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Which pan should you reach for when making schnitzel? In this quick video, I share what to consider before you start frying.
Is your schnitzel coating falling off? Here’s how to fix the most common causes for a crisp coating that stays put.
Not sure which potatoes to use for German recipes? Here’s how to choose waxy, starchy, or all-purpose potatoes.
What is schmand, and what can you use instead? Here’s the best swap for hot dishes, cold dishes, baking, and more.
Did your yeast dough not rise? Learn the most common reasons and what to do before you give up on the dough.
No spätzle press? Learn easy ways to make homemade spätzle with tools you likely already have in your kitchen.
Learn how to measure flour the right way for baking. Use a scale, or fluff, spoon, and level for better results every time.
Is your Spätzle gummy? Learn the main causes and how to get tender, proper Spätzle instead of sticky noodles.
The recipe may be gone, but the memory of Papa waking us for fresh brötchen still feels close.
A story about a car in the ditch, a cheesecake that fell, and the messy parts that often become the memory.
A little grandson on my lap and the soup that raised our boys reminded me how often love settles into ordinary things.
Mutti’s bienenstich was for special days. Mine became the easier version that still brings people back for another slice.
The house smelled wonderful, until it didn’t, and that burned chili became the story we never let Andrew forget.
A slice of lyonerwurst and a small deli ritual that came rushing back in Oberammergau with one plate of wurstsalat.
A walk across the seafloor followed by a bowl of rote grütze and one of those memories that never really leaves.
A coloring page, a box of crayons, and the quiet moment my little Schatz first asked about Germany.
An old wringer washer, a big garden, and the kale soup that still brings those years right back.
Potatoes, leftovers, and a little quiet wisdom about turning what you have into something good.
The best seat on a Rhine cruise is also the least survivable, but nobody up there seemed to mind.
The train past my son's nursery runs five past the hour, which means we're late on schedule.
Smuggling German food past a toddler, one relabelled dish at a time. Schnitzel was the trial run.
Fourteen days in a tin of sardines on wheels. Frankfurt, roasted almonds, and a social battery flashing red.
My culture slipped away while I wasn't looking. The one thing I held onto on purpose? A cheese spread.
A rhubarb plant that refuses to die, and a cake three generations old. If one thing gets handed down, let it be cake.
Six inches of missing trim I walk past every day, and what it taught me about passing down German heritage.
My son defends his own name like a castle. A name comes by itself, though. German heritage does not.
Why your Oma's recipe comes out as its evil twin, and the dull ingredient that's actually to blame.
Four countries, four arguments about when Mother's and Father's Day actually are. And the truth about Vatertag.
Heidi's story begins in North Frisia, not far from the North Sea, in a small village called Büttjebüllfeld...
Are hot dogs German? The sausage is. The bun, the toppings, and the ballpark are American. Here is the real history, from Frankfurt to Coney Island.
Hot dog, burger, potato salad, and beer. Your Fourth of July menu is more German than you think.
In many German homes, house shoes are simply part of daily life. A guide to the Hausschuhe custom, the names Germans use for it, and how to find a proper pair.
Heritage handed down as homework gets pushed away like sprouts. The research says offer it, don't police it.
Most articles on raising kids with German heritage overpromise. Here's what the research actually supports.
The biggest weekend in hundreds of German towns, and almost nobody outside the country has heard of it.
The one landmark the world pictures when it pictures Germany. From Napoleon's victory parade to the wall that sealed the city, the Brandenburg Gate has seen it all.
Everyone captures the façade from the square, but the better memory is the one you can only make inside and from the top.
A piece of Rome that somehow ended up in Munich, with a facade the colour of good butter.
Germany’s classic destinations are fine, but the country’s stranger attractions usually make better stories than another castle and beer hall.