25: 2012 in pictures: week 47
tea // christmas list // candle light dinner // cookies (before) // cookies (after) // sweet bread // knitting and Friends // tea // California moon //… Read more
24: Currently Vol. 10
Current Book(s): “Drift” by Rachel Maddow. I love her show on MSNBC and she’s an interesting writer, too! Do you enjoy non-fiction? Current Playlist: Pandora Pearl Jam Station. Current Shame-Inducing Guilty Pleasure: Thin Mint Chocolates. Holy yum. It’s the start of the holiday season, hooray! Current Color: dark blue. Current...
23: Friday Link Love
We’ve lost the meaning of Thanksgiving by Caryn (A Day in the Life of…). I very much agree – Thanksgiving is not about shopping. Brussel Sprouts for Beginners by Ashlee (Where my heart resides). Love brussel sprouts! 19 years and forever by Chrissy (Whimsical Poppysmic). This is so sweet –...
22: Thankful
As I have mentioned before, Thanksgiving is not a holiday that is usually ‘celebrated’ in Europe. Well, we have something called Erntedankfest (“harvest festival of thanks”), which is often celebrated on the first Sunday in October, but it’s primarily a rural and religious celebration.There isn’t an official national Thanksgiving holiday on a particular...
21: Recipe: Balsamic chicken with oven roasted vegetables
I think I have mentioned that I’ve been trying a lot of new recipes lately and some of them have quickly made it on our “once-a-week-must-have” meal list. I found this one on skinnytaste.com , a great website with easy healthy recipes (complete with prep time and nutritional information). I did...
20: Things you wouldn’t know: (not quite) German 101
I am a language nerd, I appreciate good grammar, spelling and punctuation. And idioms are awesome. I am always intrigued to find new idioms in English and then try to find the closest translation in German. Or vice versa. It’s not always that easy. Not all idioms translate well…. but...
19: The Causeway Classic
On Saturday, J and I went to see our obligatory annual football game – the Causeway Classic. It’s the annual Football Game between UC Davis (Aggies) and Sacramento State University (Hornets) and it’s named after the Yolo Causeway, which is a 3.2-mile long elevated highway viaduct on Interstate 80 over the Yolo...
18: 2012 in pictures: week 46
healthy cookies // campus // salmon and asparagus // knitting // gingerbread coffee // fall // football // thai food // stamp //… Read more