Usually I am not a big meat eater but every year when it feels, smells and looks like autumn, I get very hungry for game meat, called “Wild” in German. Continue reading
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Food bond
Saying that I was nervous when I first set foot in my parents-in-law’s house the day before Thanksgiving in 2000 would be an understatement. Not only was I aware that the family of the man I was dating was Jewish. Continue reading
Sealing the year with a pretzel
This morning I made a sweet yeasted pretzel, a German Neujahrsbrezel. While waiting for the dough to rise, I checked my e-mails. Every single one from friends or family in Germany wished me “Guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr”, literally a good slide into the New Year. It occurred to me that I have said that all my life myself yet I have no idea where the expression originates. Continue reading
Spoonfuls of Germany 