From the monthly archives:

October 2009

Real German Cuisine Challenge: Miesmuscheln in Weisswein (Mussels in white wine)

October 31, 2009

Sorry about the delay in posting this week.  I got hit with a horrible cold.  I’m not completely well yet, but hopefully there are only a few more days of cold to deal with. This week’s recipe was Miesmuscheln in Weisswein (Mussels in white wine).  We enjoy mussels, but have never made them ourselves.  I got [...]

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Back in the world of the living

October 29, 2009

I’m slowly on the mend after spending the last four days for the most part in a horizontal orientation.  I’m pretty sure it wasn’t swine flu, since I didn’t get a fever, but this has definitely been the worst cold I’ve had in my life (it’s severity was compounded by other factors, like having a [...]

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Real German Cuisine Challenge: Kaninchen mit Pilzen (Rabbit with mushrooms)

October 19, 2009

This week’s recipe was Kaninchen mit Pilzen, or rabbit with mushrooms.  It comes from the section for the state of Nordrhein-Westfallen.  This state is home to the cities of Düsseldorf, Köln (Cologne) and Bonn. This is the first of several rabbit recipes in this cookbook.  Germans are very fond of eating rabbit, and while I’m [...]

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Weekly Winners – After the rain – 18 Oct 2009

October 18, 2009

11-17 October 2009 The weather has been pretty rotten this week.  Cold and rainy with a dash of snow even!  Here are some pictures from a few minutes of sun we got after a rainy day. And finally, my little guy cooked his first meal this week. He made us scrambled eggs! To see more [...]

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Amazon’s Kindle Goes International

October 13, 2009

The Kindle US and International Wireless Reading Device has just been released by Amazon.com.  The cost is $279. Books, and US and International magazine and newspaper purchases will be made through Amazon.com in US dollars. The Kindle has free wireless service, with good 3G coverage, so no need to locate Wi-Fi hotspots, wireless coverage in [...]

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Real German Cuisine Challenge: Dampfnudeln mit Weinschaum (Yeast dumplings with wine sauce)

October 12, 2009

This week’s recipe challenge was Dampfnudeln mit Weinschaum or sweet yeast dumplings with wine sauce.  There are only two words to describe this recipe: FREAKING DELICIOUS! Somehow, I’d managed to live over 7 years in Germany without ever having Dampfnudeln.  Regensburg just happens to have a restaurant, Dampfnudel Uli, that top German chef Alfons Schuhbeck says makes the best [...]

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Weekly Winners – Ladybugs and Charlie – 11 Oct 2009

October 11, 2009

October 4-10, 2009 This week, our home was inundated by hundreds of ladybugs.  They were all over the southern exterior of our house, and I had to take at least a dozen from inside our place and release them back into the garden. Charlie hanging out with us at the playground Rapeseed field Oliver taking [...]

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