German Recipes (Most Popular)

This Cake was made without any butter. I used none fat sour cream as a substitute. The plums can be replaced with any of your favorite fruits such as peaches, apples, cherries and prunes. Try this with a spoon full of none dairy whipping cream and you will be in heaven.

(Recipe reconstructed and adapted from Hildegard's circa 1157 treatise Physica: Liber Simplicis Medicinæ ) These biscuits were first made over 900 years ago by the Christian saint, Hildegard of Bingen. She said that these spice biscuits should be taken t regular intervals to increase joy and positivity! I like to substitute half of the plain flour with spelt flour, and use all organic ingredients.

This has no eggs or mayo so is great for picnics and cookouts since it doesn't have to be refrigerated. We make it the day before to really meld the flavor. Great-Grandfather Bornkessel, a waiter, brought this recipe with him when he left Germany, worked in Switzerland then came to USA. Super high in potassium if you are restricted be careful.

A hearty, easy dish nice to come home to on a cold day.

Add a LITTLE extra flavor to your veggies by pan frying up some turkey bacon while you steam your veggies until they are ALMOST DONE. Then add them to the pan with bacon and stir. The flavor of the bacon permeates the veggies. This IS tastier with real bacon as the flavor is stronger, but healthier with the turkey bacon.

My best friend made this for me a lot in college. It became one of my favorite dishes. And it's easy.

A yummy use for leftover mashed Potatoes.

delicious and flavour filled

Thinly pounded Breaded Chicken

Yummy hot or cold

A simple, nourishing soup passed down for generations in my family

Not necessarily a typical diet food, but better than a plate of nachos.

A childhood favorite brought by my ancestors from the motherland, only healthier!

For the cabbage lover this recipe really gets it!

Really easy and best with fresh ingredients, also great if you have left-over broccoli from a previous dinner.

So much easier than the stuffed version.

this is a really easy recipe that doesn't take too many ingredients and is a really tasty Sunday morning brunch. It does, however, require a cast iron skillet.

This is a great and satisfying coffee cake for any time of day!

High in protein & fiber, low in fat & calories

Classic Cincinnatti German goodness!

This is my grandma's recipe that she shared with me.

My husband ate something similar on a trip to Munich. He searched the internet until he found a recipe that sounded like what he ate. After a few tries and a few alterations, this is what we came up with. Not a low fat meal, but hearty and satifying. Served with mashed potatoes it is a real winner. To accomdate the high fat, just plan out your meals for that day to give balance.