Celebrating German Culture in America

How to Watch German Movies and German TV in the US

April 3, 2020

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I‘m frequently asked HOW to watch German movies or German TV shows here in the US. Generally, I turn to Netflix or Amazon… maybe I slip a German DVD into my multi-region player. But that’s just a tiny percentage of the German Programming available to us here. You tube, apps and certain websites make watching […]

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German Nursery Rhymes and Children’s Songs

German Nursery Rhymes and Children’s Songs

March 26, 2020

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My mother didn't recite Mother Goose to me when I was a child. I got the German Nursery Rhymes and songs  that she grew up with. "Alle Meine Enten", "Hoopa Hoppa Reiter", and "Backe backe Kuchen". Funny thing, when I had children, I mainly sang and clapped my way through the rhymes of my childhood. […]

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How to Watch German Movies and German TV in the US

The German Christmas Shop at Easter Favorite Easter or Springtime Memories Giveaway 2020

March 19, 2020

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  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 […]

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How to Watch German Movies and German TV in the US

Lunch at the Wurstkuche Regensburg- The Oldest Restaurant in Germany

March 10, 2020

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Next to the Steinernen Brucke (Stone Bridge) in Regensburg you will find a small green building surrounded by crowds.  The Wurstkuche Regensburg has been serving up sausages to dockworkers and now tourists for hundreds of years in the same location. So, of course, while visiting Regensburg for the Christmas Markets, I could not pass up […]

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How to Watch German Movies and German TV in the US

A Few of my FAVORITE Things to do in Rothenburg Germany

February 25, 2020

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  Rothenberg ob der Tauber, with it’s virtually untouched Medieval Altstadt, sits on a hill in northern Bavaria (due west of Nuremburg, 2 1/2 hours south east of Frankfurt), and seems to be on everyone’s MUST-SEE list. Sadly, I think far too many people just show up, take a photo near the Plonlein, shop for […]

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How to Watch German Movies and German TV in the US

Thinking about Muttersprache – Tag der Muttersprache

February 18, 2020

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Deutschland.de reached out to me to do a piece for the Tag der Muttersprache (Day of Native Language) which falls on February 21. So I was thinking about Muttersprache, and it’s LITERAL meaning… Mother Speech. Although I grew up in California, German was my first language. The language of my mother. And after THIS MANY […]

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How to Watch German Movies and German TV in the US

Sweet Valentine’s Day Angels- Beautiful Gifts from the Erzgebirge

February 5, 2020

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One of the nicest ways to show someone you love them is with a charming Valentine’s Day Angel from The German Christmas Shop. These adorable guardian angels are hand crafted in Germany by the Günther Reichel workshop. I fell in love with them when we visited Seiffen. Süß!!! (SWEET!!) Lovely little angel figures holding flowers, […]

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How to Watch German Movies and German TV in the US

What is Gemuetlichkeit? Trying to define an indefineable German Concept

January 30, 2020

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When I arrive on my Aunt’s doorstep in Germany, she greets me with “Kommt ‘rein… mach’s euch Gemütlich!”(come in, make yourself gemütlich) and on family evenings instead of making plans my mother might say, “Wir machen uns Heute Abend Gemütlich” (tonight we will make ourselves gemütlich). A small well appointed room is described as “Gemuetlich”, […]

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How to Watch German Movies and German TV in the US

Was the US Official Language Almost German? The Muhlenberg Legend

January 21, 2020

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One of my FAVORITE urban legends is one I actually believed for a long time… that the official Language of the United States was almost German. It gets better! The legend says that in a Congressional vote, German lost by only one vote, and that’s why we speak English in America. I hate to bust […]

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How to Watch German Movies and German TV in the US

Leckerlee Lebkuchen – Authentic German Lebkuchen Made in America

November 27, 2019

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It starts with the smell of spices… ginger… is that cardamom? And then you take that first bite. “oh my gosh”. You get the nuts and citrus. The texture is amazing. I’ve been eating Lebkuchen my whole life, but outside of a German Christmas Market, I’ve never had it as fresh or flavorful as Leckerlee […]

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How to make a Biskuitrolle- A Versatile Biskuitrolle Recipe