I am sure there are just a few people who can be living in the UK for six months without trying a spoon of porridge once. Well, I am one of those few: During my internship in London a couple of years ago, the slimy pulp (excuse me) just couldn’t put a spell on me. Two years ago in New York, I finally tried a bowl of “oatmeal” for the first time, involuntarily in fact, but guess what: I liked it from the first bite on!
I mostly get my inspiration for the food posts on the blog from the final photos. Somehow, I already see them in my mind’s eye before even buying…
That one sometimes does not see the wood for the trees I had to determine once again during the past week: After I have been living in Ottensen, Hamburg for nearly two years, walking down the streets over and over, visiting cafés, shops and supermarkets every day, I thought I would know my neighbourhood very well by now. Well, at least I thought so – until I found myself standing within a stone’s throw away from my house in front of the concept store “The Box Hamburg”.
It still surprises me how many people have not yet heard of chia seeds. Whether I mix them in my cereals, add them to my salads or top…
It is known that it’s the little things that sweeten life. Indeed, my chocolate truffles with cream cheese and peanut butter filling sweeten one’s life, or, say, at least a day in it – or two or three or four since they are highly addictive! But, well, just as addictive as they are, they make you happy even more.
“Lys” is Danish and means “light”. But it is not only vintage lights that one finds in the beautiful shop Lys Vintage on Eppendorfer Weg, although owner Simone…
