey and Goose Recipes
Recipes to give these traditional roasts the star treatment, and to dress up the leftovers…
Thanksgiving Recipe Ideas from German
If yours is one of those families whose Thanksgiving tradition allows a little play in the menu, try slipping in one or two of these German favorites. Your guests will be grateful! And, isn’t that what Thanksgiving is all about?…
22 Traditional German Christmas Cookies
It’s not too early to think about holiday baking! Peak baking weekend is just around the corner — the second weekend in December usually takes the cake — and these traditional German Christmas cookies are great the whole holiday season….
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