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April, one of my favorite months of the year. The sun coming out of its long hibernation period in the Northern hemisphere, the yet unpredictable weather, the daffodils, the blooming trees, the abundance of days off, unfolding my hammock on my rooftop, the first hay fever sneezing and sniffling… April, the month where everything seems […]
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March 8, International Women’s Day. A day we celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. A day that is far from being new – the first International Women’s Day (IWD) occurred in 1911 already! More than 110 years old. You may think that after more than 110 years, the society has been […]
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January, this time of the year where the sun is usually hibernating (at least in the Northern hemisphere, and even more in the Netherlands), while some “winter” viruses are having the time of their life, being spread among people in public transports and other closed environments. SARS-CoV-2 virus (the one responsible for you-know-what-if-you-have-not-lived-in-a-cave-between-2020-and-2022), Influenza A […]
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When I moved from Switzerland to the Netherlands, I anticipated that I would have to face some cultural differences at some point. I knew I would experience them, but I did not know what I would experience. My friends were concerned about the food (“But Dutch people only eat Gouda and drink milk during lunch […]
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My food diary – 19th of January 2019 Two slices of rye bread + avocado spread An apple + tea sweetened with honey Salad with pulses, edamame and beetroot Yoghurt with blackberries and almonds Cauliflower pizza crust topped with mushrooms and fresh onions This looks like a perfect food diary we could easily find in […]
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This summer I discovered Dave Asprey’s Bulletproof podcast, a massive podcast with more than 500 records so far and self-proclaimed #1 health podcast. Asprey is the creator of the Bulletproof Coffee, this “high-performance drink” which first appeared in the media a couple of years ago. The Bulletproof Coffee consists of adding caprylic acid triglycerides and […]
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It would be an euphemism to say that avocado has gained some popularity in the last couple of years. In The Netherlands, the avocado craze reached the ultimate point (so far) in 2017 when the first avocado-based restaurant opened. The Avocado Show features “stunning avocado dishes”, such as poke bowls with elegant names (salvocado, salamango), […]
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Coffee. The sacred bean. The sound of the grinder. The holy dark brown liquid. The warm feeling in the hands. The delicate smoothness of the foam. The slightly bitter aftertaste. The illusion of instant neuronal firing. I started to drink coffee quite late in my life, less than a decade ago. As a teenager I […]
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I live in a country where alcohol belongs to almost every social event, from birthday celebrations, students associations parties, afterworks with colleagues, or Sunday lunch with the in-laws. It is also very common to have a glass of wine in the evening while cooking for the family or for oneself, to release the stress and […]
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