Germans love to sing, and they especially love their folk songs. One of my favorite German Folk Songs is “Vogelhochzeit.” In German School, I loved singing the fi-de-ralala part over and over. And with so many verses, the song can go on longer than the Twelve Days of Christmas! (I have a feeling that’s why my German School teacher seldom…
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German Girl in America Book Corner- Books about Germany
The first printed book was in German, and Germany publishes about 94,000 titles per year. It’s no wonder I love to read! It’s in the genes! And I love recommending books. (I should have become a librarian.) Since getting all of you in my house for Book Club could be tricky, I created the German Girl in America Book Corner.…
German Easter Nest Tradition- From Germany to Texas
My friend Chuck grew up in Yorktown, Texas, about an 1 ½ hours south of New Braunfels (the heart of German Texas), where his great great grandfather Johann Jost settled in 1848 after leaving Womelsdorf, Germany. Much of his family is still there. Because of the pandemic stay-at-home order, his sister is sorting through Afflerbach family history, and recently came…
How to Watch German Movies and German TV in the US
I‘m frequently asked how to watch German movies or TV shows here in the US. Generally, I turn to MHz or slip a German DVD into my multi-region player. But that’s just a tiny percentage of the German Programming available to us here. YouTube, apps, and certain websites make watching German TV easier than ever. (Even Tatort!) The availability is…
Saxon Prasselkuchen with Puff Pastry- A Simple and Sweet Treat
I love Streusel, so I spent much of my childhood devising ways to snitch Streusel off of the Apfel Kuchen/Kirsch Kuchen/Mohn Kuchen that my mother baked for Sunday Kaffee. I also love Blatterteig (Puff Pastry), which is flaky, buttery, and crisp, so good. So a few days ago, I came across a recipe for Prasselkuchen, and I had to…
German Nursery Rhymes and Children’s Songs
My mother didn’t recite Mother Goose to me when I was a child. I heard the German Nursery Rhymes and songs that she grew up with. “Alle Meine Enten”, “Hoopa Hoppa Reiter”, and “Backe backe Kuchen”. The funny thing is that when I had children, I mainly sang and clapped my way through the rhymes of my childhood. These sweet…
The German Christmas Shop at Easter Favorite Easter or Springtime Memories Giveaway 2020
[no_toc] I’m delighted to announce! The German Christmas Shop at Easter wants to help brighten up our Springtime with a special Contest! The German Christmas Shop at Easter loves those special holiday memories with family and friends. Delicious traditional meals, fun Easter activities, remembrances of special decorations. Maybe cute bunnies hiding on the dining room table? Or making an…
Is German Flour Different? What do those numbers mean?
Years ago I bought a cookbook called “The Flour is Different” hoping that it would help explain why following a German Recipe with American ingredients would give such different results. It’s a good cookbook, but it doesn’t really clarify the differences. Is German Flour different? I did a little more digging. Turns out “the flour is different” is more than…
Edelweiss! All about this Legendary Alpine Flower
When I was a little girl, my Opa sent me a card that had a dried pressed edelweiss flower and a miniature hiker’s axe on it. I loved pulling back the protective cover and petting the soft fuzzy petals. For years that card sat on my bookshelf, and I would imagine the mysterious far-off mountain it came from. You see,…
Lunch at the Wurstküche Regensburg- Oldest Restaurant in Germany?
Next to the Steinernen Brücke (Stone Bridge) in Regensburg, you will find a small green building surrounded by crowds. The Wurstküche Regensburg has been serving up sausages to dockworkers and now tourists for hundreds of years in that exact location. So, of course, while visiting Regensburg for the Christmas Markets, I could not pass up eating at the oldest continually…