I’m back! And in hopes that you will forgive me for my brief absence, I bear gifts of fudgy, flourless brownies topped with a fluffy peppermint cream cheese frosting and studded with the delicate crunch of candy canes. Am I forgiven? So how is it that my kid was perfect for 9 hours straight in … Read more
Hello, and welcome to my first post of 2018! January may be half over, but (as usual) I have some great excuses! First of all, Samuel now has an official deadline to finish his thesis to get his degree (after which he will have to fly all the way back to Berlin to defend it), … Read more
Hello, and welcome to my first post of 2018! January may be half over, but (as usual) I have some great excuses! First of all, Samuel now has an official deadline to finish his thesis to get his degree (after which he will have to fly all the way back to Berlin to defend it), … Read more
Hey, did you miss me? I accidentally took a break from blogging last week. Meaning I was too lazy to make anything. This week… still too lazy. Luckily a sudden memory came upon me of some reindeer chow which I had photographed last Christmas but never posted. I guess I must have had some kind … Read more
You may think that in these weeks leading up to Christmas I’ve been lazing around doing nothing but crunching down candy canes and putting off buying all my gifts till the last minute. This is only partially true. For the past few weeks, I have been trying to learn how to make decent fudge. … Read more
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
Hello, and welcome to my first post of 2018! January may be half over, but (as usual) I have some great excuses! First of all, Samuel now has an official deadline to finish his thesis to get his degree (after which he will have to fly all the way back to Berlin to defend it), … Read more