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Vacation, Teil 1

May 5, 2007

Yes, I am finally getting around to blogging our recent “Last Vacation As Two”. You’ll have to forgive my tardiness (well, I guess you don’t HAVE to, you can certainly hold it against me if you wish), I’ve been pretty exhausted the last week and I’ve also been working hard on several items for my [...]

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So worth it…

March 27, 2007

I managed it and y’all were right, it is worth all the work (at least when there is no Cinnabon in the neighborhood). Now I’m wide awake from all the sugary goodness and Rainer’s in Bielefeld, so the whole pan is mine (ALL MINE!). Okay, maybe it’s not so good for the baby if I [...]

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Red Curry with Beef and Green Peppercorns

March 21, 2007

Here’s the recipe for the curry that I brought to the Girlie Weekend. It’s adapted from a recipe in the book, True Thai. I didn’t take a picture, sorry! Kaeng Phed Neua Phrik Thai On 1 can bamboo shoots2 red Thai chili peppers1 T oil 2 19 oz cans unsweetened coconut milk1/2 cup red curry [...]

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Party time, excellent!

March 10, 2007

Yesterday, Rainer’s group had it’s welcome party in the Institute and everyone from his group brought some dishes to serve (yes, I’ve been mostly up and about since Thursday evening, and now Rainer has the killer cold). I ended up cooking and baking up a storm, providing a not too spicy Massaman curry and a [...]

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Küchenzauber!

February 9, 2007

I was waiting for all kitchen work to be done, but since that may go on indefinitely, here are before and after pics of our new kitchen. Kitchen before – disgusting blue grout! Yes, that is what you get in a rented apartment in Germany, a water heater, well, if you’re lucky. Actually, in the [...]

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Are you experienced?

November 7, 2006

From Dawn’s blog, the point of this is to highlight in bold the things you have done… 01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink02. Swam with wild dolphins (my brother did this on his honeymoon and said swimming with sea lions was more fun)03. Climbed a mountain04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive05. [...]

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Got Kitchen?

November 7, 2006

Yay! We have a kitchen. In Germany, southern Germany especially, apartments don’t come with kitchens. In northern Germany, they will generally come with a sink and a stove, but in Bayern, you get an empty room with pipes sticking out of the walls and if you’re lucky, a stripe of backsplash tile in a not [...]

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