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Eat & DrinkAppetite For Reduction: Sanctuary Chef Salad & Sanctuary Dressing with Herb-Roasted Cauliflower & Bread Crumbs, Basic Baked Tofu & Eggplant Bacon
Of all the salads in this book, the Sanctuary Chef Salad (page 28) with Sanctuary Dressing (page 29) is hands-down the most complex and time-consuming. This is…
August 23, 2013 · 2 min read
Life & TimesBerlin: Schlachtensee
When the high in Berlin wavers around 100 degrees, the only thing you can really do for yourself is either camp out in a movie theater all day or hang out on…
July 31, 2013 · 2 min read
Here & ThereHaus Lindenberg.
Hidden away in Kreuzberg SW 61, between Mehringdamm and Viktoriapark, is the quiet street of Methfesselstraße. Back in the 1870s, this area was the site of…
July 21, 2013 · 1 min read
Eat & DrinkAppetite For Reduction: Spicy Blue Potato & Corn Salad
During a recent heatwave, I went on a bit of a salad kick, making a couple every few days. One of the recipes I tried out was the Spicy Blue Potato & Corn…
July 19, 2013 · 2 min read
Life & TimesMilchkuranstalt Viktoriapark.
Back in the late 1640s, the buildings at Kreuzbergstraße 27 and 28 were home to a dairy cow establishment, the Milchkuranstalt Viktoriapark. The specifics…
July 18, 2013 · 2 min read
Here & ThereHelsinki: Temppeliaukio Kirkko/Church of the Rock
One of the first tourist destinations on my trip to Helsinki was to Temppeliaukio Kirkko, otherwise known as the Church of the Rock. Of the many churches in…
July 7, 2013 · 2 min read
Here & ThereHelsinki: Other Peoples' Homes.
One of the things I love in this life is to see how other people decorate their homes. I often wander through the streets of Berlin, peeking into windows…
July 5, 2013 · 2 min read
Eat & DrinkAppetite For Reduction: Quinoa, White Bean, & Kale Stew
Although this past winter was a bit extended (six months), one advantage of all the rain and snow was the excuse to make a variety of soups. For some reason, I…
July 5, 2013 · 2 min read
Here & ThereHelsinki: Panoraama
While in Helsinki (in June/July of 2013), during an impulsive turn of events, I ended up at the amusement park Linnanmäki (more on that another time). The…
July 4, 2013 · 1 min read
Eat & DrinkHelsinki: Good Life Coffee
When I was a senior in high school, the only real subjects I studied were the required government/economics and English classes, along with AP Spanish. The…
July 2, 2013 · 4 min read
Here & ThereHelsinki: Sibelius Monument
Since studying music at university in the early 2000s, the name Sibelius has been familiar to me. However, I associated the name with the song composition…
June 30, 2013 · 2 min read
Here & ThereThe Gatlinburg Simulacra
Gatlinburg, Tennessee, is one of those towns that really should have nothing going for it. However, its advantageous position just next to Great Smoky…
June 27, 2013 · 2 min read