Ingredients for 4 people • 4 cups of cooked rice • 2 small eggplants, fi nely diced in smaller than ½ inch cubes • 2 medium onions, fi nely diced • 2 cans garbanzo beans, rinsed in cold water • 1 lemon, juiced • 8 tablespoons olive oil • 3-4Continue Reading
Ingredients for 4 people • 4 pork steaks from the neck • 2 eggplants • 8 tablespoons oil • Salt and Pepper to taste • 1 can diced tomatoes • ½ teaspoon sugar • ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper • 2 teaspoon oregano • ½ cup fresh ground parmesan • BasilContinue Reading
Ingredients for 4 people • 2 pounds small potatoes (in Germany they are called Drillinge) • 8 tomatoes • 4-5 all spice corns • 10 black pepper corns • 12 tablespoons olive oil • 2 sprigs of fresh rosemary • Salt and pepper for seasoning • 8 thin cut flContinue Reading
Ingredients (for 4 people) • 1 pound of mushrooms, cleaned and cut in half • 2 onions, medium sized finely diced • 2 cans of tuna, strained and broken into small pieces • 8 ounces sour cream • 2 tablespoons corn starch • 1 cup of milk • 8 ouncesContinue Reading
White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake is a romantic dessert to accompany your Valentine’s meal. Continue Reading
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Zweibrücken makes for an excellent day trip. Located a few kilometers from the French border, the city is rich with natural beauty, history and a very interesting mélange of sightseeing opportunities. Plus, you get to visit a city that begins with the letter Z, which doesn’t happen every day! Zweibrücken:Continue Reading
Did you know that simple, active play helps your child’s development? It’s true. In addition to basic fitness, active play improves concentration, coordination, learning, social skills and much more. Though your family may already have some favorite activities, see below for more ideas and how they help with development. PlayContinue Reading
Kassler is a German specialty – salted, smoked and boiled pork. We will serve it with salted potatoes & red cabbage. Ingredients • 1 slice of Kassler per person (you will find it on the economy) • 3 medium sized potatoes per person (best will be when you get theContinue Reading
When the winds of winter are blowing at your door, a warm and hearty meal with loved ones can be the best way to beat the chilly weather and gloomy days.Continue Reading
Wolfstein is a small town near Kaiserslautern that’s great for a day trip. The popular hiking village also has some unique attractions.Continue Reading
If you talk to those who have traveled the world and checked off bucket list items like champions, you’ll often hear a common theme: they’ve never explored the places they live. Their hometowns – whether in Germany, the U.S. or elsewhere – were often just places to hang hats untilContinue Reading
Ingredients: • One hand full of potatoes per person • One small onion per person • Salt • Ground white pepper • Margarine First of all, many Americans know this as home fries but we use much less fat for these. We roast the potatoes in a pan and don’tContinue Reading
Ingredients for 4 persons 3-4 cups of dried white beans 6-8 cups of vegetable broth 4 large potatoes 3 carrots 1 large onion 1 parsley root ½ stalk leak ¼ German celery ½ cup chopped parsley 4 Pfälzer smoked sausages (mettwuerstchen on the economy) 1 pound bacon, diced into ½Continue Reading
Tübingen is a town of all seasons delighting the masses throughout the year with its festivals, museums, quaint shops, wonderful eateries, a gorgeous river and much more. Continue Reading
Cold snowy days are upon us again. Cozy up and warm your bellies with this easy-peasy crockpot chili…Continue Reading
3 Easy Tricks to 3 New Habits in 21 Days for a Healthier, Happier You in 2015.Continue Reading
Volksmarching is an ideal activity for the COVID era. Founded as a non-competitive sport in Germany in the 1960’s, volksmarching (or “wandering,” as it is also called) is essentially a well-organized hike. Which makes it healthy, social, safe, outdoors-oriented and purposeful. It’s also an excellent raison d’être for day trips.Continue Reading
This perfect wintery soup plus it’s a super easy gift for a friend or neighbour.Continue Reading
Ingredients • 2 pears • 1/2 liter red wine • 1/4 liter milk • 100 grams of cooking chocolate • Sugar • Cinnamon and some corn starch • Vanilla ice cream • Whipped cream Preparation: Heat the red wine and add the sugar and cinnamon to it. Peel the pears,Continue Reading
