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• Cacio e Pepe (without Za'atar) 2 months ago I finally made a cacio e pepe I am proud of! I’d tried several times each with a different approach and it was always a failure (clumpy, oily, gummy, whatever). Then I found a WaPo recipe for a za’atar variation, tried it, had much better results, and stole the technique. It’s the best cacio...
• November Impressions 3 months ago Back in June I had to define all my vacation plans for the rest of the year. Despite Corona foiling our plans at a road trip into various near-by countries, we managed to explore some parts of Germany new to us. But that was only about half of my vacation contingent; in November I had … Continue...
• PSA: "Siemens SIWAMAT xlm 147f family" beeping 3 months ago I had a heckuva time getting this question answered on my own; here’s hoping this post is useful to future owners of the same product. Our Siemens washing machine started beeping at the end of every cycle. As far as we know, it never did that before a few weeks ago (and we’ve had this …...
• Fall Colors: Red and Gold 4 months ago This is not a pretty picture. We’re hunkering down as much as we can. Too bad not all of us are doing that. (Did you hear about the attack on the RKI? These are nicer. In other news, I got a nifty little video camera. It’s quite small and comes with a protective case and … Continue reading...
• Fall 2020 Vacation — Part 3: Schwarzwald 4 months ago After a four-hour drive down Germany’s western border with France and a hop through the Schwarzwald towards Bonndorf…im Schwarzwald, we arrived at the final Ferienwohnung destination for this trip. The arrival was not without its complications, however; TWO of the little towns off through which...

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