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This has been a truely amazing journey for me. I have met so many wonderful foodie bloggers along the way and have developed the most lovely friendships a girl could ask for. I have learned so much over the years by reading all of your wonderful blogs. Due to twist of fate (for the good), I have decided to discontinue this blog. I will leave it online for those who have bookmarked some recipes,

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The days are becoming shorter and cooler. Winter is making its way in. It is definitely time to pull out your favourite bowl or mug and cozy up to this comforting Chanterelle cream of mushroom soup. Chanterelles are my favourite mushrooms. I sometimes find them at our local farmers' market on Wednesdays. They are golden in colour and have a nice woody undertone in this luscious soup. You can

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Here's a dish that I made often this past summer (but still good year round). You'll need: 5-8 plump grapewine tomatoes, chopped up(preferably from farmer's market or your own home grown tomatoes). 1 onion peeled, halved, and thinly sliced, which is then sauteed in a bit of EVOO.Don't be afraid to let the onion brown a little. It'll give the sauce a more rustic flavour.Add chopped tomatoes,

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Wouldn't you love to wake up to the smell of these tomorrow morning? These jeweled studded beauties are calling your name. (Bake me! Bake me!) They are so light and airy and oh-so-moist. (Bake me! Bake me!) But wait. You're probably thinking that you don't like redcurrants. They're too tart! But they marry so well with the sweet vanilla batter. These are just begging for you to make them!

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For those who have been following my blog for a while will know that one of my favourite vegetables to cook with is eggplant. This recipe for marinated eggplant has been added to my list. Eggplant is very versatile and absorbs flavours really well. Here you have spicy and garlicy flavours mingling together in a marinade of olive oil and white wine vinegar. This can be served as an antipasto

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Here is the long awaited post of my trip to Italy back in July. I admit that travelling with two small children under the age of two is no easy task. Boy, was I in for a big surprise with my two year old. During take off and landing, he wouldn't sit down in his seat and he made sure that everyone could hear him screaming at the top of his lungs. I had never received so many dirty looks in my life

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I had my first Timmy's coffee during my 3rd week here and now I'm trying to catch up by having one a day. Gotta love that Timmy's coffee. ;-) It really has been busy with friends and family dropping by almost on a daily basis. I have managed to squeeze in a few visits and some shopping, but all were done in haste. It isn't easy to just get up and go with kids anymore. I usually need to find a

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It's like a sauna up here. We made the 3rd level of the house into an office and whenever you sit at the computer you immediately feel the sweat beading on your forehead and then trickling down your face. We don't have air conditioning - just like the majority of homes in Germany - so we've been finding other ways to keep cool. One way for me to keep cool is to avoid the computer altogether (

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Back in May, we lost a beloved foodie blogger to a heart attack, Rosie from Baking Cakes Galore. Ivy over at Kopiaste has graciously hosted this event in honour of her memory (please read her post here). Ivy's goal is to bring "Awareness to Heart problems and what causes them". Here is what she wrote: What Is Coronary Artery Disease? Coronary artery disease (CAD), also called coronary heart

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This is one of those recipes that turns a plain, bland tasting eggplant into something spectacular. The eggplant is first grilled until tender, then marinated in a lemon-garlic-EVOO mixture, and then topped with fresh herbs and crumbled feta. It's the feta that really makes this dish dazzle. It can be used as an appetizer, a side dish to a BBQ, or as a take-along dish to a pinic. I think this

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Giovanna over at For the love of everything! Congratulations, Giovanna! I will email you the details on how to use your $40 gift certificate at CSNstores. Thank you to all who left comments and became followers. The winner was selected by using RANDOM.ORG. Here is a screenshot below. Sincerely,

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I recently found this recipe for herbed goat cheese and I have lost count of how many times I have already made it. It is THAT good! It is similiar to making ricotta, but I find this recipe to be much quicker and easier (maybe because I scaled it down from the original version). The tanginess of the goat's milk mingles well with the garlic and basil. The longer this sits, the more intense the

