Tag Archives: Holidays

The Adventures of Heidi and Amanda: Dresden

Posted on 30/05/2012 by heidihefeweizen

I have so many travel reports to catch up with!  That’s not really a terrible problem to have though, now is it?  I should also apologize for my general lack of posting over the past two weeks.  I left my … Continue reading →

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Tanz in den Mai!

Posted on 01/05/2012 by heidihefeweizen

No other day of the year has such long-reaching roots in the most random smattering of traditions as May 1st.  It is also one of my favorite topics to talk about and teach about because the first of May is … Continue reading →

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Peeps!

Posted on 28/04/2012 by heidihefeweizen

Although this year has definitely been one big exception, I am usually very careful about what I eat and drink.  Here are things that I do not eat: MSG partially hydrogenated oils/man-made trans-fats high fructose corn syrup/fructose/corn sugar/whatever other name … Continue reading →

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German Products 4: How ’bout eggs?

Posted on 05/04/2012 by heidihefeweizen

I love eggs.  I think they’re delicious and would like to take the opportunity to thank whichever early human first had the thought to eat that funny-looking thing it found in a nest somewhere.  I have had the incredible luck … Continue reading →

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Happy Worm Day! (A Tribute to Gummy Candy)

Posted on 15/03/2012 by heidihefeweizen

Meine Damen und Herrn, let me tell you a story. Twenty-one years ago, on a rainy night in March, a new holiday was born: Worm Day.  After making his way through a parking lot littered with the corpses of earthworms, … Continue reading →

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