Food on Fridays: Not your average Amaro
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Today on a Food on Fridays we discover a most unusual after-dinner drink: Liquore alla Rucola.
Monthly Archives: February 2015
On Paperwork and Postcard Shots
So this week Chris and I have been mired in paperwork. My preoccupation with preparing all of that has led to an unfortunate dearth of posts this week.
Food on Fridays: Lasagna’s Fatal Lure
Today on Food on Fridays I’m re-running a post I wrote on my old blog a few years ago, when Chris and lived in Bolzano. It’s a great story, and as it’s appropriate to this time of the year, I … Continue reading
The Geography of Getting out of Dodge
Thanks for all the feedback on yesterday’s post about Plan G, both here on the blog as well in all your emails. 🙂
When X-1 = G
Chris and I never really planned to live and move all over the world. It has just kind of evolved out of opportunities that have come our way.
Last call on a Mardi Gras
Today is the last day before Lent: Mardi Gras, Martedí Grasso, Fastnachtsdienstag, Fat Tuesday. Whatever you call it, the key thing to know is it’s the final call — er, day — for most Berliners (“jelly doughnuts”) to be available … Continue reading
Monday Mysteries: Another Bad Idee
Today on Monday Mysteries we find the real meaning of a food idea that turns out to be another Bad Idee in German.
Food on Fridays: Venerdi Gnoccolar
Today on Food on Fridays we have look at the Venerdì Gnoccolar (“Gnocchi Friday”) custom in Verona.
Ice blossoms along the Ammer
It’s been very cold here in Tübingen for the past few days, with temperatures consistently below freezing.
Monday Mysteries: A Bad Idea
Today on Monday Mysteries we take a quick look at an advertising campaign we saw in Hamburg. The mystery: did the person who created the ad know the potential for its (mis)interpretation by an English speaker?