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    Closeup of a Strawberry Cheesecake Bar on a white plate.

    Strawberry Cheesecake Bars

    MINUTES

    Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

    20 MINUTES

    Frikadellen

    30 MINUTES
    Strawberry Dump Cake served in mason jars.

    Strawberry Dump Cake

    50 MINUTES
    Cheesy Cauliflower Soup in a white bowl.

    Cheesy Cauliflower Soup

    45 MINUTES
    Cooked German Spätzle (egg noodles) in a white bowl.

    Spätzle

    30 MINUTES
    Slices of freshly baked Cherry Crumb Cake on a white plate.

    Cherry Coffee Cake

    A spoonful of hot glazed Candied Carrots.

    Candied Carrots

    30 MINUTES
    Closeup of a single Oatmeal Cookie.

    Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

    25 MINUTES
    German Potato Dumplings - Kartoffelklösse on a white plate.

    Potato Dumplings

    45 MINUTES
    A spoonful of Cheesy Mashed Potatoes.

    Cheesy Mashed Potatoes

    50 MINUTES
    a slice of freshly baked apple cake drizzled with caramel sauce

    Apple Cake

    60 MINUTES
    Banana pudding cookies arranged on a cake platter.

    Banana Pudding Cookies

    25 MINUTES
    Drizzling maple syrup over the Croissant French Toast.

    Croissant French Toast

    20 MINUTES
    Closeup of a bowl of Roasted Broccoli and Cauliflower.

    Roasted Broccoli and Cauliflower

    20 MINUTES
    closeup of a freshly baked double chocolate chip cookie

    Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

    25 MINUTES
    top down view of a mushroom pie fresh from the oven

    Mushroom Pie

    50 MINUTES
    strawberry crumble in white baking dish with two sliced removed

    Strawberry Crisp

    60 MINUTES
    Shrimp Salad in a white bowl

    Shrimp Salad

    30 MINUTES
    parsley butter on a slice of baguette served on a white plate

    Parsley Butter

    5 MINUTES
    White Chocolate Chip Brownie

    White Chocolate Chip Brownies

    40 MINUTES
    16 freshly baked Thumbprint Cookies (German Engelsaugen) with one cheeky bite taken out of one cookie

    Thumbprint Cookies

    60 MINUTES
    A closeup of a Spekulatius cookie (with a deer impression made my using a cookie stamp).

    Spekulatius

    90 MINUTES
    Baked Meatballs in a white bowl

    Baked Meatballs

    25 MINUTES
    A bowl of freshly cooked ground beef chili

    Classic Chili Recipe

    90 MINUTES
    freshly baked apple crisp served on a white place with vanilla ice cream

    Apple Crisp

    50 MINUTES
    a bowl of fresh tomato soup topped with fresh basil

    Tomato Basil Soup

    30 MINUTES
    A closeup of freshly cooked German Dumplings (Knödel).

    Knödel

    45 MINUTES
    Freshly baked Zucchini Bread cut into thick slices.

    Zucchini Bread

    75 MINUTES
    a spoonful of homemade Italian dressing

    Italian Dressing

    5 MINUTES
    a forkful of creamy cole slaw out of a white bowl

    Coleslaw

    15 MINUTES
    a forkful of freshly made Kaiserschmarnn with apple sauce

    Kaiserschmarrn

    50 MINUTES
    Easy homemade Shrimp Carbonara Recipe

    Shrimp Carbonara

    30 MINUTES
    a bowl of freshly cooked Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese

    Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese

    25 MINUTES
    a plate of sliced chicken meataoaf

    Chicken Meatloaf

    45 MINUTES
    A bowl of creamy cucumber salad in a fresh herb dressing.

    Creamy Cucumber Salad

    25 MINUTES
    Slices of freshly baked and glazed German lemon cake (Zitronenkuchen)

    Glazed Lemon Sponge Cake

    40 MINUTES
    Plate of Fresh Tuna Croquettes on Plate of Lettuce with lemon wedges

    Tuna Croquettes

    30 MINUTES
    Freshly baked German bundt cake

    Sandkuchen

    80 MINUTES

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