The other, other ice cream

    We’re big fans of ice cream in this house. There is nothing quite like eating a fresh gelato from a street corner in Italy where you have 50 flavors to choose from. Unfortunately, we live in Germany and there is no ice cream stand in our little town. Not that it...
    How to make Wiener Schnitzel

    How to make Wiener Schnitzel

    Here in Germany, Stefan and I have judged many a restaurant based on their schnitzel. If they can’t make that well, then there’s no reason to bother with most of their other food either. Schnitzel can actually be prepared many different ways but Wiener is the basic...

    An expat’s identity crisis

    It all started with a simple email in my inbox: “Irregular Credit Card Activity.” Great. Not because I was fearful that someone had gotten our information or anything like that. It was more an issue of life as an expat. You see, sometimes things are just...
    Plug the TV back in — it’s time for the Winter Games

    Brunch is back in 2010!

    The last four days have been wonderful. Stefan didn’t have to work on December 31st or January 1st so we had a nice little 4 day weekend, with no long trips planned or visits from anyone scheduled. We got to sleep in until 9 or so and prepared big, yummy...

    Happy New Year

    We just finished a nice family dinner of grilled cheese with tomato soup and watched a round of Dinner for One. It’s a must watch on New Year’s Eve here in Germany. It’s funny year after year and you’ll find it playing on at least one TV...