Linden's Pensieve

Let me start of by talking about my marriage. Rob and I have so much in common, but we’ve got our differences too. For example, Rob didn’t like Mexican food, which has been one of my favorites for as long as I can remember. I don’t know if it was the two years we spent [...]

I thought it would be tiresome to have to cook everything from scratch–no mixes, no boxed or canned or frozen meals–but it’s… *gasp* fun! We have fun planning our meals each week, trying to come up with creative dishes that use what we already have and maybe two or three store-bought or fresh items, fun scouring cookbooks–new and old–and cooking magazines for recipes that might fit the bill. Hey, we even have fun cooking!

I know what you’re thinking. “A tuna salad recipe? Really?” But this tuna salad will change your life. It is that delicious.

Yesterday, I promised to share two yummy recipes with you, Eierkuchen (best translated as “fluffy pancakes,” but literally “egg cakes”), and vanilla syrup. I just found another recipe that I’m going to share with you (I explain why in the Eierkuchen post), but I have decided to post only one recipe per post. That will [...]

Yesterday, I promised to share two yummy recipes with you, Eierkuchen (best translated as “fluffy pancakes,” but literally “egg cakes”), and vanilla syrup. I just found another recipe that I’m going to share with you (I explain why in the Eierkuchen post), but I have decided to post only one recipe per post. That will [...]

Yesterday, I promised to share two yummy recipes with you, Eierkuchen (best translated as “fluffy pancakes,” but literally “egg cakes”), and vanilla syrup. I just found another recipe that I’m going to share with you (I’ll explain why later in this post), but I have decided to post only one recipe per post. That will [...]

I never took Home Ec in high school. I never really enjoyed cooking either, so I was happy to find out that Rob loves cooking. Took a lot of pressure off of me. Most of my friends enjoy cooking. When we were roommates, Beth always made homemade hummus. Liz always shares delicious, easy (i.e. simple [...]

Today’s run was not a good one, thanks to a dare and fixing the problem caused by that dare. But I pushed through the troubles and came out on top today. Can’t say I’m sad that it’s over, though.

Today was like many other Saturdays we’ve enjoyed in Germany: wonderful! Saturday is the day we do most of our fresh food shopping, and the last couple weekends, we’ve been trying some new things.

We started out at Aldi where we find cheap salamis, Gouda, potatoes, bell peppers, strawberries, cereal, yogurt, and other sundries.

Next stop, Perfetto, which is

One of my favorite quotes that I was introduced to recently is “When in doubt, order Schnitzel.”* It’s a great rule of thumb when you’re in Germany and not sure what to order. It also works if you’re not sure what to write about.

Now, I can’t actually write about Schnitzel, because I haven’t taken any pictures of it**, and today’s post is my When in Doubt photo post. I’m going to tell you and show you my favorite German food and treats.