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The Best Jagerschnitzel Sauce: Oma's Mushroom Gravy for Jägerschnitzel

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Jagerschnitzel: Rich creamy bacon & mushroom gravy over crispy breaded pork schnitzel (cutlets). HEAVENLY! A traditional German meal that's PERFECT anytime.

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How to Make German Schnitzel Recipe: Oma's Classic Schweineschnitzel

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Discover the ultimate German schnitzel recipe with Oma's quick and easy method - perfect for any occasion! Taste the authentic flavors of Germany today.

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Oma’s Favorite Finds: German-inspired items for cooking & entertaining

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Oma's Favorite Finds offer a range of Oma’s favorite German-inspired must-have items that make cooking and entertaining more enjoyable, yummy, and efficient.

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Celebrating Easter Traditions in Germany: Customs & Food

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Discover the Easter traditions in Germany that will engage your senses and uplift your spirit. Ostern is a cultural celebration filled with delight, wonder, and yummy food.

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Pears, beans, and bacon: traditional Birnen, Bohnen, und Speck Recipe

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If you've been to Bremen, you may have enjoyed this yummy traditional meal: Pears, beans, and bacon, known as Birnen, Bohnen und Speck. Perfect fusion of sweet pears, savory beans & smokey bacon. One of the popular variations is to include smoked sausage. YUM!

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Pears, beans, and bacon: traditional Birnen, Bohnen, und Speck Recipe

Pears Beans and Bacon
If you've been to Bremen, you may have enjoyed this yummy traditional meal: Pears, beans, and bacon, known as Birnen, Bohnen und Speck. Perfect fusion of sweet pears, savory beans & smokey bacon. One of the popular variations is to include smoked sausage. YUM!

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Lydia's Cheesy Green Bean Casserole Recipe

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This cheesy green bean casserole recipe is a must have to add to your weeknight dinner menu. It's one of those easy side dish recipes that's really filling and can be made quickly!

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German Cream Roll Recipe – Oma's Biskuitrolle

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Oma's Cream Roll recipe, Biskuitrolle, is the German version of a Swiss roll or jelly roll. Filled with whipped cream and studded with berries, this is an easy-to-make treat anytime of the year.

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Best German Christmas Stollen Recipe – Mutti's Quarkstollen

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This easy German Christmas Stollen recipe uses cottage cheese or Greek yogurt to keep it moist. Make this when you're in a hurry - no yeast is used-- anytime of the year!

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My Oma and Opa did all the traditions above, plus the special trays. They were paper trays decorated in Christmas themes and were handed out on Christmas

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How to Save Recipes on Just Like Oma

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Learn how to save recipes from Just Like Oma with a free Grow.me account in under 2 minutes! Start curating your culinary adventures hassle-free!

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Beef Flatladen – Tastes Like Rouladen Made Just Like Oma *

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Beef Flatladen, same great taste as Rouladen, just inexpensive, much quicker, and great for everyday meals. Uses almost any cut of meat, from a pot roast to ...

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Cooking Just Like Oma – Paperback Cookbook

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Cooking just like Oma, making those German meals, is actually quite easy. Let me, Oma Gerhild, help you with my step-by-step methods to re-create those yummy meals you remember from your Oma.

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Top 12 Easy Traditional German Cake Recipes in English

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If you're looking for tasty, traditional, and easy German cake recipes (in English) to try, then you've come to the right place! Check out these lecker treats!

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Must-Have Best Blogging Tools and Resources for Success

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Part of my blogging strategy has been that the tools I use must be easy to learn and implement, without steep learning curves. THESE resources are the BEST I've found.

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Best German Hamburger Recipe – Oma's Buletten (Frikadellen) *

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THE best hamburger recipe: Oma's Buletten (Frikadellen) from Hamburg, the birthplace of real, mouthwatering hamburgers! Usually, fried, they can be grilled on the BBQ.

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Authentic Black Forest Cake Recipe – German Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte*

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This authentic Black Forest cake recipe is the traditional German chocolate cake, Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte. With its chocolate cake layers, kirsch-permeated cherries and whipped cream, it’s a decadent dessert!

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German Mushroom Gravy Recipe: Oma's Champignons mit Sahnesosse *

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Make this mushroom gravy recipe when you're wanting to elevate your dinner to something extra-ordinary. Perfect with pork and beef ... and mashed potatoes!

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Hasselback Potatoes – Oma's Fächerkartoffeln

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Make these Fächerkartoffeln aka Hasselback Potatoes with either regular or sweet potatoes. Make them extra crispy with cheese and breadcrumbs and you have a treat that's amazing!

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Easy Homemade German Spaetzle Recipe – Oma's Egg Noodles

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Make the perfect German Spaetzle with Oma's easy recipe! This traditional German egg noodle pairs perfectly with caramelized onions for a delicious meal.

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German Apple Strudel Recipe – Oma's Apfelstrudel Rezept

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This easy German Apple Strudel recipe is one of those German desserts that brings the traditional strudel taste to your table without all the work. Wunderbar!!

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Oma’s Cookbooks – Kochbücher (in English)

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Choose from Oma's cookbooks that are immediately downloadable & start cooking easy classic German foods tonight. Or get her newest paperback cookbook. LECKER!

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Oma's Kaiserschmarrn: Austrian Pancake Recipe – German Torn Pancakes

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Kaiserschmarrn are among those homemade pancake recipes that will remind you of Oma's kitchen. A traditional Austrian & German light and fluffy shredded pancake.

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Mutti's Rote Grütze – German Fruit Pudding Recipe

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This fruit pudding recipe, the original Rote Grütze, is one of Schleswig-Holstein's traditional desserts. Now it's found throughout Germany. And at our house in Canada!

