KAREN LODDER is a writer and the creator of the website www.GermanGirlinAmerica.com. Her parents immigrated to America shortly before she was born, so she grew up in a Southern California home where the food, language, and holiday traditions were all German (and yes, she attended Saturday German School).
I have written about German cuisine for almost 20 years and there is hardly a German cookbook in English that I haven't seen. Karen's book stands out--with one foot in German and one foot in American culture, she presents recipes that are authentic yet easy to recreate for American home cooks. Easy German Cooking covers the classics and also modern German favorites such as Chicken Doener and Schwenker Grill Pork Steaks. With ingredient glossaries and background information, Easy German Cooking is a primer for German cooking. --Nadia Hassani, food writer and author of Spoonfuls of Germany Karen Lodder has put 'classic German recipes' and 'easy' together (not an easy task) in this delightfully written cookbook. Let this must-have for your kitchen inspire you to get out your pots & pans and start cooking & baking. --Gerhild Fulson, author and founder of Just Like Oma (justlikeoma.com) Karen Lodder's approach on classic German dishes allows every home cook to surprise family and friends with easy and fast German dishes. The Easy German Cookbook is full of wonderful recipes that are easy to follow and don't require you to shop in specialty stores. --Angela Schofield, All Tastes German food blog