April 2010

I was on a tear making lemon candied peels using this recipe from Epicurious. Very Simple. Once you get the pith off the peels……

Do we need to be reminded once again that Mother Nature always has the last word? She recently hit the reset button…

When I met my husband (crazy story involving scuba) he had a pair of 20 year old scuba fins he was incredibly…

I know. I know. These are completely over the top. The idea to make them has been in my head for awhile…

I am not a Spring person.  Sure I enjoy it, but not like the Fall.  I LOVE the Fall.  Especially Fall in…

We had a rag tag family gathering for Easter this year. Usually, there is a big egg hunt but no one was…

Who doesn’t love visiting Italy? In numerous trips there over the years I never had one bad experience. Not one. Whether I…

My entire Germany family are French Fries Monsters. I don’t know if it has something to do with living so close to…

  I had to step outside the Matzoh Ball box this time. Ok, I admit I live my life outside the matzoh…

Original Post 3/29/10 I heard somewhere that the number one children’s toy of all time is a cardboard box.  Yep.  A cardboard…

Original Post 3/20/10 On my daily walks, I see bunnies everywhere bounding through the fields around our house. They reminded me this…

Original Post 3/19/10 I kill everything…green that is. Great with animals.  Horrible with plants.  That’s me.  Right now I am desperately trying…

I don’t celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. I used to wear green to work when I lived in New York City in solidarity…

Today is the 100th anniversary of Russian Ballerina Anna Pavlova’s debut in America at NYC’s Met. I am thinking of her today…

Original Post 3/10/10 I love orange.  I love the color.  I love the taste.  I even have an orange coffee machine.  It…

Original Post 2/15/10 For various reasons this year we blew off a dive trip to Ko Chang, Thailand and then the possibility…

Original Post 2/13/10 Germans, in general, do not observe Valentine’s Day.  However, over the last few years I have noticed more valentine…

Original Post 2/6/10 RETRO GERMAN BAKING                   Part 3 Traffic Light Cookies I saw…

Original Post 2/5/10 RETRO GERMAN BAKING                 Part 2 Raisin Hearts Many of this book’s recipes…

Original Post 1/23/10 RETRO GERMAN BAKING                   Part 1 I have several vintage German…