Yesterday was mothers day and so I called my mum in Germany, chatted a little bit with her and told her I was making beesting cake (Bienenstich), a cake that is a little bit time consuming (as all yeast doughs are) and so she was sharing with me how in Germany lots of restaurants and…
I can’t believe I still haven’t finished my Indochina Travel Diary, more entries to come. I am interrupting the Indochina diary to catch up with the last 4 months. Lots has happened, the good, the bad and the ugly. The Ugly first…We had to put down our dog Kodi, which was heart breaking. I have…
The last 4 weeks were filled with lots of fun and sightseeing with our friends from out of town. Seattle becomes the “destination city” for our friends who live in hot places like Minneapolis or Denver. Around 85 degrees it gets way too hot for me but our friends loved the 20-degree difference and welcomed the cool…
I am sure this is just me feeling this way and might not apply to most of you – but to me city girl – it’s one of the coolest things on earth to walk out into your garden, pick some fresh flowers, a bucket full of raspberries and a bowl full of strawberries, vanish…
Its a national holiday in the US – Memorial Day – and in my opinion time to be grateful for our standard of living and peace – more so than maybe on Thanksgiving. To be honest – I take it for granted to live in peace – and can’t even imagine, nor do I ever want…
Business brought me to San Francisco last week and gave me the opportunity to get the lay of the land of this beautiful city so that I know where to take my parents when they come visit us next March for my mums 70’s birthday. My mums birthday wish is to celebrate her 70’s birthday…
I am not a big fan of Starbucks coffee but their Lemon Pound cake is to die for! One must wonder though why I feel the need for baking something that truly only I will enjoy in this household and 10,000 calories will stare at me every morning, when I walk by the cake stand…
Today is Presidents Day – Well Happy Birthday Dear Mr. President. Hopefully George loved his birthday week as much as I do. I get to celebrate an entire week with my friends and family who take me out to lunches, dinner, drinks, foot massages, urban floats and long weekend get aways! This year we celebrated my birthday…
Its Football Post Season and the Seahawks lost last week against the North Carolina Panthers :-(. Now I have lots of time again on Saturdays and Sunday to cook and bake. First I baked this ultra delicious and light Raspberry Biscuit Roulade. I am so glad I finally put this recipe on my blog because…
I always cry at weddings, its so cliché, I hate it…for many reasons…it ruins my make up, I don’t like people seeing me cry, I never have a nice tissue at hand to wipe off the tears – the red eyes and nose – that all is so not attractive and a whole lot more but at least I…
A German in Seattle 