German Meal Selections for Winter Suggested by Savvy Mom Ruth Paget

German Meal Selections for Winter Suggested by Savvy Mom Ruth Paget

When I lived in Stuttgart, Germany for fives years, I learned that from Oktoberfest through New Year’s was a time to do Kaffeklatsches (stöllen coffee cake and coffee get-togethers) and informal lunches and dinners, so you could shop, cook, buy gifts, and get ready for the holidays.

The following items could be mixed-and-matched to make up small sit-down dinners or buffets:

-Sweet white wines from the Moselle River region can serve as a cocktail in green-stemmed glasses

-White asparagus points on toast squares with mayonnaise as an appetizer

-Roast chicken – sliced and served on platters separated into dark and white meat

-Spätzle – Swabian (Baden-Wurtëmberg) egg and milk dumplings served wit grated cheese and butter

-Rotkohl – Braised red cabbage made with sour apples, red currant, jam, and butter.  This dish is slightly sweet with a tart edge.

-Sauerkraut – Sour white cabbage sauerkraut can become savory when roasted with goose and/or caraway seeds

-Apple Strudel with golden Sultana raisins

-Black Forest Chocolate Cake

-Pear Cider

-Apple Cider

-Stöllen coffee cake with strong German coffee and cream

To really appreciate German meals, you need about 3 feet of snow outside and an icy, Polar Vortex blowing on the windows.

Happy Holidays!!!

By Ruth Paget, author of Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France


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