Cake

In the end, it turned out all right, but I don't think I need to do that again any time in the near future.

Nur die Wurst hat zwei

Ass with Ears

And just in case you don't believe me, here are some photos:

Accidental Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to all my American readers!

I dunno but I like it

Anyone else make this? What do you call it?

Things my mom's asked me to bring from Germany

Flying out to Hokkaido tomorrow. First visit to Japan in over three years, huzzah! 

Studentenfutter

Radler

It doesn't really count . . . right?

Germans and Bread: Part I

I've always wanted to organize my thoughts on Germans and their obsession with their bread. I think this will take a while though...

Asparagus Season

Fizzy

I've been living here for nearly 3 years now, but it kind of occurred to me today how obsessive Germans are about fizzy water and how they mix fizzy water with everything, which makes me wonder why other countries don't do it because it's awesome. Especially Apfelschorle (or Apfelsaftschorle). Our friend Adam put the Germans' love for Apfelschorle really well in his article How to be German:

"You know in movies when people go to therapy and then the therapist asks them to create a happy place. A safe, tranquil spot they can turn to when the world gets too big and scary. Usually it’s a beach, or a rocking chair on the front porch of an idyllic childhood home? For Germans, that happy place is swimming naked in a lake of Apfelsaftschorle."

I would also happily swim in a lake of Apfelschorle. Probably not naked, though, because I'm not quite that German yet.

Best Wurst

No, seriously, it's not just a stereotype—German sausages are so freaking good!

Kassler Dance

G's parents are making kassler and semmelknödel for us for dinner, but G doesn't like sauerkraut. He also doesn't like pickles...