Happy New Year – can I still say that in February? I know I know…I have been absent….again…for several months. But I guess that is a good thing, that means I am far from being bored! Wow, what a year it has been, not as crazy as 2021 with selling and buying a new house,…
Today is Valentines day and I am thinking of my parents in Germany and thought I post a very German recipe – “Rheinischer Sauerbraten” – from the region I was born in and lived for the majority of my “German live” – its called “Rheinland” The “Rheinland” (where the word “Rheinisch” derives from) is the…
Its August now and we are still living in the surreal world of Covid, its kind of like an alternate universe, something you’ve seen in a sci-fi movie and can’t believe its really happening to you. For months now I work from home and fate had it that I had to drive into the office…
One day before Thanksgiving and I am posting a Short Rib Ragu recipe and nothing turkey related you ask? Well one day I will get my act together and have pictures of all the dishes I cook for Thanksgiving. Getting a decent picture of the turkey is extremely hard because either I am not at…
The Bathroom is finally done – yeah! What a nice feeling to walk into a warm bathroom with heated floors! And I think Mike and I did a pretty good job in “designing” it a little bit more modern. I even got my own “sit down make up place”. See for yourself! Now that the bathroom…
I love my Saturday mornings. I can sleep in as long as I want, Mike gets up and gets us coffee at the nearby Mercury coffee hut, I drink my cappuccino in bed and call my mum in Germany. That always makes for a great start into a relaxed weekend. This morning’s routine got changed…
Its cold these days, even on the West Coast. I woke up to 55 degrees inside the house and 23 degrees outside. All I want for today is a hot coffee, staying in my Pajamas and eat something hot and spicy at one point of the day. After I got my cappuccino, talked with my…
A German in Seattle 