It’s never officially summer until I arrive in Canada. Before the first embrace at the airport from my parents, before long nights in front of a bonfire, before the St. Lawrence River swallows me whole, I cannot truly feel like it’s time to slow down…

It’s often unfathomable what happens in a year’s time. Even though the day-to-day may seem to slow, steady and rather uneventful to me, looking back over the last 365 I lose my breath over what has manifested, changed, grown, fell apart, appeared, disappeared, reappeared, brightened…

What I am about to say should not be misconstrued as a complaint: Copenhagen is hot. Like, temperature hot. This time of year I am almost always in Canada enjoying the summer sun and consistently high temperatures, so I had forgotten that this city could…

When I first began blogging, there were a few sites that I really looked up to. Of course we had the obvious ones like 101cookbooks, and anything written by good ol’ Martha, but I was also rather obsessed with Design*Sponge. No, it didn’t really have…

Seeing as I still don’t have a kitchen, I am eating a lot of things that don’t require much attention. Raw foods? Yes. Bread? You bet. Sandwiches have become part of the almost daily menu around here, and I can’t say that I am too torn up…

And so I have returned to the land of bikes and wind and sea and pastry.This weekend was spent getting back into the swing of things and back onto the Danish clock on Bornholm, the island where my husband’s family has a seaside cottage. It’s…

Cruising the aisles of the grocery store the other day, I stumbled upon black chickpeas. Black chickpeas! These are the thrilling moments of my life. Similar to regular chickpeas in flavor, these have a slightly more al dente texture and tougher skin. After being properly…

As much as I love being a teacher, I really, really love being a student.This summer has seen me traveling a whole bunch with my cooking classes and I have had a total blast. To compliment all this running around and hearing a little too…