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Germany agAin

6/23/2023

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It has been over a month since I blogged. There is a reason for that. I visited my family in Germany and took my computer thinking that I would find time to write and blog. I was wrong, I never turned on the computer. Being with my family was more important. The sun didn’t set until 10:00 pm and those long evenings were spent visiting with each other. There were the family problems, the political situation, and so much more to talk about. Here is an update on my brother’s Ukrainian women. Last year my brother hosted a grandmother, mother, and 14 year old daughter. The girl is going to school, the mother is working in a factory nearby and the grandmother returned to Kharkiv to her apartment and dacha. There is some damage to the dacha but her apartment is still standing. The mother and daughter are now speaking some German and studying German at night. They do not know how long they will have to stay. They are adjusting. Both of them would like nothing more than to return home. I understand why the mother is keeping her daughter safe in Germany. They prepared a meal of borscht and dumplings for the entire family. Let’s wish them the best.
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While in the village my girlfriend took me on a little outing to the historical town of Hann Münden. Here the rivers Fulda and Werra meet to form the Weser, one of the larger rivers in Germany. The town is famous for its half-timbered houses, some over 600 years old. I spent time here as a young girl visiting distant cousins and I have some fond memories.
After a few days in the village staying at the tiny house I visited my niece and her family in Lüneburg
 a German village
This is the kitchen I grew up in and now my girlfriend lives there.
a German village
my village
I spent some time with my grand niece. She is going to a wonderful day care. Her father brings her with a bicycle which has an attached wagon. She loves the ride. One day when my niece and I picked her up we stopped at an Italian ice cream cafe and had a treat. Almost all ice cream cafes in Germany are operated by Italian families and you get the best cappuccinos and homemade ice cream and gelato. Occasionally they will sell a German cake. 
Lüneburg
Taking a walk with my grand niece
After a few days in Lüneburg my niece’s family and I rented an apartment on the Eastern Sea near Wismar. My grand niece was happy to play in the sand all day. One day we visited Wismar and got a great tour from my niece’s former professor.
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Another day we visited a castle that is now used as an art gallery. My niece had done some of her work there as a student. It is a beautiful place with a nice garden cafe nearby.
After our relaxing stay at the beach it was time to return to Lüneburg and I returned to the village. One day I  visited an old friend in Kassel. On another day my girlfriend Monika  and I visited her daughter‘s new family and home. It was here that I had the best herring meal on the trip. We went to a linen factory that makes the most beautiful linen. I bought way too much and had trouble getting it all on the train. 
Talking about German trains. Don’t count on them being on time. Twice my train was canceled and I had to wait at the station for an hour. My girlfriend Monika and I were going to visit Leipzig for a weekend but there was the possibility of a strike by the Bahn. We canceled our trip.  So much for  German punctuality.
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Linnen Factory
I had some good and some not so good food while visiting Germany. It was asparagus season and I had the most wonderful salad and soup with my niece’s in-laws. They had an asparagus pizza and it was quite good. My niece  had never been a cook before she became a mom. She made delicious spinach and bread dumplings in a creamy tomato sauce in a thermo mix. This machine is currently the rave in Germany. 
asparagus salad
Arugula salad with shrimp and white asparagus.
Asparagus pizza
Asparagus Pizza
spinach Bread Dumplings
Spinach Bread Dumplings
White asparagus salad
White asparagus salad with chicken grilled breast.
My last meal was at the Pauliner Restaurant at the Frankfurt airport. I had the white asparagus salad with a grilled chicken breast. It was the perfect meal to say goodbye to Germany.
After returning to Santa Cruz I was glad to be back cooking in my kitchen. I made a German rhubarb sheet cake that was ok but not good enough to put on my blog.
Here are some of my recipes for the month of July. Click on the photos for the recipes. You will find more recipes if you type whatever you are looking for into the search bottom of my blog which is located above my photo.
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This is a traditional German Strawberry Cake.
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These ahi tacos with a tropical salsa are the perfect summer dish.
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Preserve the taste of summer with fresh fruit soaked in rum. An old German tradition.
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I have prepared this seafood pasta dish many times and it is always a winner.
18 Comments
Annette link
6/25/2023 03:22:21 pm

Wonderful article, it reminds me of my time in Einbeck, also Middle Ages w half timbered homes, an intact city wall and on the Weser w a Tante Monika! Great memories and always a plum cake w streusel and Schlag Sahne!

