While riding a bike through Munich, we stopped in a courtyard of the University of Munich. There, looking like some dropped or scattered papers, we found the White Rose Memorial embedded in the stones. The guide spoke to us about Sophie Scholl and the White Rose group. We learned about the pamphlets that young Sophie threw and how she and…
Author: karenanne
What is Maggikraut : All about Liebstöckel or Lovage
riend Edie told me about Maggikraut, I didn’t believe her. In my world, Maggi exists in liquid form to add flavor to soups and stews. I’ve even visited Spicey’s Spice Museum in Hamburg to see the Maggi exhibit (yes, I realize the previous sentence makes me sound like a nerd, but we all know how much I love small museums).…
Ostalgie or Ostalgia for East German Products
What is Ostalgie? Ostalgie or Ostalgia, words that combines the German words for East and Nostalgia, describe a feeling of longing or desire for bits and pieces of the now wiped-away DDR (GDR). Now, while very few people can look you square in the face and say how wonderful the East German government was, or how fantastic it felt to…
“Berlin: The Story of a City” by Barney White-Spunner
“Germany has long had in its capital city the model to which it aspires as a nation.” In“Berlin: The Story of a City, Barney White-Spunner looks back at the 1000+ year history of the everchanging city and presents it as a captivating, and I must admit a late into the night “just one more chapter,” page-turning story. Berlin, for far…
Cold War TV Dramas set in Germany Guest post by Randall Schroeder
I’m excited to share this Guest Post written by Randall Schroeder! The post originally appeared in My German America, a newsletter about German Heritage in America, put out a few times a month by Lukas Schroeder. Lukas who describes himself as the Fourth-Generation German American, Tubist & Manager BierkellerBoys, let his dad Randall, Third-generation descendant of German immigrants, Citizen archivist,…
Kase Sahne Torte Recipe Made EASY with Dr Oetker Mix
Two minutes after my Tech Guy said, “I really don’t want to eat a piece of cake”, the plate was empty. (And it looks like a few more pieces are missing….). Now, I LOVE Kase Sahne Torte. To those who taste it, this deceptively light cake seems like a magic trick. All that cream! and it’s a cheesecake? Yet, instead…
Statues of Roland – Who was Roland and why is he Everywhere?!
Tucked against a front corner of the Quedlinburg Rathaus stands a statue of Roland. The figure is small compared to the massive Roland statue in Bremen. Our tour guide told us that the Statues of Roland were the sign of a free market town and a symbol of strength. (She also mentioned that Roland used to stand in the center…
The German Easter Holidays- Easter Weekend in Germany
Celebrating the German Easter Holidays is much more than finding eggs and a church service on Sunday. You celebrate the Easter weekend in Germany! Although the country is becoming more secular, Easter feels much more celebrated or acknowledged than in the US. I’m not talking about the commercial aspect. Yes, there are colorful eggs and decorations in every store. Still,…
How to make Eierlikör at Home
My Oma always had a bottle of Eierlikör and a bottle of Schnapps in the door of her refrigerator. The Schnapps was there for when my Onkel stopped in on his way home to Mittagessen for a ‘Kurzen’ with her… and the Eierlikör was for us. We would get our warm meal mid-day, and there would always be a Nachtisch…
Eierlikör Torte Recipe – Perfect for Easter or the Kaffeeklatsch
After enjoying the delicious Eierlikör Torte at Richart: Cafe am Markt in Munich, I decided to tackle this tasty German Torte Recipe for Easter. The cake base is a chocolate cake fortified with ground almonds, and the frosting is whipped Cream. What makes this Torte special (and the part that gave me the most trouble) is the Eierlikör. That’s just…