Well yesterday’s Monday Mystery turned out to be one of those “where is the missing blog post?” mysteries. Sorry about that. We’ve been knee-deep (sometimes literally) in sorting papers and other things as we move along the path toward moving out of the apartment by the end of the month. That isn’t leaving as much time for a blog post as I would like.
But to make up for it today, I’ll offer not one, but two tantalizing tidbits about English royalty. Continue reading
Today on a Food on Fridays we discover a most unusual after-dinner drink: Liquore alla Rucola. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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 thought it well worth another mention.
So below you will find the text from my 2011 22bz blog post explaining all about “The Fatal Lure of Lasagna. ” Enjoy.
Thanks for all the feedback on yesterday’s post about Plan G, both here on the blog as well in all your emails. 🙂
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. Continue reading
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 here in Tübingen. Starting tomorrow there shouldn’t be many variations available in the bakeries, if any. Continue reading
Today on Monday Mysteries we find the real meaning of a food idea that turns out to be another Bad Idee in German.
Today on Food on Fridays we have look at the Venerdì Gnoccolar (“Gnocchi Friday”) custom in Verona.
It’s been very cold here in Tübingen for the past few days, with temperatures consistently below freezing. Continue reading