Flashback: Berlin 2009

I figured why not post some more travel photography. Why not? This is a selection of less common (in some cases) photos from a trip to the German capital and to nearby Potsdam in the fall of 2009. I love the final two photos so much that I had them blown up, printed and they’re […]

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Homemade Soft Pretzels

Every few months we manage to make a trip out of the ‘burbs and into the city to Rieker’s, a German deli and butcher shop. They have a little of everything. While we do mainly go to get some Münchner Bratwürste, we always seem to pick up something new. The last few times we’ve gotten

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Crisp Apple Strudel

A few months back when we were in Germany, our friends generously gifted us with Alfons Schuhbeck‘s “Meine Kochschule,” a German cookbook. I’ve been eager to try some of the recipes in it so we held our first actual “dinner party” for our parents. On the menu: Wiener Schnitzel and apple strudel. Overall, I’m very,

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