Monthly Archives: May 2012

Grapefruit-Aperol-Grenadine Sorbet

Got inspired by this: http://www.davidlebovitz.com/2011/04/grapefruit-campari-sorbet/. We made significant changes, using bottled, non-pink grapefruit juice and Aperol, because that’s what we had on hand. The grenadine helps make it a little rosier.

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Couple wordsy things and a relaxing Saturday morning

Several “foreign” visitors to the region — and by that I mean non-native speakers of German who learned their German in other regions — have mentioned that they find the German spoken here to vary from disconcerting to bewildering to … Continue reading

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Le Jour du Grand Prix…

Or the Eurovision final approacheth! We’re in a particular, perennial pile-up of post-easter holidays right now. It starts with Good Friday (Karfreitag), which careens into Easter Sunday and Monday, then in the middle is International Labor Day (Tag der Arbeit … Continue reading

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You’d think they’d be stackable.

Or at least nested.

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Make Crêpes When You’re Feeling Crêpey

I’ve been feeling crêpey all spring. I scouted out a cast iron crêpes pan (this one, specifically), trying to get a nice, wide flat surface, but one that will still fit in our kitchen cabinets and on our little European … Continue reading

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Personal Deforestation and other Hygienic Pursuits

Remember Nair? Don’t worry – I’m not wearing short shorts. Unless you need nightmare fuel, then visualize away.

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Let the Beer Gardening begin

The weather’s been nice enough for beer garden visits for months now, but I tend to think of the kick-off of the Maidult (Regensburg’s Spring Festival) as the true opening of the season. Yesterday, pleased to be able to get … Continue reading

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Obama supports same-sex marriage?

Holy wow! I wish they’d done the editing a little more cleanly here. “Same-sex couples should be able to get…” …what? WHAT? I want him to say “married.” I want to hear it. I want everyone to hear it! And … Continue reading

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Breaking News – good customer service (and secrets revealed) at the Zollamt!!1!

My mom sent me a package a couple of weeks ago that got snatched by the customs office (Zollamt). This isn’t the fault of the Deutsche Post – they have their issues, as does the USPS (see The Generic Nutty … Continue reading

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