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Weltenburg

May 22, 2007

Sunday afternoon was spent in the beautiful Altmühltal Nature Park area, with its scenic white cliffs and abundant canoers. Boat tours are available between Kelheim and Weltenburg, but we unfortunately found out about this too late. The Donaudurchbruch (Danube gorge) near Weltenburg   Baroque church of the Benedictine Abbey Weltenburg   The Abbey brewery, claiming [...]

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Tom Kha Gai and Son in Law Eggs

May 21, 2007

Saturday in our happy household was spent entertaining Rainer’s colleague Wolfram and his wife, Wibke. I was cooking up a storm and was rather pleased with how most of the dishes turned out (the beef and cauliflower was kind of bland – I need to modify this recipe). We started off with Tom Kha Gai, [...]

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My first meme

March 21, 2007

I’ve been tagged by Blythe over at Blythe Spirit, so here goes: Name five things you love in your new country:1. Cheese and bread selection2. Public transportation – although DC’s Metro is pretty good3. Chickens in gardens – I love how people keep chickens in their gardens, it’s so cool to walk around the neighborhood [...]

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Cabbage = Romance?

February 14, 2007

At least in this household it does! I had thought about trying one of the yummy cabbage recipes mentioned by Bowleserised, but I know Rainer and his love for my Thai cabbage soup, so I stuck with an old favorite for the sake of V-Day. This time I changed things up a bit, and I [...]

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Happy V-day to ya!

February 14, 2007

Some folks are quite vehemently opposed to today, Valentine’s Day, and I can understand that, but it’s never really bothered me. I don’t go overboard and I don’t expect a dozen roses or anything, but I don’t mind having the holiday. Actually, I got a Happy V-Day balloon from a (now ex-)boyfriend once and I [...]

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Spinach does a body good

February 2, 2007

On a recent shopping trip to Real in Regensburg, I discovered they had spinach! Spinach shows up from time to time in German supermarkets where I’ve lived, I’m hoping that it’s a regular feature of the supermarkets here (I don’t remember seeing it in the Real in Pentling and it’s not in our local Edeka, [...]

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Christina’s Chicken and Shrimp Dumpling recipe

November 27, 2006

1 lb medium sized shrimp, peeled and finely chopped1/2 lb chicken, finely chopped or ground3 green onions, finely chopped1 can water chestnuts, finely chopped6 cloves garlic, crushed and minced2 eggs, separated3 T Maggi seasoning1 T white pepper1 T + 1/4 cup dark brown sugar1/2 cup sweet soy sauce1/4 cup vinegar1 pack wonton wrappers Combine shrimp, [...]

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