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Weekly Winners - 4 January 2009
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December 28, 2008 - January 3, 2009
This week I made a super delicious Cheesy Beer Dip to bring to a neighbor’s holiday party. It was extremely well-received and my husband deemed it Germanized fondue.
Bellybutton!
Self-portrait
Watching the fireworks on New Years Eve
Fireworks
My little handyman
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Weekly Winners - 28 December 2008
December 21 - December 27, 2008
It’s the last Weekly Winners of 2008!
We had a busy holiday week with a lot of traveling.
On the way to see Oma and Opa, we stopped at Bad Dürkheim
And just happened to drive through the town of Frankenstein
Where we saw the ruins of Frankenstein’s castle
We had a lovely Christmas Eve
Until Oliver tried to set a wineglass on fire
And we finally got to eat all those delicious cookies I baked last week
On Friday, we visited the ruins of a Roman villa in Wittlich
And another in Mehring
And yet another in Longuich
We managed to squeak in time for a family portrait
Then we hopped over the border to Metz, France for some sightseeing and shopping.
We got home late yesterday evening and gorged ourselves on French bread, butter, cheese and lemon tart. We brought home a bunch of French toddler meals. After baguette and Christmas cheese, Oliver couldn’t quite finish his spinach and salmon dinner, so Rainer finished it off, complimenting the chef and recommending white wine as an accompaniment. We’re going to be gorging like kings for the next few weeks. I guess I should be glad we don’t live in France, cause I certainly wouldn’t be fitting into my skinny jeans if we lived there. How in the world do all those French people stay so skinny? Anyways, now we just need to figure out what to make with these mushrooms of death (click the picture if you don’t believe me) and we’ll be set.
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Weekly Winners - 21 December 2008
December 14 - December 21, 2008
I’ve been baking up a storm this week and with chasing around a quickly recovering toddler, that hasn’t left me much time for photos, but here’s a couple I took in between cookie batches. All of the recipes except for the sugar cookies were from or inspired by recipes in The Good Cookie: Over 250 Delicious Recipes from Simple to Sublime
I’ll be taking a break from blogging while we’re visiting the in-laws, so Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year everyone, or as they say in Germany, Fröhliche Weihnachten! Guten Rutsch! Hope you get everything you wished for! Have a great holiday!
Someone was sneaking Charlie snacks while mama was busy mixing dough
Almond cookies in various shapes and oatmeal raspberry thumbprint cookies
“Please, just one little plate of cookies for ME!”
Amy-oes - Chocolate sandwich cookies with Kahlua buttercream
Sugar cookies and Chocolate gingerbread men
Coconut caramel macadamia nut brownie bites (here’s the recipe!)
Chocolate-dipped Kipferln (more almond cookies)
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Weekly Winners - 14 December 2008
December 7 - December 13, 2008
This was a busy week with lots going on. We visited three Weihnachtsmärkte (Christmas Markets) in Regensburg, showed around some friends from Munich, and Oliver had an operation. He’s recovering well. He’s frustrated that he can’t get up and move around, but he’s in generally good spirits.
Schloss Thurn und Taxis Christmas Market
Oliver’s first carousel ride at the Thurn and Taxis Christmas Market
Blacksmith at the Thurn und Taxis Christmas Market
Regensburg Neupfarrplatz Christmas Market
Sculpture at the Regensburg Haidplatz Christmas Market
Ornament for sale at the Regensburg Haidplatz Christmas Market
Snowstorm the morning of Oliver’s operation
Leaving for the hospital, the poor little guy didn’t understand why he couldn’t eat
Recovering after the operation
Already smiling just a day later
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Weekly Winners - 30 November 2008
November 23 - November 29, 2008
So many Olivers!
Burke Lake
Oliver at Burke Lake Park
Oliver exploring
Squirrel
Hut hut hike!
Dusk
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Weekly Winners - 23 November 2008
November 16 - November 22, 2008
Frying Pan Park
Oliver trying on his raincoat
It snowed in Virginia this week!
Uncle Christopher swinging Oliver
Oliver at Algonkian Playground
Self-portrait: Me and Oliver
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Weekly Winners - 16 November 2008
November 9 - November 15, 2008
Flowers at Sully Plantation
Reston
Fall leaves in Reston
Close up of Christmas decorations in Reston
Uncle Christian and Oliver in motion
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Christina Geyer has lived in Germany since May 2002. She also blogs on the site Mamas Worldwide. For more, see About Christina G.
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