Most of the week I've been gearing up for the Lanternfest held every year in our little town. It's a town-wide party and you run into almost everyone you know at some point during the event. Some you'll see during the parades on Saturday and Sunday night, others...
The 18th Beusemer Tractor Fest 2009
On the last weekend in May, our little village comes alive with the sound of old-timer tractors. Since the next yearly festival is nearly upon us, I figured I better hurry up and get these photos up! I'm only a couple months behind... The old-timer tractor festival...
Hickory Smoked Pork Shoulder with Sweet-Tangy Barbecue Sauce
Even when living in a foreign country, the Fourth of July is always a special occasion for us. So we fired up our ugly barrel drum smoker and cooked one mean pork shoulder. We made pulled pork sandwiches out of the finished product which turned out fantastic. This...
Going to be a busy weekend
It's a 3-day weekend here in Germany because Monday is Pentecost which is a federal holiday here. As it turns out, this is a fairly popular weekend for events in the area. Not only is it the yearly old-timer tractor fest here in Beusem (yes, many photos and a video...
The 2009 Frankfurt Dragon Boat Festival
Yesterday we took a little trip to Frankfurt for the Dragon Boat Festival. It's something they've been doing on the Main River since 1991 but we've never been there ourselves. Although it's not one of the biggest events they hold down along the edge of the water,...
Fondue feast
Shortly before Mack arrived, I found a special edition of Lecker magazine (literally meaning tasty) full of fantastic sounding Christmas and New Year's recipes. Then when we discussed having fondue here over New Year's, I recommended we try their recipes for dipping...
The quiet arrival of 2009
Last night we had a quiet little New Years celebration at home with Mack and my mom. Dinner was a meat fondue with meatballs, filets of chicken and beef, and four dipping sauces. We had salad of lamb's lettuce with champagne dressing and a baguette along with it. Very...
Looks a bit American…
So my MIL & FIL were standing outside our house the other day and an older lady was walking by. She stopped to chat and mentioned that the decorations on the house looked really nice, "although they are a bit American. Not that that is a bad thing." We got a good...
Cooking and trimming
The house is full today as both my mom and Stefan's parents are spending Christmas at our house. A feast is being prepared to mirror what we would have had on Thanksgiving since we missed it this year: turkey, stuffing, current relish, fresh rolls, salad, sweet...
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…
My mom and I went to find some pre-Christmas decorating bargains at the local home improvement store yesterday which already has all their holiday stuff marked down 50%. We don't have too many Christmas-sy things around our house since those sorts of things are...
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