Saint Nicholas
In Germany children are encouraged to polish their shoes, or boots, the day before Saint Nicholas (December, 6). He might pass overnight and leave something swe...
Category: Typical German
Great fun with baking an decorating
The fine art of german christmas bakery is to build a gingerbread house – we gave it a try. Wer will fleißige Handwerker sehen? … Stein auf Stein, S...
Cheesecake: Eierschecke
This is the best German cheesecake recipe from Saxony! You can add raisins, but you don’t have to. manchmal hilft nur #Eierschecke A photo posted by Anne ...
Christmas cookies
Typical german, at least in my family, it is that on the first Advent we bake and decorate Christmas biscuits together. With these sweet treats the long waiting...
Birkenstock
I think nothing sounds as German as the word “Birkenstock”, but not every German wears exclusively those, best with white socks. I like them and as ...
Sorbian Easter Egg
It’s typical German to decorate the house with colorful eggs during spring and especially Easter time. Great fun and a must if you have kids! Since a few ...