The Mediterranean Diet Myth
Much has been written about The Mediterranean Diet and usually the focus is on how much red wine you can drink without feeling ashamed. Occasionally, they mention increasing your consumption of eggplant […]
Category Archives: Places
Quick and easy: Cheesy Dinkel
Quick and easy dinner much inspired by our last trip to Italy and the contents of my pantry. We had leftover chicken breasts and the rest of the ingredients were loitering in […]
Manarola – another pearl on the Ligurian coast
We stayed in Manarola this year and it was so wonderful to see the city different times of the day. It was rainy during our stay but that didn’t dampen […]
Staying in Manarola – La Torretta
If you want to feel like a princess make sure you stay at La Torretta on your next visit to Manarola. Well, first of make sure that Manarola, part of […]
Tuscany
Beautiful Ruins – book review
Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter My rating: 4 of 5 stars I wasn’t familiar with Jess Walter but the recommendation from NY Times bestseller list enticed me but it was […]
Biarritz
We spent the last of our summer vacation last year driving around France. A three-week road trip from Lille in the North to Biarritz on the Atlantic side to Cap d’Agde on […]
Corniglia – one of the five pearls in Cinque Terre
Corniglia is a town for billy goats. If your feet hurt just thinking about climbing 382 steps don’t get off at the train station. This year, we met a sweet couple with […]
Lover’s Lane
We are getting ready for Easter Vacation which will take us south this year. After a years absence we will be revisiting Manarola for three wonderful days. We spent most of our […]
Thai fish cakes
Fish cakes are Norwegians answer to fast food. Just pick up a packet at the grocery store, warm them in a pan, little bit of brown sauce and boiled potatoes […]
Das Boot Messe – Dusseldorf
It’s convention season in Germany, the slow and quiet period between Christmas and spring. Over a month ago, we went to Dusseldorf to check out the “Boot Messe”. I am […]
