Covid 19, People quarantined for over 3 months now,, summer vacation plans cancelled, Riots across the world, “Anarchy” in Capitol Hill (or not..depending on who you ask) historically unprecedented unemployment, toxic media coverage of everything and anything that is currently going on in the world and in all this mayhem, NASA launches the first private…
A pot of hot rice pudding is simmering on the stove, I am tucked away on the couch with a blanket, the dogs are on my lab and we are waiting for the Seahawks – Packers game to start and the forecasted artic storm to hit. Perfect conditions to catch up on my blog. FY19…
My mum always told me that I had a lot of phantasy when I was a child, meaning I could make up stories at any given time and often I would come up with some made up story why I couldn’t be home on time or why my coat or wallet went missing again (of…
I haven’t had a great “garden harvest” this year, mainly because I was too busy/lazy to water my veggie garden and it was just way too hot in the Pacific Northwest for my veggie garden to sustain itself. BUT my Zucchinis still grew with barely any water and so much determination has to be rewarded…
I for sure can not complain about not having anything to do these days, our weekends are filled with all sorts of fun activities like Open Air concerts, family visits, road trips and a special highlight: watching the Seahawks in training camp (thank you Astrid for sharing this special event with me!). Wow that was…
6 weeks no post – wow what a busy 6 weeks it has been. Lots of stuff had to be prepared and fixed around the house prior to my parents arrival and then the big day came and my parents arrived for their 3 weeks vacation with us. What a fun time it has been. My…
With unbelievable weather in Seattle the past weekend, we started the BBQ season early and made Carne Asada with some homemade Guacamole and Salsa. I hadn’t realized until now that I had never made Guacamole or Salsa from scratch and since I had a couple sous chefs onsite – Thank you Cara and Christy – I thought…
My friend Astrid gave me a bread baking class for my birthday – I couldn’t have gotten a better birthday present! I am trying to master the art of bread baking now for a good 6 months or so and still haven’t found the perfect recipe for a Sourdough Bread. I am pretty close to…
You might have heard of Apple or other fruit strudels, but a zesty cabbage strudel? Yes its possible and absolutely delicious. You can actually put any vegetable into a strudel, just cook it with some onion, garlic, butter, seasoning, herbs, roll it up, bake and serve it as the veggie part of your dish or…
After 3 years of working from home I finally took the liberty to invite a friend over for lunch and actually cooked lunch at home. It just dawned on me that I never took advantage of this perk of working from home. Guess we German’s are strange…or at least this German is very strange, so…
A German in Seattle 