I realize I haven’t given you much of a taste of German cuisine while I’ve lived here in Berlin. That is about to change. As you probably have heard me complaining about before, the winters here are rough. No, it’s not the low temperatures or crazy blizzards. Those would be quite welcome on a rainy, … Read more
The day is quickly approaching (18 days!!!) until we move from Berlin back to the US. How do I feel about this? Excited, sentimental, happy, sad, and totally underprepared, to name a few of my many bursting emotions. But (most of all?) frantic to enjoy as much of the amazingly underpriced foods here in Germany … Read more
So, here we are, back in the US for good. The whole living in Germany thing was fun, but being home is even better. We are back in my glorious home state of Michigan, less than 15 minutes away from the beautiful, sandy beaches of Lake Huron. The move went great (mostly). We flew from … Read more
From Grandpa, I learned how to be frugal. When we would go to Sam’s Club (partly for the groceries, mostly for the free samples), he would always buy us a big pop right when we got there. He always advised us to drink it fast so we could get a refill, and as we walked … Read more
You know the feeling. 5 o’ clock is rolling on in and you still have no dinner plans. You look in the cupboard and find a box of spaghetti noodles. “Hello, old friend,” you say to yourself. You thaw a brick of ground beef in the microwave and get out the familiar can of … Read more
5 o’ clock is rolling on in and you still have no dinner plans. You look in the cupboard and find a box of spaghetti noodles. “Hello, old friend,” you say to yourself. You thaw a brick of ground beef in the microwave and get out the familiar can of Ragu (or Prego! I … Read more
Greetings. I’m here today to offer up to you my copycat version of Olive Garden’s Zuppa Toscana. Or maybe I should say a copycat of a copycat of Olive Garden’s Zuppa Toscana, seeing as how I’ve never actually had it at Olive Garden myself. I only even knew about its existence through the wonderful world … Read more
Greetings. I’m here today to offer up to you my copycat version of Olive Garden’s Zuppa Toscana. Or maybe I should say a copycat of a copycat of Olive Garden’s Zuppa Toscana, seeing as how I’ve never actually had it at Olive Garden myself. I only even knew about its existence through the wonderful world … Read more
Hey, folks. Sorry I’ve been MIA, but as I’m about to show you (and as you may have already seen if you follow my Instagram stories), I was just busy making 200 sugar cookies for a graduation and a wedding cake back to back. Before I keel over dead from exhaustion, I thought I would … Read more
Hey, folks. Sorry I’ve been MIA, but as I’m about to show you (and as you may have already seen if you follow my Instagram stories), I was just busy making 200 sugar cookies for a graduation and a wedding cake back to back. Before I keel over dead from exhaustion, I thought I would … Read more