Away again?? Yes I know I just returned from Girona and the Costa Brava in Spain, were my husband Ludger and I launched our new travel blog www.personaltravel.biz . This new blog aims to combine travel ideas for above and below water. A way to share our travels adventures past, present and future and to suggest ways ...

Minced Lamb “Köfte” with Eggplant/Aubergine on a Skewer Oven-baked Sweet and White Potatoes Chunks Fall Beet, Apple, Walnut and Goat Cheese Salad Köfte is a kebab variation which is popular in Turkey and Iran but also can be found in Macedonian, Armenian, and Romanian cuisine. In good Turkish restaurants in Germany you can find it ...

Since summer in Europe has been very temperamental this year, I find myself automatically combining summer dishes with other more fall or wintery ones. After a lovely walk at sunset, albeit between rain clouds, the air begins to chill with the arrival of the evening and it’s time to go indoors to some snazzy but ...