Moving, once again The past months have certainly not been boring for me. After four years in Berlin, I felt like it was time to move on. So a period of reading lots of job adds, replying to some, and doing video-interviews followed. Thankfully it did not take too long before an opportunity came along: … Continue reading Roast of sweet potato, chickpeas and chicken
VolcanoAlready from Reykjavik you could see the smoke column coming out of the volcano. That made me even more excited to actually go and see the eruption. So as soon as I was out of Corona quarantine and had picked up my car, I took off towards the volcano through the geothermal landscape around Iceland's … Continue reading Almond, date and chocolate cookies (gluten-free)
Baking and bakeries There are two things that come to my mind immediately when I think about Germany and food. One of those is the type of food you can find in the breweries and traditional restaurants: often a lot of pork meat, potato or bread dumplings, sausages... Basically all those dishes that are heavy … Continue reading Blueberry Banana Cake
Changes This is one of those periods in life with a lot of changes. New job, new house, new city, new country, new people... End of September I returned to Europe from Canada. After visiting some friends and spending two great months with my parents I went to Berlin for a job interview. It ended … Continue reading Oven roasted sweet potato
Into the wilderness Waking up on the backseat of my rental car, I felt pretty cold. Even thermo clothes and my sleeping bag couldn´t hide this. But when I sat up straight the view from the windows was quite spectacular. The night before I had parked on top of a large hill with a view … Continue reading Beetroot risotto with goat cheese
In the centre of Canada The sky seems to be endless. And underneath the blue sky, which is broken up by ribbons of clouds, the wheat and canola fields are stretching out as far as the eye can see, seemingly going on till infinity. This is the centre of Canada. I am on my way from … Continue reading Watermelon salad
Time flies When I settle down somewhere and start working, it seems like the time suddenly passes by very fast. The past two months in the working rhythm in Montréal have honestly flown by. It seems to be a contrast to the two months before, traveling around Canada without a fixed schedule and having so … Continue reading Golden beet and carrot salad
The Maritimes: lighthouses, people, and one-pan meals Canada is not just a large country, it is massive. Of course, I am aware that it is the second largest country in the world. Still, every time the distances are a surprise again. Going down from Québec to The Maritimes took a good part of a day. … Continue reading Meatballs with egg, artichokes and tomato
Going home? A bit over a month ago, on a busy Friday straight after work, I took the train and bus to go to the airport. With just some time to eat a pretty bad and soggy sandwich at the airport, I made it in time for my flight to the Netherlands. Landing in Amsterdam … Continue reading Chocolate mousse with speculaas cookies
Of second hand books and a vibrant culture Not long ago I walked into a second hand bookstore, one of my favourite bookstores in Barcelona. I like how there is such a random mixture of books to be found in second hand bookstores. Now this particular time, my eye fell on a Mexican roman about … Continue reading Stuffed poblano peppers with walnut sauce and pomegranate
The roaming chilli 