Many relationships are forged and strengthen over meals or social events. Emotions evoked and lasting impressions are made when people com...

We’ve entered the holiday season! With Diwali just past we are heading towards Thanksgiving, Chanukah/Hanukkah and Christmas so I can ima...

It looks it’s going to be another snow-less Christmas this year again. Last Christmas was mild, the temperatures hardly falling below 0 d...

The Christmas verve is in full swing here in Weimar. To add to the spirit it has been snowing for the past 2 days covering Weimar in a b...

  Well I am back home in Germany, experiencing crass opposites. From bright sunshine to cloudy grey, from the warmth of 25 degrees to a f...

  Quite some time back Tom's professor told us about a simple and spiritual recluse he found on a vacation in a monastery. He spent a ...

  It’s been a busy week for me. Even though Soeren was away the whole week I had a few photo and writing assignments to complete and used ...

    It’s the time of year when my CSA box has begun to bring cauliflower, cabbage and co. to my doorstep each week. I admit I am the type ...

  As I went over to the Daring Kitchen , earlier this month, to check out what the challenge would be, I came away doing cartwheels and very...

  It’s done! After six years to the date in the making the masterpiece has been accomplished. It wasn’t always a piece of cake to be hones...

After a spectacular weekend filled with friends, barbecues, hikes, wild blueberries and a lot of Michael Jackson, we've started the week...

   Treading water has never really been my thing. I honestly dislike putting in so much effort, but not really going anywhere. It's whe...

In my fantasy world I live in a beautiful house on the beach. I love the ocean air - always have - and while I have lived in many places ...

Starting the year with a comforting bowl of homemade creamy black lentils. While last year the Bollywood Cooking series focused on many ...

"Don’t stress over Holiday meals!“ „Plan ahead!“ How often have you heard these wise comments from people or websites that offe...

„When the cat’s away, the mice will play!“ In this case: Cat = Soeren Mice = Tom + Me It’s Fall break here and Soeren is away at ...