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Last week, I came across this delightful recipe for jam filled empanadas. They turned out so good! The dough is made with butter and cream cheese and can be kept up to 7 days in the fridge before using. I decided to lighten up the dough by using margarine in place of butter and low fat cream cheese in place of regular. However, the dough was sticky and I kneaded in an additional 1/2 cup of flour

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After being absent for many months from IHCC, I'm getting back on the wagon with this delicious Hummus recipe by Mark Bittman. The theme this week is GARLIC - one of my favourite ingredients to use! It's hard to find tahini here in Germany, and I'm sure that if I were to find it, it would be over-the-top pricey. So I decided to make my own with the help of this recipe only that I increased it

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I love homemade strawberry jam. I seldomly buy it at the store these days. I make it when we are low or whenever I get a craving for it (and no I'm not pregnant ... yet). We've had strawberries imported from Spain for the past few months, but they need to be used up the same day they are purchased or the next day at the latest. By the third day they are all mushy and icky that they can be thrown

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I tell ya ... the best things in life are homemade. You know that they are made with love. :-) I was so excited to bake a birthday cake for my Little Guy's 2nd birthday (May 7th). It's more special when it comes from mom and not some bakery. I really love this cake recipe! It's easy, quick to put together, and it tastes DE-LISH! I've been making it for the past year and I always get rave

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For those of you who are familiar with Allrecipes.com, you would know that they have a Top 20 list of the most loved recipes on their site. The Banana Crumb Muffin is currently at the top of the list. The first time I made them, I did not find them scrumptious as the recipe claims to be. This morning I decided to try the recipe again (I figured that there is still some potential) with some

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I'm sitting across the table from my husband, watching him eat his goulash. I'm anxiously waiting for him to say something. Me: How is it? My Husband: Good. (But he didn't sound too convincing.) Me: But? My Husband: It doesn't taste like my Tante Inge's. Me: Oh Well. I like it. It's still going on the blog. Every German husband will tell you that it doesn't taste like his mom's, or in this case,

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The lovely Kathleen over at Gonna Want Seconds awarded me with the Sunshine Award - my very first award! Thank you, Kathleen, for such a wonderful award! It really made my day! Kathleen has mouth-watering recipes and her photography is beautiful. And as a blogger friend, she is warm and genuine. Make sure to pop over and check out her site. The blogs I would like to pass on this award to, are

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A few weeks ago I thought it was time to better organize my recipes. The challenging part was trying to find a template I liked and make it functional. I simplified the labels and categorized the recipes under Italian, German, and Other. They can be viewed in the linkbar above but Other Recipes is still under construction. I also updated the About Me and About This Blog pages. There are still a

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I know it's been a while since my last post. Blogging got pushed to the back burner last month. We were away on holiday during the first two weeks of February, and then towards the end of the month we all ended up getting some sort of stomach virus that left us sick for a week. I didn't feel like cooking most of the time, so a lot of meals came from packaged goods or my husband did some of the

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UPDATE: I noticed a typo in the Sauce where it called for 1 L (4-1/2 cups) of broth. The correct amount should be 1/2 L (2-1/4 cups) of broth. I made this the other night with several changs. This time I left out the bone marrow in the Broth, and I didn't notice a difference in taste. I also left out the white wine in the Sauce, but I will leave it in the next time I make it. It adds a nice

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I love it when it's Potluck week over at IHCC! You can pick any Nigella recipe you like. I was in heaven when I made her Caramel Croissant Pudding. This is a MUST on everyone's list to try! I also found this video clip of her making the dish and now I understand why she is so loved. Not only for her wonderful recipes, but also for her charismatic personality. And as my younger brother put it -

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This is the first Nigella recipe that didn't work for me. This would have been a fabulous dessert had I done it correctly. But I'm not the only one who had this recipe fail ... you can read about it here.The theme this week over at IHCC is Exotic Destinations so I decided to make Nigella's Chilled Carmelized Oranges With Greek Yoghurt. Up until now, I have been successful in making minor changes

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In the past, I had always started my new year's resolutions with good intentions, only to fall off the band wagon after a while. I'm sure we all have done it at some point in our lives. Then I wisened up and started making realistic and achieveable goals. It doesn't feel like a burden anymore when I complete a task. One of my goals this year is to go down a couple dress sizes. I'm currently a

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Happy New Year to all my readers! I hope everyone had a happy and safe Christmas holiday. We were pretty busy here but it was a nice, happy stress. :-) One of the desserts I baked during the holidays was lemon squares. They were scrumptious and to die for. They melted in your mouth, bursting with (tart) lemon flavour. I was looking for a recipe that called for a small amount of sugar and came

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Wishing everyone a warm and cozy Christmas.Be safe and God bless.

