The first time when I had German green pea soup was at the Frankfurt Christmas market. Each year at least one vendor is selling traditional German soups. This is such a great idea, especially when it is cold outside! This afternoon I craved something healthy, filly and warm. And there it was – smooth or …
DDR-Style Solyanka Solyanka soup recipe was given to me by one of my best friends, who grow up in DDR – Stefanie. I love everything that is tart and rich, so I fell in love with it immediately. Stefanie explained that her mother would cook this dish when she didn’t have a lot of time, …
German lentil soup is one of those dishes that I cook regularly, and it’s not only because I love traditional German food! The soup is simple to make, it freezes well, and the most important – it’s finger-licking! If your agenda is full, it’s just a perfect dish for you to make. To prepare this …
When winter is in full swing, the only thing I crave is a good soup. One that is easy-to-make but also satisfying. Traditional German Green Bean Soup is all that and more. German Green Bean Soup The recipe below is the easiest recipe that I have ever published. When I tried it for the first …
As a home cook, if you are not buying asparagus right now, you are doing something wrong – like Adam Rapoport from Bon Appétit wrote in his recent newsletter, asparagus is a vegetable that tastes extraordinary in late spring and early summer months! In almost every German restaurant you will find variations of different dishes …
Wild garlic soup – the traditional German soup that we enjoy in the springtime! I feel like one of the biggest challenges in our day-to-day life is living in harmony with nature. For me, that means above all else: cooking with seasonal ingredients. Using food when it is the freshest on the market has a …
Traditional German Creamy White Asparagus Soup makes a perfect starter for any meal! The soup is exceptionally delicious and has a very light taste. Along with cream blob and fresh chives, it’s one of the most popular dishes in the white asparagus season. The soup base is asparagus broth (water in which you cooked the …
I love how German restaurants offer seasonal dishes. As soon as the white asparagus time is over the Germans start eating chanterelle – and that’s in many possible combinations. My grandmother couldn’t imagine cooking a soup without cream in it – lucky me! Therefore I love all creamy soups. Even a small amount of cream …
There is no better meal to eat in summer than a cold soup! The summers in Poland certainly can get warm and as soon as they did, my mother prepared that soup! Beet greens are seasonal, therefore the soup could only be made from late May until July. If we were lucky, we ate that …
This is a classic dish that everybody should try during autumn. It’s getting colder outside and we are keener to eat soups. The pumpkin soup with its nutty flavor became one of my favorite dishes during this time of the year. This recipe is pretty basic and simple but very delicious. I think that some …
Every Christmas Eve my mother prepers that soup as a starter. I guess like half of the mothers in Poland:) Just to not confuse you – there is another traditional soup served on Christmas Eve: beetroot soup. But today is all about mushrooms! This year on Christmas dinner with our friends we prepared it and …
