Imagine a hot summer day, juicy, bright red raspberries and some twigs of aromatic thyme. Now close your eyes to combine all of that into a delicious, yet nutrient-packed dessert. Can you imagine it? If not, here comes some help and a short ...
The Healing Powers of Nature and Gardens
Back when I was a child, I used to go to our garden with my family almost every day. It was located at the other end of our village and offered a million different things to play with. My sister and I would use soil, water, plants and all the garden ...
Roasted sweet potato soup with coconut milk
Creamy vegetable soups are one of my favorite meals when the colder seasons set in, dispelling my beloved summer months and making space for warm dishes and root veggies. Did you know that sweet potatoes aren’t actually potatoes and not at all ...
Healthy Morning Routines for a Happy Body and Mind
Whenever it comes to starting healthy habits, we love to say “tomorrow”. Yes, tomorrow is a great day to start something new, refresh our intentions in terms of healthy choices and simply refocus on a healthy lifestyle. It all starts with small ...
Have a Drink? Why I Turned Water into my Favorite Drink
When I was a child, I resented drinking water and tea. I associated tea with sickness, as my mom forced me to drink tea whenever I had a cold, cough or stomach bug. As for water – it simply was the most boring thing to drink on earth, at least for ...
Basil Strawberry Quark– a European Cuisine Original
There is something about the Western-European cuisine, that will always be missing in cultures far away from this beautiful part of Earth. It is the incredible variety and accessibility of dairy products, that can be found in all supermarkets, no ...
Anti-inflammatory Turmeric Smoothie
Lately, I have reduced my consumption of fresh juices and smoothies quite a bit after I realized that too much fructose, the natural sugar in fruits, didn’t work well for me. Despite a diagnosed fructose intolerance that I’ve had for years, fruits ...
Slow Cooked Indian Lentil Dal
Only two days before I traveled to India for the first time, I spontaneously decided to cook a lentil dal in my slow cooker - as a getting-into-the-mood-meal. A dal is the perfect dish to sneak in a lot of good and healthy ingredients, such as ...
An Ode to my Diary
Dear Diary, It was back in 1997, I was only ten years old, when I received a little blank booklet with a violet hard cover as a Christmas gift from a dear friend. I immediately decided to make this book my very first diary. Little did I know how ...
Cinnamon Apple Oatmeal
When it comes to breakfast, I love to have it all: hot, cold, savory and sweet. It doesn't matter as long as I have enough time to relish the first and most important meal of the day with no rush. I can get equally excited about a big hearty ...