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You will find some sort of Christstollen (or just "Stollen") on every German table this holiday season. This is a traditional yeast bread filled with dried fruits and nuts that has been made for many centuries. There are many versions of this bread and you can read more about it here. The Christstollen is folded over symbolizing the arrival of baby Jesus wrapped in a blanket.Stollen is

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I've learned that when making Italian Biscotti, you need a lot patience and baking time. After several unsuccessful attempts, I finally came across this wonderful recipe for Chocolate Walnut Biscotti that are difficult to mess up. In North America, these treats are known as 'Biscotti' (meaning cookies), but in Italy and through out Europe they are referred to as 'Cantucci' or 'Cantuccini'. They

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What is there not to love about Nigella's recipes? This week over at IHCC, the theme for the week was Side Dish Superstars and Nigella's Creamy Potato Gratin sure is a superstar and a winner in my household! Creamy, rich, and totally loaded with calories, this makes a perfect side to almost any roasted or broiled dish. This is one of those meals you want to eat slowly to devour every bite! And

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Exactly one month today we will be celebrating Christmas Day! What better way to begin the holiday season other than making your own Glühwein? What is it? It's a German mulled wine made with winter spices like cinnamon and cloves, sweetened with sugar and honey, and accented with blueberries or cherries. It's the best way to stay toasty on a cold winter night. But be careful how you drink or

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I typically make potato or ricotta gnocchi with only flour and a bit of salt and leave the flavouring up to the sauce. But this time I decided to venture out and try something different using butternut squash. I tried a recipe that called for eggs and another recipe that said to bake the squash with water in the cavity of the halves, but I found that both methods took too much flour during the

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I will have to agree with Nigella that even though she named this recipe a stew, "the word does not fully describe the beauty of this dish". This dish was absolutely devine. I made the vegetarian version and left out the beef cubes. The eggplant and zucchini are cut lengthwise and sauted till tender. Then a water and tomato paste mixture is added and is reduced till there is hardly any liquid

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The lovely Penny over at Lake Lure Cottage Kitchen has challenged her readers to a "Kitchen Reveal Day". As soon as I read it on her blog I knew that I couldn't pass up the opportunity. There is nothing spectacular about my kitchen but I'm excited to share my working space.The picture above is my favourite corner of the kitchen. As I mentioned in an earlier post, it is very Ikea-ish but it serves

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Created by Susan over at A Southern Daydreamer.Click here for more details.Coolest Playground Ever!A while ago, I wrote this post of when we visited Bremerhaven. We visited the local zoo next to the lake ... they had the coolest playground for kids that I have ever seen! It made me wish that I was a kid again. It's a ship wreck with loads of fun features for kids. Take a look ... Now, doesn't

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This week's theme over at IHCC is "Man Food". Since both us like salmon I decided to make Nigella's salmon fishcakes. They turned out really yummy and had a nice kick from the cayanne pepper, but dipped in horseradish sauce really kicked it up a knotch. I did make a few changes, though, because I didn't have all the ingredients on hand.I used frozen salmon filet rather than canned (I boiled it in

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This is definitely not your typical pureed roasted red pepper tomato sauce - and it's quick, too! In this recipe that I came up with, the pepper is thinly sliced into long strands (so you can twirl them with your spaghetti), and a jar of roasted red peppers is used instead of roasting them to save yourself some time. But if you really want to roast the peppers yourself, then click here for more

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Created by Susan over at A Southern Daydreamer.Click here for more details.Hamburg by NightIn last week's post, I added some pictures that I had taken from the St. Nikolai Tower, but here are some pictures that my husband took with his camera. His camera is much better then mine and it takes stunning photos.The following photos were taken a few weeks ago when we had our first 'date' in Hamburg.

