Yesterday, on the way home from language school I encountered the most enormous sweet potato I have ever seen. Being the thrifty girl that I...

Although I hail from the DC metro area and not, say, Guadalajara, the home cooking in my neck of the woods is often distinctly Latin inspire...

So you may have heard about the austerity measures introduced in Europe that many are protesting these days- cutbacks on government spendin...

So we are still fairly flooded with cheap and tiny plums (the "mirabellen" variety, to be exact) here in good old Berlin. They sel...

Yes! I finally got around to making the pierogi from Vegan Brunch ! Thanks Madame Moskowitz, another winner! I felt desperate to make them t...

With the startling re-emergence of good weather in Berlin (but not for long, I fear), we decided to take a trip to the giant flea market at ...

Look at all my purple CSA babies... So I've still been adjusting to the awesomeness of having a CSA basket delivered (auf Deutsch, gemüs...

I've been absent not just from the blogosphere but also from real life the last weeks because I've been working on my Master's T...

Above: half-eaten rooftop brunch featuring blueberry-banana pancakes , brunch potatoes, pretzels, mustard, beer, coffee, apfel shorle, and ...

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...