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Moving to the country and Schwarzwaelder Kirschtorte (Black Forest Cake) for Thanksgiving

Monday night, its SEVEN degrees outside and we are staying warm in front of the fire place, watching TV, – the perfect time to finally share what has happened over the past 5 months. I have to apologize  upfront for the ultra-long post, most of it though are fun photos to look at :-). Lots…

December 29, 2021 in Desserts, Typical German Dishes.

Schweinshaxe (pork shanks/knuckles) with Sauerkraut and Mashed Potatoes

And here I am again back in the US from my 2 weeks of vacation in Germany and reminiscing about all the great German food I ate and the 7 pounds I gained in 2 weeks – yes you read that correct – 7 pounds….and it was all worth it :-). Here is the list…

June 6, 2021 in German Food Diary, Pork, Typical German Dishes.

Friss Dich Dumm Torte – Eat yourself silly cake – German Mandarin Cream torte

I made it! Travelling during Corona times is not an easy untertaking….I almost screwed up the Corona test by taking my test late in the day and not getting get the results back in time prior to check in, but in the end all worked out well, even with last minute vet visits, ensuring the…

May 11, 2021 in Desserts, German Food Diary, Typical German Dishes.

Eierschecke – A German cream cheese style/pudding cake from Dresden

We had a beautiful day yesterday here in the Pacific Northwest and got a little break from the rainy winter blues and I could finally tackle my completely weed overgrown strawberry patch in the garden; removing weeds, putting down weed barrier, plant 40 new plants and by the afternoon was wiped out from a little…

March 28, 2021 in Desserts, Typical German Dishes.

Rheinischer Sauerbraten mit Knoedel – brined braised beef with home made dumplings)

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…

February 14, 2021 in Beef dishes, Typical German Dishes.

Good Bye Sky, new Beginnings and Shopperln

Wow where should I start, it has been 5 months since my last blog entry and as you can imagine a lot has happened. I think I should get the sad news out first, I had to say good bye to my beloved dog Sky and unfortunately I couldn’t even be with her during her…

August 31, 2019 in Typical German Dishes.

Prosciutto Parmesan Braid aka Meatbread

Bye Bye 2018 – Another Christmas is wrapped up and the countdown to 2019 starts in a little bit over 24 hours…I am ready for a New Year, I like New Beginnings and another chance of broadening my horizon to new opportunities. Do you take inventory of the past 12 months at this time of…

December 31, 2018 in Appetizer, Bread, Typical German Dishes.

Merry Merry Everything – A special Christmas recipe – Raclette

And another Christmas in the bag – the 14th with my hubby – we counted it a couple of days ago on our drive to Burger King; this was a first for me, eating a Whopper on Christmas eve Where most other folks would stay away from fast food on a holiday and prepare something…

December 26, 2017 in Bread, Typical German Dishes.

Obatza – Bavarian Cheese Spread

Just when you thought I am done with posting a travel blog, I decided to surprise my parents and spontaneously flew to Germany for my dad’s birthday. Our “grandiose”  planned surprise was detoured when I walked into the courtyard of my parents condo and my dad run into me….now what are the odds that this…

September 10, 2017 in Breakfast, German Food Diary, Recipes, Typical German Dishes.

Panna Cotta Raspberry Torte/Cake

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…

May 30, 2016 in Desserts, Typical German Dishes.

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