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This dish is a staple in our household, and whenever I make them, they don't last too long. It is a simple batter of shredded potatoes and chopped up onions, held together with an egg-flour mixture, and then fried to a golden crisp. This is a recipe that I came up when we first got married. Kartoffelpuffer is traditionally served with unsweetened applesauce.Kartoffelpuffer(my own recipe)600 g (

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Last week, Natashya over at Living in the Kitchen With Puppies asked me if I would be interested in joining IHCC. At first I was hesitant because I wasn't sure if I would be able to keep up on a weekly basis testing recipes and posting the results. I work around by kids' and husband's schedules so sometimes blogging gets shoved to the back burner.Natashya is one of the moderators of I Heart

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Created by Susan over at A Southern Daydreamer.Click here for more details.St. Pauli Landungsbrücken, HamburgLast Saturday, my husband and I dropped the kids off with my MIL and we had a little time to ourselves for a date. We decided to explore the St. Pauli Landungsbrücken area of Hamburg, which is known for the red light district around the street Reeperbahn ... and no, we didn't go there. :-

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When I first moved to Buxtehude I bought several cookbooks to become familiar with Northern Germany's cuisine, and since apples were in season at the time, I decided to try an Apfeltorte (apple cake) that called for rolled oats in the crust. I got this recipe from Mein Großes Apfelbuch (My Big Apple Book). The first time I made this cake, the batter for the crust was so runny that I couldn't

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Created by Susan over at A Southern Daydreamer.Click here for more details.Getting Aquainted With BuxtehudeBuxtehude is the new place we call home, situated just outside of Hamburg in Northern Germany. We lived in Regensburg - one of the most beautiful cities in Bavaria - prior to moving to here. As I had mentioned in a previous post, my heart is still in Regensburg. :-)Buxtehude is known as the

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Since this past summer, I have been experimenting with different recipes using my microwave. I became hooked after trying this recipe for chocolate pudding. It's easier than you think and you won't be going back to the boxed stuff after you make this. Whether it's that midnight chocolate craving you're having, or you need an elegant dessert after a lavish meal and don't want to spend so much

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I had some leftover mashed butternut squash and I wanted to try something different. I came across this interesting bread recipe that called for butternut squash, but also specified baking the bread in a cold oven for 20-25 minutes. It seemed odd not to preheat the oven and bake it for such a short period of time. I knew I had to try this.This turned out to be a beautiful loaf. The crust had a

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The secret ingredient that makes this dish over the top is the balsamic vinegar. Don't forget to add it in like I did the last time I made this. I love anything eggplant, especially this Roasted Eggplant that I found over at my dear friend's blog, My Three Little Monkeys. It is definitely a restaurant-worthy dish. If I remember correctly, Giovanna came up with this dish back in high school

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Created by Susan over at A Southern Daydreamer.Click here for more details.Le Castella in Calabria, ItalyBack in 2007, Matthias and I were in Calabria for 10 days and one of the places we visited was Le Castella near Crotone. Le Castella was built on a small island and has been around since 200 BC. As a kid, the story I was told was that there used to be two castles and one was destroyed during a

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A while ago, Kathleen over at Gonna want seconds contacted me to check out her blog and give her some pointers. I was honoured that she had asked me and I was more than happy to help her out. She is truly a sweet and wonderful blogger friend. Her emails always make me smile.I read all her posts that she had up at the time and I was immediately hooked. She has a candid and humourous way of writing

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When you find a recipe that tells you to prepare something "while the pasta is cooking", then you know it's a great meal to prepare on a busy night during the week. This was just the case a few weeks ago when my husband asked me to make him pasta Carbonara. I'm always trying to find different ways to serve this dish, and so far the following recipe is my favourite version. I got it from The

