Souvlaki For The Soul

Hi everyone!  Just wanted to let you know I’m back after suffering a bout of flu/sinusitis the last few weeks.  Couldn’t swallow, sleep and most importantly eat!  I’ve had enough of chicken soups for the time being.  So I want to get back into blogging today with a post about that great German beer festival [...]

This is what greeted me the moment we arrived in Heidelberg. Rich, moist succulent cakes and dainty sweets and chocolates. Move over Willy Wonka!! A sugar fix was needed and they were perfect for that craving. Those big white ‘cricket balls” you see in the window display are actually long strips [...]

Apart from bread, beer and sausages are featured strongly in the German culinary world. Sausages, or “wurst” as they are known here also come in an array of flavours. Bratwurst probably being the most popular one. But there is more to life than bratwurst, There is weiswurst, currywurst (sausages flavoured with [...]

Hi again.
Today’s blog entry finds me in Europe. Frankfurt, Germany to be exact. I had to dash over with work for a few days and I thought I would catch up with my friend Nick while I was in town.
Now, before I continue, I must apologise in advance. My camera had issues and [...]