It is full-fledged summer here in Germany and the produce at my local market is just beautiful. Sadly, however, we are in the grips of a very scary e.coli outbreak which has already killed quite a few people and hospitalized … Continue reading
Nothing forces us to reassess the accumulated stuff in our lives like an overseas move. Four years ago I moved from Chicago to Frankfurt, in order to be with my then boyfriend, now husband. At the time, it was very … Continue reading
I am a huge proponent of pictures in cook books. They provide inspiration and give you a visual goal to aim for. As a home cook, I find it enormously rewarding when my finished dish looks like the picture in … Continue reading
There are so many reasons to love soup: it is the ultimate comfort food, an easy way to feed a crowd, usually inexpensive, and it stores and reheats beautifully. At any given time my freezer is crammed with various canisters … Continue reading
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The cows are mad, the birds and pigs have the flu, and now in Germany we are experiencing a rather serious E.coli outbreak. Apparently they have decided that it’s the Spanish cucumbers which were to blame, but for basically the … Continue reading
This is very unlike me… blogging I mean. I’ve never been described as outgoing or particularly open about my private life. And does the world really need another blog at this point? I find myself secretly hoping that nobody will … Continue reading
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