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This month over at My Kitchen, My World, we are celebrating Oktoberfest in Germany! Even though it is schon vorbei, or the festivities have ended, it doesn't mean that we can't continue the celebration in our homes with food and beer!One of the things I have come to love is the classical Bavarian Obatzter. It had become a ritual between my husband and I to always order it whenever we sat in a

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For many years I have always wanted to bake a pound cake but never had the urge to make one until now. I came across this easy recipe that calls for cream cheese, and I and fell in love with the short list of ingredients and the few steps required to make it.The only thing about this recipe was that it called for way too much sugar, but when I compared it to other recipes, they all had similiar

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Created by Susan over at A Southern Daydreamer. Click here for more details.Cute Polar BearLast weekend we went to Bremerhaven (click here for their homepage in English) located just past Bremen. We visited the Zoo am Meer and I took the following series of pictures of this polar bear. They always make me smile when I look at them. Enjoy!No one's looking.Nobody's around.Oops!Oh well ...He was way

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Here are a couple of easy and refreshing recipes that I have been using since the summer (all courtesy of allrecipes.com). These ones have gone into my keeper file. :-)The first recipe is for vintage lemonade. I fell in love with this recipe because the submitter claims that this is how lemonade was made back in the 1800's. Definitely a recipe that has stood the test of time. The peels are

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This is another classical German dish that my husband introduced me to. Creamy spinach with boiled potatoes, and an egg sunny-side-up. It has become a family favourite. It is simple, elegant, easy to make, and - most importantly - very healthy (except for the cream in the spinach). Rahmspinat, or creamy spinach, is readily available in the frozen food section here in Germany but not in North

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Created by Susan over at A Southern Daydreamer.Click here for more details.I miss those quiet moments ...

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I don't think I would have ever made goulash if my husband hadn't asked for it. Boiled meat has never really appealed to me for fear that it would be too tough and dry. But if it's cooked right the beef tastes pretty darn good. I decided to try the goulash recipe from Dr. Oetker's Best Recipes German Cooking & Baking, and after reading several reviews of other goulash recipes on allrecipes.com, I

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Probably just like every Canadian or American expat that has moved to Germany, one of the first questions they ask is: Where do I find a crockpot or slow cooker?This small appliance is almost unbekannt, or unknown, in Germany, but it's popularity is starting to increase. When I did my research for this post, I came across some German foodie websites, such as chefkoch.de, who have added slow

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The other day, my husband sent me an email from work asking for some funny pictures of our kids - it would make him feel better. I knew he was having a bad day. When he's having one of those days, I always make him Spaghetti Bolognese or Shepherd's Pie to cheer him up. Throw in a little bit of red wine and it always does the trick. This time he wanted my usual mouthwatering Shepherd's Pie. I had

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I've been looking for something new and different for my blog and I stumbled upon Outdoor Wednesday, created by Susan over at A Southern Daydreamer. Every Wednesday, you post a picture that you like, but her only rule is that the photo(s) were taken outside. For more details click here.I must admit that my heart is still in Regensburg. Buxtehude is a quaint little town but it will never have the

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When I was engaged to my husband, he gave me a copy of Dr. Oekter's Best Recipes German Cooking and Baking. It has become one of my favourite cookbooks in my collection. One of the recipes we have tried several times is Tafelspitz ... or boiled beef. This is a traditional Austrian dish that is served with horseradish sauce. Tafelspitz usually comes from a young ox, which is a cut of beef found

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One of the wonders of Buxtehude is that the city is surrounded by bountiful apple orchards in the Altes Land region and they are the best apples that I have ever eaten. They also make the best apple pie. A while back, I found this recipe here on allrecipes.com with extremely high ratings and rave reviews, that I had to see for myself what the hype was all about. I was not disappointed. It is by

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Then click here to find out.

