How to make Wiener Schnitzel

How to make Wiener Schnitzel

by | Jan 25, 2010 | Expat Life, Food, Travel

Here in Germany, Stefan and I have judged many a restaurant based on their schnitzel. If they can’t make that well, then there’s no reason to bother with most of their other food either. Schnitzel can actually be prepared many different ways but Wiener is the basic...

An expat’s identity crisis

by | Jan 21, 2010 | Expat Life

It all started with a simple email in my inbox: “Irregular Credit Card Activity.” Great. Not because I was fearful that someone had gotten our information or anything like that. It was more an issue of life as an expat. You see, sometimes things are just...
Brunch is back in 2010!

Brunch is back in 2010!

by | Jan 4, 2010 | Expat Life, Food

The last four days have been wonderful. Stefan didn’t have to work on December 31st or January 1st so we had a nice little 4 day weekend, with no long trips planned or visits from anyone scheduled. We got to sleep in until 9 or so and prepared big, yummy...

Happy New Year

by | Dec 31, 2009 | Entertaining, Expat Life, Travel

We just finished a nice family dinner of grilled cheese with tomato soup and watched a round of Dinner for One. It’s a must watch on New Year’s Eve here in Germany. It’s funny year after year and you’ll find it playing on at least one TV...

A laundry excursion

by | Dec 30, 2009 | Expat Life

Yesterday was a bit of an excursion for us. Our washer/dryer unit has been acting up in the last few weeks and after numerous cleanings of filters, drain pipes and more, it’s still not completing a wash cycle. My guess is that the pump is out and I can only hope...