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I enjoyed the book “Home from Home: German-American Essays by Susanne Bacon so much, that she gave me an autographed copy to give away to one lucky reader! The winner will be announced on Sunday, March 31, 2019 Just log in where it says to enter Facebook, Twitter or Instagram button. You will see multiple […]

Home from Home: German-American Essays Susanne Bacon, author of the Wycliff novel series, recently published her German-American Essays in a book called “Home from Home”.  Each essay describes what it feels like to be a German in the United States. To look at everyday life through a slightly different lens, shaped by different experiences. Susanne […]

It’s easy to get tripped up or confused when you arrive in a country without having been there before. Customs are different, things aren’t like they are back home. A lot of confusion can be avoided if you know what to expect. These Travel Tips for Germany aren’t going to make or break your experience, […]

I love it when a cake recipe comes together fast, and bakes up without fail. Better yet, it looks “fancy” enough for company, but you can toss a slice into a lunch pail, and it arrives looking and tasting great. This Easy Eierlikörkuchen Recipe is perfect that way. Think of the Eierlikör Cake as the […]

A few weeks ago I was approached by a company representing the German National Tourist Board asking if I would be willing to take a trip to Germany, and write about my experiences. Naturally, I said YES! And on Feb 25, I boarded a plane bound for Frankfurt. My mission, to visit Münster, Bremerhaven and Köln, […]

  I really am my father’s daughter… I have a thing for lists. This includes making a fairly detailed traveling to Germany checklist every time I go (He even makes notes on his lists after returning, and files them for future reference… I’m not THAT far out there). In the old days you could pack […]

I’m pretty sure this Black Forest Cupcakes Recipe would confuse my Oma for a bit…but then she’d tuck right in. Granted, cupcakes aren’t much of a German Thing. (Maybe we could call them Black Forest Törtchen…little cakes). So, why did I make them? You see… Black Forest Cake / Schwarzwälder Kirsch Torte is my daughter’s […]

In February 1990 118 artists from 21 countries came together to memorialize the fall of the Berlin Wall. Their incredible plan was to create a visual representation of the joy and energy felt in Germany and around the world. When they were done in September, 1318 meters of Wall were painted with a string of […]

I think some of my strongest memories relate to food. Especially the German foods I grew up with. The steam in Oma’s kitchen while she prepared our mid-day meal, while I sat on the counter watching her. The good smells of Eintopf, roasting chicken or Königsberger Klopse in my mother’s kitchen when I came home […]

Of all the nicknames I had growing up, my favorite was bestowed on me by my German family, “Leseratte” (Reading Rat). Probably because every time I went to Germany, I spent a LOT of time reading. Why would I spend so much time with my nose in a book in GERMANY? Well, the family was […]