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This week I've been trying to finalize a lot of things, but above all, saying farewell to the dear friends that I have made here. Slowly, reality is kicking in that I won't be living in Regensburg any longer. I have already booked my oneway ticket to Hamburg for June 23rd ... to the new life I'm going to have. Sometimes I'm not sure whether or not to be excited by the whole ordeal. At least I can

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The first Barefoot Bloggers recipe for this month is Curried Couscous, which was chosen by the lovely Ellyn over at Recipe Collector and Tester. I was initially excited about this recipe because of its the simplicity, but as I was making it I became very skeptical. I wasn't sure if I was going to like it.I really liked the fact of just pouring boiling water over the couscous and letting it stand

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Lately, I've been cooking a lot of my mom's signature dishes and I came to the realization that I miss her a lot. I wish I had the luxury of seeing her every day again, but unfortunately that's not the case, so I find it comforting to make something that reminds me of her.The recipe I'm posting today is another of my favourites. It's green beans smothered in a luscious tomato sauce. It's a simple

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Polenta has always been a staple in my mom's cooking. If you grew up Italian, then you know that polenta is definitely a classic comfort food. For those who don't know what the meaning of polenta is, it means cornmeal in Italian. In the olden days when my grandparents were growing up, polenta was prepared on a huge wooden board, topped with a delicious tomato meat sauce (from pork or vension),

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Over at My Kitchen My World, we travelled all the way over to Pakistan for the second half of May. With it's ever growing tourism in recent years, the land has always been rich in agriculture with plenty of fruits, cotton, rice and wheat. I was in the mood for a dessert and I found this wonderful recipe here which calls for apricots. I ended up substituting peaches instead because I couldn't find

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Here is the conversation that we had last weekend: "You should call my mom and ask her for some recipes on how to cook vegetables." Silence. "You really haven't been cooking healthy these days and you need to add more vegetables into our diet." More silence. "Well, I just thought ..." "Dear, husbands should not say such things to their wives." I know he had good intentions (and he misses his

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Looking for a way to use up some leftover mayonnaise? Why not try making these easy, tangy biscuits this morning? When I was in Canada this past January, I bought two large squeeze bottles of Hellman's Mayonnaise and brought them back to Germany with me. However, their expiry date is fast approaching and I'm trying to find ways to use up the mayo other than on my hamburgers and sandwiches.I found

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Yesterday, I was on a Mediterranean kick and came up with this grilled vegetable salad to satisfy my tastebuds. I used ingredients I already had on hand and I wasn't opting for any intense flavours like garlic - just the subtle taste of zucchini and eggplant enriched by the sharp tanginess of feta cheese. Everyone knows that zucchini and eggplant don't really have much flavour, but when grilled

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This week over at My Kitchen, My World we are laying on the sunny beaches of Mexico drinking cervezas and margaritas. Mexico has always been one of my favourite countries to visit. It has a rich history, and the culture and its people are so full of life. I used to travel there several times a year to provide training when I used to work in automotive. I even considered moving there before I

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When I first moved to Germany, one of the first things I had to try was the white asparagus, or weißer Spargel, as the Germans call them. My husband had constantly raved about them, and when I finally tasted them I instantly fell in love. The white asparagus has a milder taste than green asparagus and is slightly more tender. It is deprived of light (etiolation), in which it doesn't produce any

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This is a recipe I came up with to suit my husband's taste buds. Some recipes that I have tried have always had a strong acidity flavour from the vinegar or lemon juice, and he is not a big fan it. This recipe calls for 1 teaspoon of concentrated lemon juice and will have a subtle taste of acidity. For the blender method, check out this video here.Hollandaise Sauce1 large egg or 3 egg yolks1 tsp

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Happy Mother's Day!

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Dear Emil,The moment I gave birth to you, all my dreams came true. Because of you, I became a mother.Words cannot say the joy and happiness you bring meand how proud I am of you.I have watched you grow through your first year of life.And all you have done is smile and love us.I am blessed that God chose you to be my son.I love you with all my heart.Happy birthday, little guy.And I can't wait to

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A lot of the blogs that I have been reading lately have been posting healthy recipes ... it must be that spring is in the air and it's time for a fresh start. I have been posting a mixture of recipes from healthy to extremely high in fat and from vegetarian to meaty dishes. The reason for this is that I've been satisfying all the cravings that I've had throughout my pregnancy. But I haven't had

