We had an interesting week in the Stolze household. Last Saturday, we had a freak October snow storm which resulted in 6 inches of snow, fallen trees everywhere, and loss of electricity – for DAYS. Our town is still recuperating. Schools were closed for three days, whole sections of town were essentially boarded up due [...]
I just received my newsletter from German Deli advertising their Christmas in a Box Gift Boxes! It reminded me of all the wonderful items my inlaws send us around the holidays. Unfortunately, shipping things of this nature from Germany can be quite pricey for the general public. There are many things we love in our [...]
I’ve seen some people inquire as to what the gelatin mixture is that is placed over fruit on German tortes. It really isn’t that mysterious, and there are two ways you can achieve this at home. Your first option is to make it from scratch. The most difficult part is to continually mix and not [...]
TEEKANNE is a brand of herbal teas from Germany. They have a wonderful selection of unique combinations, which are hard for the tea connoisseur to resist. My personal favorite is the Honey Vanilla Bliss. The best thing is, you can order the teas via their US site, so no specialty shopping needed! If you haven’t [...]
The depth and breadth of products and services at Amazon never ceases to amaze me. While poking around their Grocery section, I found not just German grocery items, but German grocery items in bulk. I want to share a few things that I try to keep around the pantry when I get my hands on [...]
Finding Wurst (sausage), Aufschnitt (cold cuts) and the like, which is German quality, is very difficult. We have recently found a couple of German-style butchers in North Jersey, but before that, we used Karl Ehmer. Not only is the meat a great quality, but they ship to you, and the service is wonderful. If you [...]
