Archive for October, 2008
Grandma Luise's Schoppala - The one and only Schoppala Oct
20th,
2008

Schoppala, what? Even many Germans will shake their head, because they don’t have the slightest clue what the name refers to. It is a regional name for traditional finger-shaped noodles made from potato dough, more commonly known by Fingernudeln or Schupfnudeln.

Burnt & Strange - or, How to get a signed copy of my book delicious days Oct
7th,
2008

These days I especially have a wish for one little skill: a very readable, pleasing to the eye and charming handwriting. Whenever somebody asks me to sign a copy of my book I’m a bit hesitant, because I know my handwriting just too well, and it is about as far from pretty as it can get.