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Easy German American Comfort Food

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Featured Recipe

Strawberry Tiramisu

Strawberry Tiramisu has layers of fresh, juicy strawberries, rich delicious cream filling, and orange liqueur infused ladyfinger cookies.

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A plate of homemade spaetzle cooked in butter and drizzled with parsley
SIDE DISHES
A closeup of a slice of no bake strawberry cheesecake
DESSERTS
roasted lemon chicken in a black pan
MAIN DISHES
A bowl of old-fashioned, creamy pea salad
SALAD
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BREAKFAST

New Recipes This Month

Struggling with ideas about what to cook this week? Check out what’s cooking in our kitchen and follow along. Each week we share new, tasty, easy to make, comforting dinners, delicious side dishes, and mouthwatering dessert recipes.

  • Strawberry Tiramisu
  • Easy Cheesy Lazy Lasagna Recipe
  • Waldorf Salad With Candied Walnuts
  • Easy Cheesy Salmon Casserole Recipe

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Welcome to the Cheerful Cook! Get ready to find classic comfort food ideas from both sides of the pond. Find inspiring recipes for delicious, easy-to-make weeknight dinners, side dishes, and satisfying salads. Tempting desserts that celebrate the best of German and American kitchens round out any great meal.

Desserts

Who doesn’t love dessert? From classic German ‘Kuchen’ (cake) recipes. no-bake desserts, to delectable cookies, simply pastries, and bread puddings you will find something to satisfy your family’s sweet tooth.

  • Butterkuchen – Easy German Butter Cake
  • Apricot Bars
  • Pistachio Cookies
  • Butterball Cookies

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Main Dishes

Classic comfort food recipes with simple, modern twists. These recipes are delicious, nutritious, and (mostly) made from scratch.

  • Easy Taco Tater Tot Casserole
  • Hearty Old Fashioned Potato Soup
  • Reuben Pizza
  • Classic German Beef Rouladen (Rinderrouladen)

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Side Dishes

Delicious side dishes that can also be the star of any meal.

  • Dill Pickle Pasta Salad
  • Easy German Potato Dumpling Recipe
  • Reibekuchen – German Potato Pancakes
  • Classic German Red Cabbage Recipe

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Salads

From classic side salads, flavorful dressings, to full dinner salads there is something for everyone.

  • Wurstsalat – German Sausage Salad
  • Italian Pasta Salad
  • The Best Egg Salad Recipe
  • Easy Homemade Italian Dressing Recipe

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Hi, friends. My name is Maike. Nice to meet you. I am the blogger behind the Cheerful Cook. A Comfort Food blog where we celebrate easy German American recipes all year long
About the AuthorMaike
Hi There, I’m Maike! Welcome to the Cheerful Cook. Here’s were you’ll discover easy German American comfort food everyone can cook.
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