Is there is any greater summer pleasure than sitting on your porch on a hot night, drinking a beer and eating a hot dog (or in my case, two)...

It's my second July 4th away from the United States. Say what you want about patriotism and flag-waving, but the 4th is a holiday I can ...

You can tell a lot about a country's priorities by what kind of vegan food they have. At home in America, for instance, we've got de...

Back in May I went back to the US for a few weeks to visit with my parents, enjoy the heat, and basically calm myself before moving to yet a...

This weekend S. came to visit me in my new digs in Budapest. Since I haven't been doing a lot of "cooking" these last couple o...

Hey party people! I'm writing to you now after a long absence due to my hectic last month, which included a visit to the USA, a return t...

Well, what can I say? You freak out, go to 15 different grocery stores, jabber indecisively about menus for 2 weeks, and cook for 2 days str...

Here's a photo of our window herb-garden blooming to represent the fact that: it's Spring! That's nice and all, but I am in a to...

Not to constantly emphasize a really obvious point, but being poor SUCKS! Today I was so low on funds that I couldn't afford a U-Bahn t...

Hello friends! I know the question on everyone's mind: is it Spring yet in Berlin? The answer is: kind of . Its like, sunny and stuff,...

Na? Wie gehts, leute? I know I've been bitching a lot about my work situation on this blog lately, and although I'm still not totall...

Happy International Women's Day, citizens of the world! Did you know that this holiday was created by a famous German leftist and femin...