Category Archives: German and Czech heritage

I could live in Stockholm Sweden

Posted on August 5, 2019 by Diane Scheurell

August 2019. I think I could live in Stockholm. Not year-round, but definitely for a summer. If possible, I’d like to be here for the summer solstice some year. Are you in? I’m not even sure why I say this; … Continue reading →

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We eat some strange stuff

Posted on July 23, 2016 by Diane Scheurell

I’m on my annual trip to Boulder Junction, Wisconsin, for our family reunion. In the old days, 62 years ago, when it was my grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles and cousins, we didn’t call it a reunion because we all just … Continue reading →

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Confessions of an omnivore

Posted on April 24, 2016 by Diane Scheurell

After writing my post last week about the Big Island cowboy culture, some people questioned my statement about mostly giving up beef. Why, they asked. Part of the answer lies in a couple of videos I saw years ago, “Forks … Continue reading →

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Glimpses of New York – Seeing Grandma at Ellis Island

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Diane Scheurell

The Statue of Liberty ferry trip included a stop at Ellis Island. I was excited to see it because my grandmother, my mother’s mother, came through that processing center in 1920. She was born Anna Müller in 1899 in the … Continue reading →

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Roasting macadamia nuts – watch them like a hawk!

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Diane Scheurell

Last year, my friend Rebecca gave me a garbage bag full of husked macadamia nuts in exchange for an avocado sapling. So I bought a heavy-duty nut cracker and obediently followed her directions for cracking and roasting them. “Watch them … Continue reading →

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Sometimes I get homesick

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Diane Scheurell

Sometimes I get homesick. Not particularly now, when Wisconsin is in the depths of winter. Dealing with the cold and snow is too recent a memory. We lived on a corner lot in Racine with a lot of “snow acreage.” … Continue reading →

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Macadamia Academia

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Diane Scheurell

I love having the time to learn new things. This is the season for macadamia nuts, so I decided to explore. Before I moved to Hawai‘i, these nuts seemed so exotic – exotic, expensive and hard to find. On the … Continue reading →

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Kale for nonbelievers

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Diane Scheurell

Did you miss National Kale Day on October 1? Me too. I can’t say I’m enamored of kale. Despite it being a cruciferous vegetable, most of which are highly associated with Czechs, Grandma and Mom didn’t grow it or serve … Continue reading →

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There’s no place like home…

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Diane Scheurell

It sure feels good to be home. Today is Thanksgiving, and I am truly giving thanks. I started the day with lectoring for our parish’s Thanksgiving Mass, where everyone can wear their native dress. I’ve been meaning to go, but … Continue reading →

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Hawaiian diners

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Diane Scheurell

I noticed that I have been craving comfort foods in the past week; I understand that’s normal when you’re sick. My comfort foods go back to the plain dishes of my simple Czech and German upbringing: mashed potatoes, roasted chicken, … Continue reading →

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