Why, when it is hot enough to melt off my make-up, do I suddenly have the urge to make pies? It is not to please my boyfriend, who is comple...

Fresh fig and Peanut-butter toast in the backyard... Ah, America! I tried to eat absolutely everything I can't get my hands on easily in...

Now this is American summer to me: soy hot dogs, grocery store buns, vidalia onions and ketchup. Oh yeah, and 110 degree weather. I'm b...

Did anyone else read the NY Times article about mad-scientist ice cream maven Jake Godby today? I was just reading along, admiring some of ...

Its been a busy couple of weeks here in Berlin. Between writing my dissertation, working (or mostly watching work get done) on our new apart...

Finally, its actually hot enough to be called summer in Berlin! Along with the rising temperature comes late nights and lazy days in the par...

Carnival of Culture in Berlin I have been all over the place as of late! The end of school (at least, the attendance...

When my mother came to visit me in Brussels back in November, I asked her to bring some hard-to-find American treats with her, and she graci...

Chickpea Cutlets w/ savory Apple Sauce When I first moved to Brussels, I left most of my cooking stuff and cookbooks a...

Just a quickie! With all the amazing food leftover from Passover I made a few delicious things: namely, matzoh brei from Vegan Brunch and ...

So I was really starting to freak out about how I was going to serve a full Passover Seder in my tiny apartment, with so few dishes and silv...

Passover dessert last year, at my dear friend Karen's house. Passover always officially marks the beginning of Spring in my year. To m...