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I love it when my husband challenges me to come up with a new dish to satisfy his cravings. One night last week he asked for pea soup and I immediately knew what to make for him. I could just taste the soup in my mouth - smooth, velvety, refreshing. I didn't want any strong flavours like garlic or green onions. Just the simple taste of peas. However, a smooth, velvety texture was more important

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This week at My Kitchen, My World,we travelled over to the beautiful country of Turkey. Turkish cuisine is enriched with flavours from it's surrounding European and Asian cultures, but it is also influenced by the long history of the Ottoman Empire (1299-1923). You can read more about their cuisine here.During my search for a Turksih recipe, I came across Binnur's Turkish Cookbook with over 300

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Another winner by Ina! I couldn't wait to make her Croque Monsieur for dinner tonight, so I decided to make it as a late lunch for myself. I was in heaven! The three "D's"define this: devine, decadent, and delicious! Thank you to the lovely Kathy from All Food Considered for choosing this wonderful recipe. And for a quick history lesson on this classic French sandwich, make sure to visit Suzie

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Earlier this month on My Kitchen, My World, we travelled over to ancient Guatemala for some fun in the sun. I wanted to try something new and refreshing and found these recipes for Cucumber Soup served with Garlic Shrimp over basmati rice. The apartment smelled like a restaurant.As I was making the soup, the aroma of simmering onions, red pepper and cucumber awakened all of my senses. I would

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At the beginning of March, I finally decided to order myself a crock pot. Am I ever glad I did because I use it almost on a weekly basis and my husband has yet to complain about it! Every meal that I have cooked in it has been a success, but my favourite by far is the leg of lamb that I did during the Easter weekend. The meat just fell off the bone! I read several recipes for which

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For Easter, I made this wonderful Braided Easter Egg Bread that I found on allrecipes.com. The dough was absolutely lovely to work with and easy to roll. Needless to say, the bread was an instant hit with my husband's family. It had the right amount of sweetness and a brioche-like, golden texture. My MIL said that this recipe would be also great with raisins and rolled into buns. I think this

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Easter holiday has always been an important holiday for my family while I was growing up, with elaborate meals and l'uova di Pasqua at nonna Rosa's house. Now that I have my own growing family, I would like to carry on some of those traditions. One of those traditions is that we never ate meat on Good Friday. We always had pasta with some sort of fish. I came up with this creamy salmon dish that

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I hope that everyone had a wonderful Easter. We have been busy for the past couple of weeks that I haven't been posting any recipes. There will be some new changes coming our way over the next few months (in which I will reveal in due time) and we are getting prepared for our new adventures. As promised, here are some pictures from our vacation in Austria. We stayed at Almgasthof Fichtemheim and

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On Saturday, we drove to Austria for a much needed family vacation. We are staying at the Almgasthof Fichtenheim, which is a family owned and operated full Pension. It is situated in the mountains in Osttirol and there is always something to do here all year round ... like hand gliding, paragliding, hiking, star gazing, and skiing. This is definitely a place to bring the whole family.My husband

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You know spring has finally arrived around here when the Biergartens are open for business! As soon as my husband got home from work yesterday, he took Emil out for a bike ride. Shortly there after, he called me asking if I would like to meet up at a local Biergarten for dinner. I couldn't refuse his offer. :-)We decided to meet at the Alte Linde right on the Danube.This is the path I took to get

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Here is a scrumptious, melt-in-your-mouth, to-die-for chocolate cake! I made this for a friend of mine for her birthday and she couldn't stop raving about it. This is definitely a cake for ALL chocolate lovers - including my husband! I got his blessing to make this over and over again (considering all the calories that are in it).I can honestly call this my own ... I was able to whip up this

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This is by far my favourite fruit salad of all time. I love the exotic flavours of pineapple and strawberry hinted with a splash of orange juice. This is another of my mom's old recipes. It was always a treat every time she made this for us and it brings back many happy childhood memories whenever I make it.She used to serve this as an elegant dessert topped with real French Vanilla ice cream and

