From the monthly archives:

February 2009

Real German Cuisine: Veal Goulash

February 23, 2009

This is the second recipe in the Real German Cuisine Challenge: Rahmgulasch (Creamy veal goulash). I had planned to make this over the weekend, but on a whim decided to make it on Tuesday while standing in the grocery store.  I didn’t have the recipe with me, so I just guessed at the amounts I [...]

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Weekly Winners – 22 February 2009

February 22, 2009

February 15 – 21, 2009 Fasching started this week here in Bavaria (aka Carnival or Mardi Gras). It’s a celebration running up to the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday. Thursday was Weiberfastnacht, a day when men should be careful what they wear, because women and girls will cut off the tie, a symbol of [...]

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Real German Cuisine Challenge: Semmelknoedel mit Pilzen

February 16, 2009

For the first recipe in the Real German Cuisine Challenge, we made Semmelknödel mit Pilzen, or Bread Dumplings with Mushrooms. I made this for dinner Saturday night and I thought it was pretty easy to make and tasted wonderful.  The dumplings weren’t as dense as I expected, but Rainer said they were perfect.  The sauce [...]

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Weekly Winners – 15 February 2009

February 15, 2009

February 8 – 14, 2009 The snow returned this week, we got about 9 inches or so. After I recovered from the stomach flu, and Oliver recovered from the regular flu, we spent a lot of time playing and sledding, and Charlie has made great progress towards becoming a sled dog. Joy Dead leaf Footprints [...]

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Signs you’ve been watching too much Law & Order: SVU

February 12, 2009

So what’s worse:  the fact that when I discovered Oliver’s Titus doll in the following position: that my first thought was, “Looks like we’ve got a rape/homicide, better call Special Victims,” or that my second thought was to grab the camera and make a blog post about this?

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Video Wednesday: Germany vs USA – Military, Patriotism

February 11, 2009

While surfing YouTube, I came across walkaboutlanguage’s Germany vs. USA series of videos.  The videos are created by a group of friends from Mississippi, San Francisco and Germany and in each episode they pick a topic and discuss the differences between the US and Germany.  They just reached 2000 subscribers and are donating 5 cents [...]

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Weekly Winners – 8 February 2009

February 8, 2009

February 1 – 7, 2009 Winter sunset in Laaber Soap bubbles Catching water Surrounded by bubbles Bath fun To see more of my photos, visit my FlickR page For more Weekly Winners visit SarcasticMom.com.

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