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Chocolate Withdrawal

March 26, 2008

We spent this weekend with my in-laws and I think I gained back all the weight I lost over the last 8 months. My jeans were tight when we left and I spent today going through chocolate withdrawal. In case you don’t have a German mother-in-law, visits to a GMIL could qualify as world class [...]

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How do my views match up with the candidates?

January 27, 2008

86% John Edwards
83% Dennis Kucinich
82% Mike Gravel
82% Barack Obama
81% Hillary Clinton
80% Chris Dodd
75% Joe Biden
72% Bill Richardson
41% Rudy Giuliani
35% John McCain
24% Mike Huckabee
24% Tom Tancredo
23% Mitt Romney
13% Ron Paul
13% Fred Thompson

2008 Presidential Candidate Matching Quiz
Interesting… and in case you’re wondering, I support Obama. I’m ecstatic that he creamed Billary in the South Carolina primary yesterday. [...]

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Do not EVER fly Iberia Airlines

January 17, 2008

So here it is, the full story with all the gritty details. From cancelled flights to unannounced delays, from death marches through the Madrid airport to sleeping in moldy hotel rooms.
Chapter 1: The cancelled flight
Our tale begins in the fall, shortly after booking four tickets with Iberia Airlines to visit my family in the [...]

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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 an Aldi [...]

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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 brands.
ingredients
200g [...]

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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 top of the coconut milk and stir fry with [...]

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The Long-Awaited Birth Story

August 12, 2007

Here it is, the long-awaited birth story. Rainer says it’s too detailed, but that’s just my style, so feel free to skim or even skip this post entirely if you so desire. I decided to leave in all the gory details, so be warned, it’s not for the weak of heart (or stomach)!
It all began [...]

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