A few years ago, I started making simple Truffles around the Holidays as little gifts and to help corners of my Bunter Teller. Making these rich (and I mean REALLY RICH) Spekulatius Truffles doesn’t take that long, and it’s easy to find helpers since everyone loves playing with the chocolate. You can even get the little ones in your world…
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Germanology Unlocked- Old German Handwriting & Genealogy
A running joke lately says we can frustrate and confuse the next generation by using handwriting instead of printing. Anyone hoping to research their German Genealogy from original documents or even read letters from their Oma understands that frustration all too well. I’ve written about German Handwriting and how it’s changed a few times (twice in the 20th century). Before…
Black Friday Deals and Cyber Monday Sales on German Products
Why fight the crowds when you can take care of you Holiday Shopping Online! Check out these great Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals on German foods, Coffee, Bedding, Travel, Wine, and clothing. You’ll also find e-bikes! There are great Gift Boxes, Holiday Decor and Cuckoo clocks, Knives and cookpots, Language lessons and Genealogy helps. For the Kids, there are Schleich toys…
Buy German Bread Online from The Brot Box
Ask most people what they miss the most about Germany, and they will say…”The Bread”. Flavorful loaves made from rye for Abendbrot, Brötchen (rolls) with crisp crust at the breakfast table, seeded loaves to accompany soups. And while the artisanal breads are starting to gain traction here in the United States, NOTHING compares to a good loaf of German Bread.…
German Red Wine Cake- Tante Edith’s Rotwein Kuchen Recipe
When my cousin Linda sent me a photo of Tante Edith’s German red wine cake recipe, I felt like I was doing a Technical challenge in the British Baking Show tent. The ingredients (naturally) were all in German, and the amounts were in grams. Okay, I can handle that. The instructions, though, were a bit more cryptic. 1. Beat the…
Johannes Kepler, Life & Work, His Mother Katharina & Witchcraft
Johannes Kepler, a German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer, wrote the laws of planetary motion, was appointed mathematician to the Holy Roman Emperor, and is considered the father of modern optics. But also… the son of a WITCH? It’s hard to believe, but Johannes Kepler put his career on hold and spent 6 years defending his widowed mother against charges of…
Fun and Spooky Baiser Geister Meringue Ghosts
A few years ago I started making these cute little Baiser Geister or Meringue Ghosts for Halloween. The kids love them… and since meringues are favorites of mine, I love them too. I can hear it now… but Halloween isn’t a GERMAN THING. Well, no. Germany isn’t Halloween crazy like here in the US. But… the celebration is taking off…
Baking Just Like Oma- by Gerhild Fulson, my Review
When my friend, Gerhild Fulson, founder of Quick German Recipes, and author of German Meals at Oma’s asked me to take a look at her newest cookbook, Baking Just Like Oma, I got excited! Partially because I just love cookbooks… but mostly because I knew that any book of her recipes would be solid, and a fantastic addition to my…
DANK Haus Chicago- A Cornerstone of the German American Community
A few months ago, Monica Jirak sent me an invitation to visit the DANK Haus Chicago. Finally in September, while traveling with my father, I had the opportunity to spend a few hours touring the historic building and learning more about what the DANK organization does. I have to admit, I was astonished! I went in thinking that it was…
Orange Liqueur Cake Recipe- Orangenlikör Kuchen
I’m a big fan of all things citrus. In the past, I’ve shared my Oma’s Lemon Cake (Zitronenkuchen) and a citrus-based White Glühwein recipe. And for those of you, like me, who love the refreshing tang of citrus (and want to get more Vitamin C in your diet) I’m adding this Orangenlikör Kuchen, Orange Liqueur Cake Recipe, to the list.…