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Gerlinde
6/25/2023 06:49:47 pm

Annette, I can’t open your website. Is my girlfriend Monika your aunt Monika.

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sherry link
6/26/2023 12:57:25 am

what a wonderful holiday you must have had. so nice to visit family and friends. those half-timbered houses look so beautiful, and the food looks great too. your strawberry cake is a thing of beauty. And the prawn dish at the end is making me hungry :) My plans for blogging always go astray when i am on hols!

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Gerlinde
6/26/2023 06:48:48 am

Thanks Sherry, I was happy being with my German family.

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Mimi Rippee link
6/26/2023 05:45:20 am

Beautiful photos. You’re so lucky to be there during white asparagus season!!!

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Gerlinde
6/26/2023 06:51:24 am

Thanks Mimi, white asparagus is the best. It’s so hard to get here in the States.

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Pamela Wight link
6/26/2023 11:21:16 am

So great to see you blogging again. We missed you. But it's so true - on trips like this it's best to never open the laptop. The photos of your trip are beautiful - what a lovely setting in every town you stayed. And the meals. I think I most like that white asparagus pizza! :-)

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Gerlinde
6/27/2023 11:00:37 am

I am trying to keep up with the blogging. I just haven’t been home long enough to do more.

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Healthy World Cuisine link
6/27/2023 06:13:08 am

What a wonderful trip and so glad you were able to connect with family and friends. Beautiful photos and we are loving that seafood pasta dish. Looks so delicious. Stay well and take care

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Gerlinde
6/27/2023 11:04:19 am

Thanks Bobbie, it was a good visit with my German family. I am so fortunate that I am still able to do it. The seafood pasta is easy to prepare.

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Frank | Memorie di Angelina link
6/28/2023 05:43:20 am

Glad you had this time to spend with family! And kudos to your brother for hosting the Ukrainian women. That said, it's nice to have you back. :-)

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Gerlinde
6/29/2023 06:02:23 pm

Thanks Frank, my brother has a heart out of gold. I am glad to be back, but I will always my as my German family. I hope I can visit a few more times.

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David Scott Allen link
7/4/2023 04:06:06 pm

Your trip sounds magical, Gerlinde - those nights staying up late chatting are irreplaceable. You are absolutely right - family is more important! I have now added Hann Münden to my list of places I need to visit - so beautiful! And thanks for the update on the Ukranian family - I am glad the mother and daughter are still there and doing well. Keeping the grandmother in my thoughts...

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Gerlinde
7/5/2023 07:17:53 am

Thank you David, I already miss my German family. The Ukrainian grandmother works in a pharmacy , there is little business since most people left and it is dangerous because of the Russian air attacks.

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Karen (Back Road Journal) link
7/9/2023 01:38:33 pm

I always enjoy your posts when you return from one of your family visits to Germany, I know they must go by too quickly. As often as we have traveled there we have never ventured north. Thanks for the update on the Ukrainian family, your bother is so kind.

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Gerlinde
7/10/2023 07:12:58 am

The northern part of Germany is very different from the southern part. It is mostly flat. My favorite towns in the north are Lübeck, Hamburg, and Berlin in the east. The Island of Rügen in the east is beautiful.

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Liz link
7/12/2023 06:45:31 am

What a wonderful trip! It must have been so nice to unplug and soak up all that family time. That seafood pasta is making my mouth water!! YUM.

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Gerlinde
7/13/2023 08:14:41 am

Thanks Liz, the seafood pasta is an old standby.

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