Germany

May 23, 2019 Chicken Fricassee

May 18, 2019 Marmorkuchen or Marble Cake

May 15, 2019 Spargel Time in Germany

May 9, 2019 Oma’s Streusel Yoghurt Cake with Blueberries

May 4, 2019 Human remains found from the last World War at the Rhein

April 30, 2019 Small Bretzenheim has a historic treasure

April 27, 2019 A German town built on a Crater

April 20, 2019 A side trip to Wertheim castle

April 17, 2019 Obatzta, a Bavarian Brie Spread

April 6, 2019 Döner, a popular street food

April 4, 2019 Can a “Wiener Schnitzel” claim to be Viennese?

March 30, 2019 A Mosel cruise to Cochem

March 24, 2019 Sauerkraut the Bavarian way

March 23, 2019 Bratwurst “Drei im Weggla” or “Zwa im Halbn”

March 20, 2019 Frikadelle or German Meat Patties

March 14, 2019 Rothenburg Rathaus History

March 12, 2019 Krautwickel or Cabbage rolls

March 5, 2019 Kesselfleisch and Schlachtplatte (Boiled Pork)

February 28, 2019 Weiberfastnacht, a day Women go crazy

February 25, 2019 Käsesahne Torte, Cream Cake

February 23, 2019 Veitshöchheim, from my Childhood

February 16, 2019 Dinkelsbühl on the Romantic Road

February 15, 2019 Historic Doorhandles, Pulls and Knobs

February 9, 2019 German Bakeries and their Secret

February 2, 2019 Miltenberg am Main

January 24, 2019 Zwiebelkirchweih and Pilgrims

January 22, 2019 Würzburg, where I grew up

January 16, 2019 Currywurst

January 5, 2019 Rüdesheim am Rhein

January 2, 2019 Ceiling Paintings or Fresco

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Before starting the preparation of the marble cake, it is best to remove the chilled ingredients, such as butter, eggs and milk, from the fridge about two hours before. All the ingredients in the preparation of the dough should have room temperature, and combine well into a homogeneous mass. That makes for a wonderfully loose […]

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Spargel Time in Germany

White Asparagus is home to warm or moderate regions of southern and central Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, especially on river banks. He is cultivated in several cultivars as a vegetable plant. One distinguishes between white (Spargel) and green asparagus. In the former, the shoot axes are harvested before they reach the earth’s […]

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Western Europe

Amsterdam and its exciting and turbulent history

It is pedestrian cobble stone city, the best to be explored by foot. Most buildings are erected around 1500-1600 a.D, and amazingly held up through the years. Archaeological finds from the city center, around 1900, indicates that even in Roman times people lived in today’s urban area. They had a hard fight with mud and […]

Breads and Pastry

Desserts

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Oma’s Streusel Yoghurt Cake with Blueberries

Fruity creamy cakes are my favorite. This Streusel Blueberry Quark torte or cake was made often and eaten with an afternoon cup of coffee. Quark can be substituted with 4% Greek yoghurt. The pudding should be the cooking type, like “Dr. Oetker Vanilla pudding”. Any other would do also. Instead of Blueberries, Blackberries or tart Cherries can be used

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Southern Europe

Auberginen Boote, or stuffed Eggplant

Here is one of my favorite eggplant recipe: This recipe below is something you would appreciate if you are on a Low-Carb diet. Great with my Tzatziki recipe Auberginen Boote or Filled Eggplant Print Rate this recipe 1 2 3 4 5 1 ratings Angie with AngiesWeb Category: Main meal Cuisine: Italien, Sicilian Prep […]

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Human remains found from the last World War at the Rhein

An archaeologist walked recently during the a drought at the Rhein and found human bones, boat and aircraft parts. After research, he assumes that the fate of two soldiers of WWII can now be cleared up

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Small Bretzenheim has a historic treasure

Bretzenheim in the wine region of the Rhineland has a Rock with lots of history The Felseneremitage is the biggest attraction of the municipality Bretzenheim. The “Rock Hermitage”, well-established in ancient times and completely carved into the rock cult place, was redesigned in early Christian times. It is believed that its origins lie in a […]

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A German town built on a Crater

The town of Nördlingen is a large district town in the Swabian district of Donau-Ries in Bavaria. The former imperial city is the largest city in the district, and it shares with its neighbors to the north (Rothenburg and Dinkelsbühl) the distinction of being one of the only remaining walled medieval towns in Germany. Nördlingen, […]

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A side trip to Wertheim castle

We arrived in Wertheim and parked our car at the Schlossgasse Parking garage. We could walked straight up the hill to the castle, not knowing we were so close. Instead the strolled into town, passed by a Glass museum, which was unfortunately closed. I was asking one of the shop keepers what the best way […]