Dried bread never tasted so good: try these frugal but surprisingly delicious dumplings flecked with bacon, onion and parsley, then simmered in broth Semmelknödel are traditional German dumplings made ...

This week’s Forking column gets down to the dirty truth about what your surroundings say about you. For the sake of making a good impression on your would-be significant other, make damn sure to clean ...

Be aware that these delicious matzah balls (also known as knaidlach) in a recipe brought over from Germany are denser than typical “Eastern” ones, and are akin to a German dumpling or “knoedel”. I ...

According to local legend, these delicate yeast dumplings poached in milk and sugar, once spared a small German town from being plundered by a Swedish army. The invaders said they would leave in peace ...

This recipe is from “Not Your Mother’s Slow Cooker Recipes for Entertaining” by Beth Hensperger and Julie Kaufmann (Harvard Common Press, 2007). While not a crockpot recipe, it’s a perfect ...

If you cannot travel to Germany, Germany will just have to come to you: With compliments from the kitchen! This time we have a specialty from Bavaria. When it comes to vacationing in Germany, the ...

Way back in the late Middle Ages, a Brother Jakob is said to have invented Maultaschen at the Maulbronn Monastery in Swabia, Southwest Germany, a UNESCO World Heritage site founded by Cistercian monks ...