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A Morning With TQE

November 15, 2008

Oliver is not a morning person. I thought with the time change during our visit in the States, I could at least get him on a morning schedule during our trip. Well, he quickly adjusted to going to sleep at 11pm and waking at 9:30am. Since I’ve been doing the majority of my blogging after [...]

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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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Thanksgiving, Expat style

November 25, 2007

Our Thanksgiving party was a roaring success. We had 24 guests, pretty evenly split between German speakers and English speakers. Charlie was a hit with the kids and surprisingly well-behaved. I’m not worried at all anymore about him interacting with Oliver when Oliver’s a little older.

There were several expat bloggers in attendance, all of whom [...]

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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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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 curry, [...]

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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 salt
1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) unsalted [...]

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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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