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As the saying goes amongst all Barefoot Bloggers, "Ina has done it again!" This week on Barefoot Bloggers, the lovely Anne from Anne Strawberry has chosen the delectable Tomato and Goat Cheese Tarts for us to make. Well worth all the tears from slicing the onions! :-)As soon as my husband took a bite of the tart, he let out a satisfying moan and kept nodding his head with every bite he took. Now

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Several years ago, my mom gave me some of her rare old Italian cookbooks, and from time to time, I flip threw them to see if anything makes my mouth water and my tastebuds tingle. The recipe I'm posting today is somewhere between exquisite and heaven. I don't make this too often because of the calories, but when I do make it I devour every bite.The book was published back in the 70's (not in

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This week over at My Kitchen, My World we had to choose a dish from Ireland and I went with a mashed potato side dish called Irish Champ, which is native to northern Ireland. I paired it up with a baked-over tomato soup and some bread and we had a satisfying supper. Irish Champ used to be served as a meal by itself, but it has become more common to serve it as a side dish.I found this recipe on 

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UPDATE (June 29th, 2010): A reader recently asked if homemade buttermilk can be substituted for store-bought buttermilk, so I went ahead and made of small batch of homemade buttermilk (1/2 cup or 125 ml), and then added it to heated whole milk (1/2 cup or 125 ml). The homemade buttermilk worked as it was supposed to and instantly separated the curds from the whey. Then I strained it for a few

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Today feels like spring is finally in the air! It is such a beautiful sunny day that it inspired me to make this lovely colourful fruit salad. In Italy, it is known as macedonia, and the possiblities are endless! I usually make this on weekends for breakfast with fruit already on hand and sometimes I dress it up with raisins, crushed walnuts and/or almonds. You can dress up this salad any way

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Happy St. Patty's Day, everyone! This morning I baked a loaf of Irish Soda Bread and I have already eaten 1/3 of the loaf as soon as it came out of the oven! Even my 10 month old loved it! I loved the fact that it was quick and easy to make with ingredients that I already had on hand. The only thing I would recommend is using a lot of flour when forming the dough because it will be sticky.

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This month I joined Barefoot Bloggers where a group of [extra]ordinary cookers and bakers come together twice each month and test (and retest) Ina Garten's (The Barefoot Contessa) recipes as a group and then blog about them on their blogs.The first recipe for this month was chosen by newlywed Lindsey over at Noodle Nights and Muffin Mornings (love the title) and the recipe she chose is Chicken

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One of the disadvantages of living abroad is craving the foods you took for granted back home. A while ago I had a craving for Caesar Salad and I was so excited when I found a bottle of salad dressing called "American Caesar" at our local grocery store (Kaufland). Boy, was I disappointed when I tasted it. It was the worst that I ever had! So, I was on a mission to find the right recipe.For those

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We are back on track with My Kitchen, My World, which is lead by the lovely Lauren from I'll Eat you and her new side-kick Andrea over at Nummy Kitchen.  Rather than visiting a different country each week, we'll be traveling to different countries every two weeks (I think a lot of members would probably agree that it's not as stressful).  The countries for the month are given to us in advance,

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I have tried so many recipes for blueberry muffins, but the one I'm sharing today is worthy of a post. There were two versions of Jordan Marsh Blueberry Muffins that I found on keyingredient.com but I wanted to continue my search before settling on a recipe. I was really intrigued as to who or what Jordan Marsh was and I came across this post, which explains it wonderfully. Jordan Marsh was

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Once in a while my husband surprises me with his culinary skills.  He decided to make our Sunday dinner yesterday and he roasted a chicken coated with a mixture of sour cream, garlic and chopped parsley, stuffed with garlic and onions, and he added some olive oil and sliced tomatoes at the bottom. Mmmmm .... was it ever yummy!Unfortunately our terracotta roasting pan cracked the last time we used

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After months of waiting, one of my recipes was finally published on The Back Burner, which is the companion blog to Key Ingredient.  Sophie, the Chief Blogger at Key Ingredient, contacted me last November to see if I would be interested in sharing my Rigatoni al Forno with Gorgonzola Sauce, so I created a profile and typed the recipe up.I familiarized myself with Key Ingredient and I found it to

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