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Crispy Roasted Pork Hock (Schweinshaxe): German Pork Knuckle Recipe

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Discover Oma's secret recipe for making crispy-skinned Bavarian Schweinshaxe (roasted pork knuckles). Authentic taste of Germany's traditional dish. Perfectly wunderbar.

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What To Serve With Bratwurst Sausages – Top Favorite Simple Sides

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What to serve with bratwursts? Hmm. It can be hard to decide. But I'm here to give you some inspiration and ideas for what to serve with your classic German bratwurst.

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Authentic German Red Cabbage Recipe with Apples – Oma's Rotkohl *

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This authentic German red cabbage recipe uses apples to enhance the flavor. Super easy to make and tastes even better when reheated the next day. Definitely a favorite!

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Oma's Käse-Sahne Torte: Yogurt Mousse Cake (type of Cream-Cheesecake)

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This recipe for cheesecake is called Käse-Sahne Torte, a baked sponge cake and a no-bake whipped cream/quark or Greek yogurt filling. Add mandarin oranges for a traditional dessert.

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Oma's Jelly Donut Recipe: Berliner Pfannkuchen or Krapfen

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This easy and delicious German jelly donut recipe, aka Berliner Pfannkuchen or Krapfen (among many other names!) is made with a simple yeast dough and a simple hack.

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German Bread Dumplings Recipe – Oma's Semmelknödel Rezept

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Oma's German bread dumplings are great when there's gravy to soak up. These Semmelknödel are from Bavaria and are an easy way traditional side dish for your German meal.

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Southern German Cucumber Salad – Oma's süddeutscher Gurkensalat

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Oma's German cucumber salad is so delightfully refreshing, especially in the summer. Since it's from the south, it’s without sour cream & without yogurt which makes it a perfect picnic side!

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German Cheesecake Recipe & Homemade Quark Recipe – Oma's Käsekuchen

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Learn how to make this German cheesecake recipe and this includes an easy recipe for making quark ... at home! Tastes just like you’re back in Germany in Oma’s kitchen!

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Oma's Bienenstich Recipe – German Bee Sting Cake

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Oma’s Bienenstich recipe, the German Bee Sting Cake, with its nutty topping and creamy filling is made without yeast. Perfect when you’re wanting quick and easy but YUMMY!

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Best Scalloped Potatoes – Oma's Kartoffelgratin

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These are the BEST scalloped potatoes you can make because this is such an easy and foolproof way to make them. Not only that, but they are Gluten Free, using heavy cream to thicken!

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Best Oatmeal Cookie Recipe – Oma's Haferflockenplätzchen *

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This is the best oatmeal cookie recipe by far. Dried apricots are added to make these extra chewy and delicious. Perfect for your Christmas baking and all year long!

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Top 24 Best German Side Dishes With Recipes Made Just Like Oma

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Here are the top 24 BEST German side dishes that pair perfectly with just about anything you will serve! These sides are made easy, quick, and best of all, lecker! Made just like Oma does.

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Oma's Authentic Beef Rouladen Recipe – German Beef Rolls

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This traditional German beef rouladen recipe served with potato dumplings and red cabbage is my most cherished German food from my childhood and still our very favorite.

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Oma's German Blitz Torte Recipe – Lightning Cake

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Oma's German Blitz Torte is so quick & easy to make. Looks amazing. Tastes amazing. It's great for holidays 'cause Blitz means lightning & this IS lightning fast to make!

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German Pancake Soup Recipe – Oma's Flädlesuppe

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This Flädlesuppe, German pancake soup recipe, is a comfort food that many Germans (esp Swabians) recall from their childhood. A hearty broth poured over rolled crepe-like pancakes. Heavenly!

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Ground Beef Casserole with Vegetables – Oma's Hackauflauf mit Gemüse

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You'll love this ground beef casserole, filled with veggies and covered in cheese. With a German twist, this dinner dish is quick and easy to make.

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Apfelpfannkuchen: The Tasty, Controversial German Apple Pancake Recipe

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Discover the history behind the German Apple Pancake recipe, aka Apfelpfannkuchen. Quick, very easy, and wunderbar! Get Oma's delicious recipe here.

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Oma's Kartoffelklöße – German Potato Dumplings

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German potato dumplings, aka Kartoffelklöße and Kartoffelknödel, invoke great memories of my Mutti's Sunday dinners. Using cooked potatoes, she created these scrumptious traditional dumplings!

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German Cheese Spätzle – Oma's Käsespätzle (German Mac and Cheese!)

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Cheese Spätzle is a traditional German noodle dish. A sort of Germanized version of 'Mac & Cheese', only better! Käsespätzle - YUM!

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German Cabbage Recipe – Oma's Schmorkohl Rezept

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This German cabbage recipe is very traditional. It's braised cabbage that's especially good served with sausages at Oktoberfest and throughout the year. Lecker!

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Oma’s Schupfnudeln – German Potato Noodles

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Similar to Italian gnocchi potato dumplings, these German potato noodles, Schupfnudeln, are a traditional side or main dish in southern Germany. So easy to make! Really!

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Oma's Thüringer Klösse – Potato Dumplings Made Raw Grated Potatoes

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Thüringer Klösse are THE traditional potato dumplings made from grated raw potatoes. These were my favorites that I grew up with and are actually quite easy to make.

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Oma's Frankfurter Kranz Recipe – German Crown Cake (Wreath Cake)

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Frankfurter Kranz, aka Frankfurt Crown Cake or German Crown Cake, is a ring-shaped, three-layered cake filled with red jam and delicious German buttercream.

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Dowan Porcelain Dessert Bowls >

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Indulge in Elegance: Small porcelain dessert bowls by Dowan for a pop of colour on your table and perfect for little desserts.

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