The first spaetzle noodles I ever tasted were the ones I made myself. I had gotten my hands on a vintage German cookbook and couldn’t put it down, riveted by the descriptions of oily sausages, slowly ...

Embarking on a spaetzle recipe may feel intimidating if you’ve only encountered the free-form dumplings at a German beer hall. But homemade spaetzle is fairly easy to execute, satisfying to cook, and ...