First post of 2014, so I’ll start at the beginning. Breakfast! For a CLEW team breakfast, I took along fig bircher muesli, which is easily and – more importantly – quickly thrown together the night before, ready to be spooned into bowls the next morning. It was a big hit! I found that a raspberry […]
Shopping healthy
10/01/2014 by 2 Comments
The new year has started and I bet most of you have one new year’s resolution in common. You want to eat healthy. Right? You have probably heard of trendy diets like Atkins, LCHF (Low Carb High Fat) and Paleo (eat like a caveman). So where do you even begin? You begin when you go shopping. […]
Adopting traditions
06/01/2014 by Leave a Comment
Today, 12 days after Christmas, we celebrate Epiphany – or Three Kings Day, or the Twelfth Day – the day baby Jesus was presented to the three wise men. It is a public holiday in many countries. As expats, we have adopted the tradition of the galette des rois – King cake – a French tradition […]
Christmas (con)fusion
22/12/2013 by Leave a Comment
Christmas musings from the Desperate Expat Wife – to kiss or not to kiss and can we really have champagne with the porridge? In Norway, friends greet each other with a good ol’ bear hug. But when we went to a Christmas get together with Norwegian friends here in Luxembourg the other day, there was […]
Nutty season
14/12/2013 by Leave a Comment
I was lucky enough to receive a couple of crates of local walnuts from a friend, half of which have already travelled over the channel to be shared amongst relatives back in the UK. Every time I walk past my share I get another idea of what to do with them – such a versatile […]
Lussevaka – an ancient Swedish tradition
12/12/2013 by 2 Comments
Lucia is celebrated since more than 700 years on December 13 in Sweden. Maybe you heard about the young girl with candles in her hair that traditionally not only brings light but also breakfast? But where does it all come from and why is it named after an Italian Saint? Lucia or Lussinatta – the […]
Ginger-raspberry cupcake
03/11/2013 by 6 Comments
The challenge when baking gluten free (grain free) and sugar free is the taste. I’m all for “looks” in the sense that the stuff I bake should look delicious, but I also want it to be a taste experience. Last year I read about the health benefits of eating ginger so I started using the […]
Smart grocery shopping
03/11/2013 by Leave a Comment
Simple and practical tips on how to improve the way you do your grocery shopping, getting the most out of it and spending less money by the end of the month. Grocery shopping is often expensive, however with a little effort, one can actually have the best products while keeping costs under control. Organization is the […]
Let’s hear it for the Czech Republic!
28/10/2013 by Leave a Comment
Today is the Independent Czechoslovak State Day, commemorating the day when the state of Czechoslovakia declared independence from the Austro-Hungarian empire at the end of World War I, in a bloodless revolution in Prague. It’s worth noticing that even though 20 years ago this year, Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the Czechs […]
Halloween treats
25/10/2013 by Leave a Comment
Halloween is a great time to get your children’s imagination going, and it should be a hands on operation rather than an open your purse operation! It is pumpkin season, so keep your little ones busy by letting them attack the pumpkin. Keep the seeds to dry and roast in the oven. Or try making some […]
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