Okay, I admit it. I am pop-culture inspired. I am a copycat. I find myself readily motivated and carried away by acts of human perseverance, creativity and originality. So, while creating a blog is far from original, my opinions, my rants, my incessant soapbox episodes, and my German perspective on all things American are. Interestingly enough, living the past 17 years in the US have also objectivized (or should I really better call it 'subjectivized' - after all, this is a blog) my views of all things German and European.
The culprit to blame for this inspiration - the movie Julie and Julia. I love to cook. Judging by my increasingly plump circle of friends (and wife - even though I do not view her as 'plump', but rather as increasingly more loveable and less anorexic-looking) I am pretty darn good at it. I have always loved to watch Julia's cooking shows. This movie is not just an homage to Julia Child, but also to Meryl Streep, who just seems incapable of delivering a bad or unconvincing performance. And lastly, it is Julie Powell's perseverance of trudging through 524 recipes and, what was undoubtedly, hundreds of pounds of butter in a matter of a year that inspired this project. Let's see how far I can take this. Let's see if anyone bothers showing up to read it.
Anyway - here it goes. Have fun (if anyone reads it). I know I will have fun writing it.
P.S.: Since this is a diary of sorts that will inadvertently allow intimate glimpses into my family life, I am changing names and places to protect my family.
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