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Food and Drink

Real German Cuisine

January 5, 2009

Normally, I don’t make New Year’s resolutions, but this year was different.  I’ve decided I want to expand my horizons into the field of German cooking.  Up until now, I handled the American and Asian cuisines, and let Rainer take care of cooking European dishes.  This year, in order to learn a little more about [...]

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Hey Michelin, I’m ready for my star

August 5, 2008

For my birthday last year, Rainer got me a cooking class with star chef Christian Graf von Walderdorff at the Restaurant Rosenpalais. I was pregnant at the time, and during my pregnancy, I couldn’t stand to touch raw meat and the thought of fish made me nauseous. I decided to put off the class, and [...]

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Christina’s Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies

October 14, 2007

Mrs. Fields ain’t got nothin’ on me! Although I’ve heard expats complaining about the consistency of their cookies being off, I’ve never had that problem with this recipe. For flour, I use Gold Puder type 405 für feine Backwaren, for butter I use Meggle die Alpenbutter, and for chocolate I use Sarotti and/or Côte D’Or [...]

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Wissenshunger

October 12, 2007

Lately, I’ve taken to watching the German TV show Wissenshunger (Hunger for Knowledge), which is a show about all different kinds of food topics. Tonight, I learned about Bienenstich (Bee-sting) cake. It’s called Bienenstich because apparently some bakers in the 15th century were up early and a little more aware of what was going on [...]

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Panang Beef Curry

September 9, 2007

ingredients 19 oz can of coconut milk 3 T. Panang curry paste 400g beef, sliced 1 cup green peas 2 T. Thai fish sauce 2 t. palm sugar (brown or regular sugar can be substituted) 12 pair Kaffir lime leaves, finely sliced (lime zest can be substituted) directions 1. Scoop the thick cream from the [...]

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Christina’s Rockin’ Lentil Stew

August 16, 2007

In looking for healthy, hearty, easy to make recipes, I came across a Curried Red Lentil and Swiss Chard Stew With Garbanzo Beans recipe. I had to make some adjustments: no chard available, Rainer requires meat in his meals – hence the sausage, and we both dig garlic and I thought it should be in [...]

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Citrus buttercream frosted layer cake with lime curd filling

June 19, 2007

I almost forgot about it, but here you go. This cake tastes even better on the second day after spending the night in the fridge. And it IS worth all the effort! Citrus buttercream frosted layer cake with lime curd   Cake 2 3/4 cups sifted cake flour 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon [...]

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