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Lunch ‘n’ learn: onions!
I love the fact that Bern has a traditional market especially celebrating that humble but ubiquitous vegetable, the onion. The Zibelemärit is on Monday, 27 November, this year, and I will go and procure unreasonable amounts of onions so that…
Lunch ‘n’ learn: fermentation 101
We’ll take a first peek into the magical, bubbly world of fermentation, by making our own Korean-style “Sauerkraut” called Kimchi. We’ll go over a few other quick vegetable pickling ideas, learn the easiest way to sterilise preserves jars and introduce…
Colours
Not carrot-related, but I’m really loving St. Vincent’s latest song New York, and it’s wonderfully colourful video: And a nice quote on maturity from her interview about the song on the Song Exploder podcast : “If the song is best…
Lunch ‘n’ learn: vegan quiche
Quiche is one of those versatile dishes that is great to have in your culinary repertoire, because it can be quick, easy, adaptable and is always a crowd-pleaser at lunch, brunch or simple dinner tables. I’ve tried many a vegan…
Market haul
Just got a little excited about my market haul today and wanted to share 🙂 Here are some plans I have for them: The mini cauliflowers are too cute not to keep whole, so I plan to bake them along…
On the road
I have spent the first few months of 2017 traveling in India, which should hopefully be some sort of excuse about the quiet times here at A Long Stretch. Stretch I did, though, good and long, this time through yoga…
Summer grillin’ and baked green polenta
Summer grilling season is upon us! I thought I would share a couple of vegan bbq guidelines so y’all have ideas about what you can throw on the grill this summer. And a baked polenta “pizza” recipe, because there will…
White asparagus and rhubarb soup
It is white asparagus season here in Germany! Those beautiful pale stalks are now gracing the local market stands, alongside some robust rhubarb… This spring I’ve been experimenting a bit with rhubarb in savoury applications with mostly pleasing results.
Clean slates and pulses
Happy New Year! I’m a little late to the party, it being February and all, but here we are! I’m not much of a resolutionist nor a fan of the January detox frenzy, but I do have a goal or…
