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Manic Monday

August 6, 2007

This morning we had a visit from the Hebamme (midwife), who says that Oliver is “sehr gemütlich” (very laid-back) and unlike the last visit where Oliver drank heartily just to prove us wrong, he showed her his true drinking style and took 30 minutes to drink 60mL of formula while she poked and prodded him [...]

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Geburtsvorbereitung, Teil 6

July 11, 2007

On Monday night, we had our sixth and final birth preparation class at the hospital. I really, really wanted to skip the class. I was tired and I’d decided that it wasn’t really giving me anything, but I felt bad since it’s covered by insurance and what if this was the one time that the [...]

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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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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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A lot of this and that

June 6, 2007

You may or may not have noticed, but I’ve decided to change my Blogger screenname to “Christina G”, in order to avoid confusion with Christina (Mausi). I thought about using “CG” instead, as that has been a nickname of mine in the past, but I figure there are a lot more “CG”s out there than [...]

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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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Quickie Update

May 25, 2007

I’m feeling pretty lousy today, so I’m going to keep this brief. The last two days were a blast. Wednesday I met up with Sarah in town and we headed over to Kaminski (Hinter der Grieb 6) – hopefully I didn’t talk her ear off! Kaminski comes highly recommended by the Regensburg expats I’ve gotten [...]

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