I think I'm going to try making a bootleg Schwarzwald Schinken at home.  Since you can't buy European cured meats in the US (raw meat products can't be imported), I thought it would be best to try making dried ham at my place.  As Black forest ham takes the least amount of curing time, I thought I'd go for that.  In addition I find it's the least ( Read more... )

I guess in a twisted way I am fortunate that I got relaxer burn about a week ago.  Because of that I went out and got something to treat the burn and wouldn't you know it, this week when trying to cook the turkey the back of my hand hits the hot oven door.  Oh well, at least I have something to treat the burn.

My search for freedom has begun and it looks like not all hope is lost.

Stats... how I love thee and how I wish I knew more about you...
Need more data... need more languages...

Right now I am in Detmold which is a really beautiful city.  It's not the Bavarian and opulence kind of beauty, it's more of a rustic provencal type beauty.  I think I will go to Oerlinghausen or Lage today (Wednesday), Bielefeld tomorrow and Friday, and then just chillax out here in Detmold in the meantime until it's time to go to Berlin on ( Read more... )

Today I got a krumkaka iron.  YAY!  Now to make sure that I have a good recipe so it will taste just like what Grandma A used to make.

I'm trying to get together a summer reading list of sorts.  So far I have ( Read more... )

Hmm... I just thought of a new project that I can start working on.  I can probably look at the question of.. "to what extent does phonetic environment play a role in assigning the gender of North American Low German nouns".  AWESOME.
Too bad we haven't had a course on corpus linguistics.  It's supposedly an entirely different beast.

I never really do memes, but I kind of liked this one.
Comment and I will give you a color. Then you have to say ten things you love (or like) that are that color.
eavanmoore gave me GOLD.

1. My trumpet
2. Dragees on cakes
3. Mellow wedding bells whose melody a world of happiness foretell
4. Paper cranes
5. Blindsleiche (These are curious little creatures. I ( Read more... )

El Salvadorian style Chorizo
Serrano Chilis
Smoked Habanero Salsa
Black Beans
Cheese
Chips

Recipe for Awesome