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Sorting Trash in Germany

March 10, 2008

Germans take recycling very seriously.  I’ve heard of fights erupting among neighbors in apartment houses over improper sorting.  To help you with figuring out what goes where, I’ve compiled this little guide. First, there can be up to four containers at your residence or in public places.  There’s the paper and cardboard container, that is denoted by either green or [...]

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What’s good at Aldi?

November 20, 2007

last updated 8 October 2008 I avoided the discount supermarket Aldi for a long time because, although I’d heard there was really good stuff in there, I had also heard there was stuff to avoid, and I didn’t have a lifetime of experience knowing the good from the bad. So now I am presenting you [...]

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7 Random Facts About Me

November 17, 2007

I’ve been tagged by Swenglishexpat and American in Bad Homberg, so here goes. 1. My favorite sandwich when I was a kid was toasted peanut butter and Longhorn-Colby cheese. My favorite dinner was tuna casserole. Is that weird enough for ya? 2. I ate jalepeno poppers at least twice a week when I was pregnant. Haven’t [...]

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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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A weekend of success

September 9, 2007

Friday night, Cliff and Sarah joined us for Thai dinner. I ended up not having the time to make anything but the Panang Beef beforehand, so they (and Rainer) were enlisted as my sous chefs when they arrived, and let me tell you, it’s nice to have sous chefs! Our meal consisted of the aforementioned [...]

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Grillspass and Mango Salad

June 11, 2007

Last night we had Cliff and Sarah over for a little Thai/American Grillparty. They brought Mac’n’Cheese and Thai coleslaw (you should post the recipe, Cliff), while we made Green Mango Salad, Bangkok-style BBQ chicken, Thai steak, Thai iced coffee, corn on the cob and a nice citrus buttercream with lime curd filling cake. With me [...]

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American food and cooking substitutes

May 31, 2007

Finding product replacements for your favorite foods and snacks is always tough for new expats (and occasionally some of us more experienced expats as well)! Here’s my attempt to help out and I have to admit, I learned quite a bit in my research for this post. Baking Baking Powder – Most North American baking [...]

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