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Eat & DrinkRecipe: Apple Pie
Earlier this week, the boyfriend mentioned his preference for pie as opposed to cake (“I’m more of a pie guy”) and cited a particular fondness for apple pie.…
January 12, 2012 · 2 min read
Life & TimesResolutions.
I’ve always thought resolutions were for suckers. There is the permeating school of thought that the start of a new year only stands in mentally for people,…
January 2, 2012 · 6 min read
Life & TimesSprachschule.
Life in Berlin. Where do I begin? I have dropped off the radar, which is relatively atypical of me, since I’m a writer, a communicator, a blogger, et cetera. I…
December 9, 2011 · 3 min read
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Things I (Don't) Miss: Part I.
I am relatively lucky that I have experienced literally no bouts of real actual homesickness since arriving in Germany. There is a matter of missing people,…
September 19, 2011 · 1 min read
Eat & DrinkRecipe: Roasted Brussel Sprouts
For some reason, brussel sprouts have been getting a bad rap for years - so much so that, until recently, I definitely never wanted to eat them, despite having…
September 16, 2011 · 2 min read
Eat & DrinkRecipe: Baked Kohlrabi
After making last week’s salad of collard greens, I was left with something that–in my experience–American store-bought kale doesn’t typically result in: the…
September 13, 2011 · 2 min read
Eat & DrinkRecipe: Kale Salad
Just a week ago, while making one of my favourite recipes (which calls for dark greens, either collard or kale), I was hit with a sudden craving for kale…
September 10, 2011 · 3 min read
Life & TimesRandom thoughts.
I slowly have realized that I’m not so good at this day-to-day updating anymore, and it’s something I attribute to the fact that I’m not on vacation. But…
August 25, 2011 · 3 min read
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Things I Love About Germany: Drinking.
It’s common knowledge around the world that German people love their beer. And they have every right to. The Reinheitsgebot, or purity laws regarding the…
August 23, 2011 · 3 min read
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Concert-going, part 1.
One of the ways I’ve been spending my time (my evenings anyway) is by checking out the local Berlin nightlife. No, no, I don’t mean discos. I’m not certain if…
August 22, 2011 · 7 min read
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Month mark.
So I did the math, and I’ve been in Berlin for more than four weeks now. It hasn’t quite been one month (although I’m only short of that mark by a day) but it…
August 11, 2011 · 2 min read
Life & TimesMinor roadblocks.
While the better part of the past week has consisted of lots of lovely things about Berlin, it hasn’t been all wonderful. In fact, I’ve already had my fair…
July 22, 2011 · 5 min read