It is Spargelzeit, or Asparagus season, here in Germany and the Germans are going crazy for the enormous white asparagus. I had never even tried the white asparagus, and being the curious expat I am, I wanted to not only try the German delicacy, but also learn how to properly cook Spargel. Therefore, we planned [...]
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I’ve pinned about a million and one things on Pinterest, which means I’ve spent a whole ton of time on that dang Website. The good thing about Pinterest as opposed to the other life-sucking social networks though, is it is not necessarily time wasted. Sometimes you make wicked awesome, sure crowd-pleasing, recipe finds that make [...]
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During my au pair year, every weekday we headed over to Oma’s house, which was conveniently located through the backyard, for lunch. They have a very special cook and housekeeper, Dada, who prepared lunch a few times per week. One of Dada’s signature dishes was a turkey goulash served over either rice or egg noodles. After my [...]
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Oh hey, March! Nice seeing you. I hope you bring my best friend Spring with you. If not, I may not be so excited to see you anymore. I have three roommates. It’s something that rarely makes it’s way onto the blog, which is odd since I live with these people. They are all [...]
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Tonight in Karlsruhe, the Americans are getting together for a Pot Luck Thanksgiving Dinner. I’m bringing the pumpkin pie, but Saturday boredom added an appetizer to the menu. I’m adding in a little Texas spice, we’ll see who here can take the heat of the fiery Spicy Bacon Cheese Ball! Ingredients: 1 pack cream cheese [...]
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So I wasting away my daily allotted Pinterest time slot on Sunday when I repinned something… something special. This was not your usual, ‘maybe someday’ repin. This one had to happen immediately. Honestly, it looked too good to be true. In following the pin, I was brought here to a blog I had not see [...]
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Just to prove I have done other things besides watch television shows during my time home… By a mile, the most common question I am asked by people at home is something like, “What the heck do you eat in Germany?” You can tell people all you want, but in this case, I decided [...]
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I’ve got a lot of free time around lunch happenin’ here, so I’ve been experimenting in the kitchen. Actually, I am experimenting no more because I am obsessed with brussel sprout salads and eat them every day. I had seen a few brussel sprout salads on Pinterest, but I am generally too lazy to follow [...]
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In my last post, I mentioned something awesome, and that awesomeness is QUESO. Saying awesome that much also reminds me that people find that word pretty humorous, but awesome here. Anyways… When my bestie Shushu came to visit from the States, she asked what I needed from home. I don’t really need anything. I’ve [...]
Read morePeople love their bread here in Germany. I don’t blame them. The bread here is A++. Sometimes though, you gotta step back and say hey bread, it’s not you, it’s me. Wait, actually it is you and you’re going straight to my thighs. So then you look for someone to fill the place of all [...]
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