Archive for May, 2009

Variety Is The Spice Of Life: What’s In Your Kitchen Cabinet?

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009 Posted in Around Berlin, Rants and raves, Uncategorized | 3 Comments »

Apropos of nothing but a bit of morning procrastination: after skimming through a series on Lifehacker about what serious geeks (or wannabe geeks, my category) keep in their laptop bags, ... Read more..

Dönerspende Diaries: Dhal, or Why You Should Love Lentils

Friday, May 22nd, 2009 Posted in Around Berlin, Ingredients explained, Main courses, Reader responses, Recipes, Spices and flavors, Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

Here's another guest Dönerspende post (keep it up, peoples!) that addresses one of HIB's favorite comfort foods, dhal. A staple of much of India and the surrounding region, it's a ... Read more..

Berries: Go Pflück ‘Em Yourself

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009 Posted in Around Berlin, Events, Fruits and Veggies, Places, Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

Just got a friendly reminder from those in the fields that berry picking season is set to officially open. We did a bit of berry reporting last year, with ... Read more..

A List of Biergartens. ‘Nuff Said.

Monday, May 11th, 2009 Posted in Around Berlin, Places, Rants and raves, Uncategorized | 5 Comments »

Inspired by a handy article from the Morgenpost, here's a shameless summary (and lazy commentary) of where to go in the Hauptstadt to drink beer and be outside, at the ... Read more..

Dönerspende Diaries: Consider the Eggplant

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009 Posted in Fruits and Veggies, Ingredients explained, Market reports, Other Food Blogs, Recipes, Uncategorized | No Comments »

Here's a guest post from Bowleserised, a very talented lady who knows both her food, ponies and the writerly life in Berlin, and who often is called upon by bizarre ... Read more..

Spring. Sprouts. And Cinco de Mayo cerveza.

Monday, May 4th, 2009 Posted in Around Berlin, Booze and Bevvies, Ingredients explained, Recipes, Uncategorized | 3 Comments »

Can you name that sprout?  We'll give you a few hints.  They belong to the genus Physalis, for one.  They are a key ingredient in salsa verde.  And we'll be ... Read more..