German Tradition

Adventskranz (4)

Christmas time at home in Germany has always been magical, peaceful and a wonderful experience. I try to keep that tradition going in my own home and teach my children how we celebrate Christmas, the Advent season and anything that goes with it. In every home in Germany starting the last Sunday …

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Each year we keep our German tradition, we create an Advents Calendar, you can check out our previous year calendars HERE or HERE. This year I decided to do something a bit different. I went and bought Acrylic Fillable Ornaments and added a dab of acrylic paint on the inside, added …

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You know how much I love to introduce you to my German heritage; This week was the official opening of the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. Oktoberfest is known worldwide and I thought it would be fun to bring a little bit of Germany to the US. The website is …

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  Just in time for back to school I wanted to share some German Back to School Traditions. (This is my niece Rachel in Germany, my Sister made this cone for her) In Germany school starts in 1st Grade, we have Kindergarten, but that’s like Pre-school in …

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Being from Germany, we have a lot of different traditions then the US. The Schultüte is one of my favorite back to school tradition. In Germany on the first day of Pre-K and then again on the first day of School, our school starts with 1st Grade, here it would be Kindergarten, each student gets [...]

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Pancakes

I love Pancakes, we usually eat them for dinner at home, but I can eat them just as often as pizza, which is ALL the time…. have you ever had Banana Pancakes?? They are out of this world, simple and sooo yummy. Check it out This is what you will need: …

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I love me some sweet lunch or dinner items, and I’m kind of in the sweet mood, a little homesick and with it being summer I love some simple ideas. Back at home in Germany sweet dishes are nothing new for dinner and we use milk and pudding to come up with a lot …

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Brunch 2

In Germany we hardly ever eat Scrambled eggs, bacon or even Pancakes for Breakfast. That is usually a dinner or lunch item. But I love to have “sweets” for breakfast and being here in the US for over 15 years now hasn’t changed that a bit. I love to spoil the family …

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Spending the weekend with my friend from Germany we had a lot of time talking about our favorite childhood recipes and ideas. She reminded me of one of my all time favorite recipe that is so simple to make and is a traditional German Dish at least where I’m from in Bavaria. It’s called Spaetzle [...]

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We love to recycle products that we have in the house and my toddler is totally obsessed with those Danino Yogurts. They are the perfect size to make some crafts for your Easter table. Make sure you clean them out and let them dry and then craft away. Simple enough for your toddler to …

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