Home again, home again…

Back from the States to our Berlin home. We actually got back Wednesday morning (plane touchdown at 9 am, arrived at apartment at 10:30) but since we left for the airport in Orlando at 9 am the day before we were a bit tired when we arrived. It was an epic return, of sorts. We [...]

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The 10 Commandments of Healthy Eating for Parents (from Sparkpeople)

I am getting better at accepting these and living with them. Thou shalt not force, bribe or coerce thy child to eat. Thou shalt set a good example by eating at least five fruits and vegetables, three whole grain products, and three dairy servings per day thyself. Thou shalt make mealtimes pleasant. Thou shalt encourage [...]

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The perfect spice

Last night I made Chicken Gumbo and the German said that there was an absolute perfect mixture of spices. I said “Thanks”, but then I had to admit that although I had added the chicken carrots and celery, the perfect mix of spices was due to the fact that I had used a box of [...]

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Do I look as stupid as I feel?

For almost a year now I have been moping around complaining about German food. I have counted the pig products in the meat deli case (39) compared to the non-pig (3). I have wandered from supermarket to supermarket, not able to return to the many in my neighborhoods that don’t carry any non-trayfe products other [...]

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What a day it was.

Monday started with a bang…. actually, a crackle. Thing2 had come upstairs to awaken us and ask for milk and when the German went downstairs to get some, he found our (new, although immaterial at this point) coffeepot melting in a smear of toxic smoke on the stove. Seems Thing2 had taken advantage of my [...]

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Putting words to last week’s Pictures:Amsterdam and Delft

Last Friday, we packed up and moved out at 8 in the morning, headed toward Amsterdam. We had hoped to leave earlier, but after our debacle of the night before, we thought that was pretty good. We took a few pictures on the way there and while there. I’ve been admiring the red poppies on [...]

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Asparagus Potato Salad (Cold)

I had a bunch of asparagus in der Kuhlschrank (note that it is green, as all good tasting asparagus should be), some potatoes starting to shrivel and I wanted something light for dinner: voila. By the way, note the purple potatoes? I had read about them and when I passed through the Markthalle at Alt [...]

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Lentil Soup

I was wandering around Julia’s Here be Hippogriffs today when I noted her lentil soup recipe. It had several ingredients I either didn’t have or wouldn’t use (such as andouille sausage), but it made me think of making one myself. I did, we liked it, here’s the recipe:Lentil Soup/Stew1 1/2 cups lentils5 c chicken stock [...]

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Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler

Hmm, picked up some more rhubarb (I love rhubarb season) and a kilo of strawberries and needed to decide what to do with them. Very important to decide quickly, because I find that strawberries here go bad within 24 hours of purchase. So I “cobbled” together a recipe. My Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler About 1 kilo [...]

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What’s for Dinner?

Chicken Marsala, Candied Carrots, and Mom’s cucumber salad. All with a side order of pizza- Thing1 had wanted pizza for linch but got grilled putenwurst instead, so we picked up a mini-cheese and both the girls had a slice, with a bit of chicken and a few carrots. Luckily, the German chowed down. otherwise it [...]

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