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The Year in Review: 2009 Highlights

January 10, 2010

Last year, among the blog highlights, were posts on German cuisine, universal health care, and WWII.  It won some awards and it’s author had to take a break for health reasons. It’s a new year, and so far I haven’t thrown up! I’m still weak and suffering from nausea, but I’m keeping food down and [...]

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AmiExpat is the Third Best European (non-UK) Blog

January 15, 2009

At least according to the people who participated in and the organizers of the 2008 Weblog Awards, where this blog was voted into 3rd place in the Best European (non UK) Blog category with 678 votes. Thanks to everyone who voted for me. It was exciting to be picked as a nominee, especially since the [...]

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Week in Photos – 11 January 2009

January 11, 2009

January 4 – 10, 2009 I realized this week that Charlie, our Bernese Mountain Dog, has been pretty neglected Weekly Winners-wise, so this week, he’s the star of the show. I also recently bought three photography books. I haven’t read them all the way though, but I skimmed the parts on framing pictures. Rainer says [...]

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Upcoming Regensburg area activities

January 8, 2009

There are two upcoming events for expats and/or English speakers in or willing to travel to the Regensburg area. The first is being organized by a new American expat in the area, who just moved here from Stuttgart, Autumn. She’s hosting a Books & Bagels meetup on Friday,  January 16th at 10 a.m. in Kona [...]

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Video Wednesday: Thai Red Curry with Chicken

January 7, 2009

Here’s the second installment of my Thai cooking lesson series. In this video, I’m preparing my Kaeng Phed Gai or Red Curry with Chicken recipe. Don’t forget to cast your daily vote in the 2008 Weblog Awards! After one day of voting, I’m in third place with less than half the votes of the blog [...]

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Real German Cuisine

January 5, 2009

Normally, I don’t make New Year’s resolutions, but this year was different.  I’ve decided I want to expand my horizons into the field of German cooking.  Up until now, I handled the American and Asian cuisines, and let Rainer take care of cooking European dishes.  This year, in order to learn a little more about [...]

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AmiExpat.com is a Best European Blog finalist!

January 4, 2009

An American Expat in Deutschland is a 2008 Weblog Awards finalist in the category Best European Blog (non UK).  Voting begins in about 1 day and 1 hour, which is 12am Tuesday morning here in Germany or 6pm Monday in New York.  The voting rules state that: You may vote once every 24 hours in [...]

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