Ethiopia–adventures on arrival
I just arrived in Adis Abiba, Ethiopia about 36 hours ago. I am staying at a very non-touristy place with a friend of mine who is involved in a training […]
I just arrived in Adis Abiba, Ethiopia about 36 hours ago. I am staying at a very non-touristy place with a friend of mine who is involved in a training […]
Lago Maggiore is one of many finger-like lakes in northern Italy, close to the Swiss border and the Alps. Right next door is the more famous Lake Como. I stayed […]
I haven´t been keeping up with the postings of my European experiences. But I have a good excuse: schwein (ham) and cheese. These culinary staples are hard to avoid in […]
I have had a hard time keeping up with updates here about my travels. I am now in Oldenburg, Germany, visiting a friend who just moved here. I met a […]
I just arrived today in lovely Guildford, England, just a 30-minute train ride Southwest of London. Better known as the home of Surrey University and Hoof & Mouth disease. I […]
I am on a cooking spree. Indian cooking. Have been madly cooking out of my new favorite cookbook, 1,000 Indian Recipes, by Neelam Batra. For the second time, I made […]
I made an Indian cashew sauce last night. Was really good. Cashews are crazy. They grow on trees. They are a fruit with another, bigger, fake fruit that grows on […]
Most people who know me know that I love donuts. I am a bit of a donut connoisseur. I think I have a new passion–cocolate éclairs. It’s been building slowly. […]
There’s a craze sweeping Los Angeles—Asian reinventions of European deserts. First was pinkberry (sorry about the annoying Flash site), a frozen yoghurt phenomenon started by a Korean-American. Now there’s Beard […]
Mint is a mgical, if contrary herb. It settles and calms, and stimulates and awakes. It’s really good in ice cream, tea, and toothpaste. But it doesn’t go very well […]