About

I love food. I love languages. I love communities. I love writing. These all fit into a broad topic called Gastronomy. This blog is a practical look at how Gastronomy fits into the rest of life. My interests include (but are by no means limited to) German and American food cultures, blogging communities, coffee house cultures, food history, language acquisition, classical and non-classical music, and last but definitely not least, sharing delicious food with family and friends.

I also use twitter @beyondburgers

8 Comments to “About”

Charlemagne Burt
January 18, 2008 at 9:53 am

Wow Kerstin hunny your website is sooooo cool! You totally rock! I love food and recipes etc. this is soo going to be my little hotspot for nabbing ideas now for guests lol! Very cool my dear, very cool! Love all the different categories too..practical and def. easy to find! Well done you, you utter genius german speaking chef! xxxxxxxxx

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Libby Amato
April 4, 2008 at 10:51 pm

Hi Kerstin,
I just gave your blog to my next door neighbor, Debbie Faast, because she was telling me how she was going to make truffles for our upcoming fund raiser for the Arts Council. I told her about your wonderful, chocolate truffles, and she said she would like to exchange recipes or ideas. So you will be hearing from her. Great to see you and hope the spring is bursting forth–Love, Libby

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kchocolate3
April 5, 2008 at 11:41 am

Thanks Libby for sharing the blog! Please do direct her to my post on truffles,

http://burgersandbratwurst.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/truffles-for-the-holidays/

If she is wanting to coat the truffles, she’ll most likely have to temper the chocolate. I found Jacques Torres’ helpful (and fun) video on youtube gave me a lot of initial information:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=pAjoDZDLNdY

Good luck and let me know how the fundraiser and truffles turn out!

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Jenny Irving
May 10, 2008 at 9:17 pm

Hello!
I got hungry for Chinese and looked up Tong King Gardens. The only site that came up was a page that mentioned it, but didn’t look promising. I started reading anyway and thought, “This sounds a lot like Sarah’s family.” So I started trying to figure out who wrote it. And there to my amazement was a photo of Kerstin! So cool, so random, and it made my day. I think about my meals with your family warmly. Now I have a new and wonderful looking place for recipes. Looks like you’re having fun. Let’s stay in touch!
Love, Jenny

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Betty Reed
September 6, 2009 at 3:51 pm

Do the folks at the goat dheese farms have a booklet
for sale items. If so e mail me and i;ll send my address in Pa,

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kchocolate3
November 18, 2009 at 11:05 am

Betty, thanks for your interest in the cheeses! In addition to selling at some shops in New England, both farms sell their cheese directly from their websites.

Twig Farm’s online shop: http://www.twigfarm.com/shop.php
Blue Ledge Farm’s online shop: http://www.blueledgefarm.com/products.php

Also, if there is one in your area, ask your local cheese shop to carry their cheeses. They are great people preserving land and traditions that otherwise may disappear all too easily.

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Becky Burnard
April 1, 2010 at 1:14 pm

I’ve been missing your postings–
we share a love of SW German cuisine, and I have shared recipes based on yours with friends (attributed with reference, of course!). Where have you landed? Are you still blogging out there somewhere? Let us know what’s happening…
Thanks!

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- kchocolate3
  May 12, 2010 at 11:36 am
  
  Thank you Becky! I am still here, and hoping to return to blogging soon. I am so happy to know that there are (still) people out there interested in my blog and sharing it with their friends. I will return soon, I promise!
  
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