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An American Expat in Deutschland

http://www.amiexpat.com

Life, the universe, and Germany

Added on: May 17th, 2008
Country: Germany
Language: English

Author: Christina G
Listed in: Personal Travel
Tags: travel food europe expat Germany expatriate

Recent Posts

Blogging Hiatus

Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 02:46 in amiexpat

I wasn’t able to complete this week’s Real German Cuisine Challenge, Mussel Salad, so I owe you guys that post sometime in the future. Unfortunately, it probably won’t be in the near future. I have to cancel the Challenge for th...
Real German Cuisine Challenge: Zwiebelmarktkuchen (Weimar Onion Festival Cake)

Posted on Monday November 16th, 2009 at 09:24 in recipes, onion, cake, thüringen, real german cuisine challenge, real german cuisine

This week’s recipe Zwiebelmarktkuchen (Onion Festival Cake) is a specialty from Weimar in the German state of Thüringen. The Weimar Onion Festival, or Zweibelmarkt, takes place in October and has been going on for 365 years. This dish is...
Down for the count

Posted on Friday November 6th, 2009 at 08:45 in health, amiexpat

That’s what I’ve been for the past week. The worst cold ever became bronchitis, and now that I’m on antibiotics, I think there was just a touch of sinus infection in there too. I finish antibiotics tomorrow evening and will hopefu...
Real German Cuisine Challenge: Märkischer Rindfleischtopf (Mark Brandenburg Beef Stew)

Posted on Monday November 2nd, 2009 at 11:53 in recipes, beef, stew, real german cuisine challenge, real german cuisine, berlin and brandenburg

This week’s recipe challenge was Märkischer Rindfleischtopf (Mark Brandenburg Beef Stew). The Mark Brandenburg is the area including and surrounding the city of Berlin. I wasn’t too impressed with the local cuisine when we lived in...
Real German Cuisine Challenge: Miesmuscheln in Weisswein (Mussels in white wine)

Posted on Saturday October 31st, 2009 at 06:28 in recipes, mussels, nordrhein-westfalen, real german cuisine challenge, real german cuisine

Sorry about the delay in posting this week. I got hit with a horrible cold. I’m not completely well yet, but hopefully there are only a few more days of cold to deal with. This week’s recipe was Miesmuscheln in Weisswein (Mussels...
Back in the world of the living

Posted on Thursday October 29th, 2009 at 06:34 in health, amiexpat

I’m slowly on the mend after spending the last four days for the most part in a horizontal orientation. I’m pretty sure it wasn’t swine flu, since I didn’t get a fever, but this has definitely been the worst cold I’ve ...