Ingredients FOR THE FILLING: You will need to marinade raisins in rum, water, sugar and lime juice a week before making this dessert. Allow for a spoon full of raisins, one teaspoon rum, a sip of lime juice, one spoon of water and 1/4 teaspoon of sugar per person. IfContinue Reading
Do you want to save money while also giving out meaningful Christmas gifts?Continue Reading
Making your own holidays gifts is not only a great way to save some money this time of year, but is a wonderful way to have some fun with your family!Continue Reading
Story by Nicole Karsch-Meibom Photo by Bochkarev Photography / Shutterstock.com If you haven’t tasted it yet, go ahead! Stollen — or German Christmas bread — is a holiday season must-have. With almonds, fruits, and marzipan, this cake is a typical Advent delight in Germany. The “Christstollen,” as it’s properly calledContinue Reading
This holiday season try a tasty delight, Christmas Whiskey Pecans! The recipe is simple and the ingredients are minimal. Continue Reading
Trier is a beautiful, history-rich city with origins that are shrouded in mystery. One legend holds that it was founded by an exiled Assyrian prince 1,300 years before the birth of Christ. What is provable, however, is that Trier is Germany’s oldest city. On a related note, it boasts oneContinue Reading
For this holiday season make your very own White Christmas Sangria with a Pinot Grigio. Then sit back, relax, and enjoy!Continue Reading
Schönau almost seems like Shangri-la. Every twisting road that leads to the little village deep in the Pfalz forest leads you further and further into what feels like a forgotten valley. When you reach Schönau, nestled against the French border, you also discover that it is very much an outdoorContinue Reading
What do we need? (Recipe is for four persons) • 500 grams feta cheese • 1 bell pepper (or…if you can get them, take these little bell pepper mix boxes to add a little more color to your meal) • 8 to 10 vine tomatoes • 4 green peperoni • 4 small shalottes (Continue Reading
Christmas and holiday cookie traditions seem to be high on almost everyone’s to-do list. These are sweet treats we indulge in as well as pass around to family, friends and neighbors.Continue Reading
Story by Ruth Cuevas Featured photo by Photo by Wolfgang Zwanzger / shutterstock.com Anyone who’s stood amidst the glow of a Weihnachtsmarkt or Christmas market knows that the holiday season in Germany is special. Sadly, Christmas markets will not be a part of this year’s holiday charm but there areContinue Reading
One of the classic (perhaps THE classic) German day trip destinations is Rothenburg ob der Tauber. You’ve probably seen pictures in guidebooks or on websites: half-timbered buildings, cobblestone streets, impossible cuteness. There’s a reason Rothenburg is so highly recommended: it has the power to transport even the most cynical traveler.Continue Reading
Ingredients (for 4 people) 2 red bell peppers 1 yellow bell pepper 2 zucchinis 2 large onions 1 large eggplant 1 pound tomatoes 4 tablespoons olive oil 2 cloves garlic, minced Salt and pepper to taste 2 tablespoons dried oregano ¼ teaspoon sugar 6 stalks basil ½ pound goat cheeseContinue Reading
Ingredients (for 4 people) 1 lamb shank marinated in 1 bottle of dry red wine for 3 days without the skin English mustard powder – at your local economy grocery store White bread crumbs (made from approximately 12 pieces of toast without the crust. This needs to dry for 3Continue Reading
‘This year,’ I confidently told my wife, Amy, when our children were very young and squirmy and clingy and generally as manageable as a bag of tadpoles, ‘we are going to beat the Thanksgiving chaos!’ ‘How’s that gonna happen?’ she asked wearily, picking up a crying child and disengaging anotherContinue Reading
These are strange days, especially for Americans living in Europe. After all, one of the benefits of being here is that travel is so easy. So many world-famous cultures, countries, cities, and landmarks are so reachable. And even when travel is confined to Germany, life is still good. This isContinue Reading
There is no need to be frustrated again when wanting to order off a German menu. This simple cheat sheet on dining out in Germany includes information on restaurants, German dishes, customs, paying and more. Continue Reading
Ingredients for 4 people: • 1 whole chicken, cooked, deboned, skin removed, and meat cut in bite size pieces • 2 liters of chicken broth • 2 large carrots, peeled and sliced • 1 leek stalk, washed and sliced • 1 large onion, peeled and fine’, diced • 3 celeryContinue Reading
Five themes to consider documenting in a scrapbook for a future stroll down memory lane.Continue Reading