Chapter 5 - Fair Trade
The TV casts its blue hue over the living room. Shock and disbelief send tiny bees to my extremities, sharp stabbing pains keep me aware...
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Steve Lynn
- Dec 20, 2017
- 7 min
Chapter 4 - The Food Reviewer
The server stares, focusing with anticipation as the fork swirls across the plate. Scooping bits and parts of the dish that lays...
Steve Lynn
- Dec 20, 2017
- 6 min
Chapter 3 - School
The yellow paint on the cement slowly peeling, giving up after years of heat, cold, rain and snow. The edges of the building picking its...
Steve Lynn
- Dec 20, 2017
- 5 min
Chapter 1 - Love of Cooking
The scorching skin almost immediately starts to bubble and I can't help but look down at my hand. My lungs taking in an extra breathe in...
Steve Lynn
- Dec 15, 2017
- 1 min
Taifun-Tofu - Black Forest
In Berlin we have no shortage of Tofu options, smoked, mixed nuts, mixed with herbs, regular, firm, fried, soft and so many varieties; a...
Steve Lynn
- Dec 13, 2017
- 2 min
Gut Bio - Fresh Ravioli with Tomato and Mozza filling
Tasty filling but disappointing pasta dough. Three a bit Brads is a bit generous but two things come together; first, after finally...
Steve Lynn
- Dec 5, 2017
- 3 min
Pea and Smoked Tofu Soup
There is something romantic about the idea of of sitting around the fireplace as the snow or rain falls with bitter icy winds slamming...
Steve Lynn
- Nov 29, 2017
- 3 min
Cranberry Sauce
The classic North American and British Thanksgiving/Christmas dish, Cranberry Sauce is still relative new thing in Germany but will...
Steve Lynn
- Nov 28, 2017
- 3 min
Glyphosate and You
Today the German government has approved 5 more years of using Glyphosate, which was the deciding vote in the EU. What is Glyphosate and...
Steve Lynn
- Nov 27, 2017
- 4 min
Lula-am-markt in Friedenau
What can one say about Lula's in Friedenau? Located on Lauterstr. 14 (Breslauer Platz) and a second location nearby. It's almost unfair...
Steve Lynn
- Nov 22, 2017
- 3 min
Vegetarian Chili Sin Carne- Sort of....
I woke up today and everything was grey. The sky was leaking, the trees blowing and the cool winter causing my joints to stiffen. I...
Steve Lynn
- Nov 21, 2017
- 4 min
Are Men Depressed or Mal Nourished?
An article recently published in the Journal of Affective Disorders points to men with pregnant wives are more likely to be depressed...
Steve Lynn
- Nov 17, 2017
- 2 min
Like Meat - Filetstücke Hähnchen-Art (vegan chicken pieces)
Like Meat produces mostly gluten free and vegan meat alternatives with two products (Juicy Burger and Crispy Schnitzel) being vegan but...
Steve Lynn
- Nov 17, 2017
- 4 min
From Elephant Tusks to Cocoa Wars - Entitlement
I woke up this morning to the news that it is now going to be allowed to bring elephant "trophies" into the USA again, even though...
Steve Lynn
- Nov 16, 2017
- 4 min
Soy Medallions (Soya Medaillons) - Vantastic Foods
Vantastic Foods. What attracted me to this product and why I thought I should give it a chance was when I read it had just two...
Steve Lynn
- Nov 14, 2017
- 3 min
Terra Vegane Black Bean Burger
There is not much to not like about Terra Vegane products. They are local, use ingredients that not only can I pronounce but that I know...
Steve Lynn
- Nov 13, 2017
- 3 min
Black Salsify Soup - worth it?
Scorzonera hispanica or Black Salsify or Spanish Salsify or viper's grass. What ever the name is, it is not so common in North America...
Steve Lynn
- Nov 10, 2017
- 3 min
'Ras el hanout' Sunflower Seed Spread
Living in a country where there is commonly only one big meal a day is both fantastic and challenging. Fantastic because my body has...
Steve Lynn
- Nov 9, 2017
- 2 min
Natural Flavoring
Natural Flavoring. It can't be a bad thing, right? Well the truth is most likely not but what is "natural flavoring" and where do you...
Steve Lynn
- Nov 9, 2017
- 5 min
Mamma Monti
The cold whistles through me as date night looms and as the day fades into darkness in-securities about my choice of restaurants dance on...