As many others, I am having a hard time sorting out my books. Still, I need to weed out some 200 books. As I just cannot decide, I will now try it the other way round. I will pack all ...

Well, his understanding of architecture mirrored the ideology of his time. What he wanted was standardized living quarters with a lot of light, he simply underestimated the human desire for individ...

We only bleed our radiators if they are making funny bubbling sounds. However, there is still one flat above us, so we only do it when needed. If you are the last in the chain, as idontdobeige men...

Really good, even though I would have left it all black (but that is just me). Wonderful finish and it enhances the beautiful lines of the nightstand. I have some stripped wood pieces and never dar...

We are living in Germany and have been to Istanbul over Easter, to Romania in May (very nice and slightly off the beaten track, also not very costly, except for the flight) and are planning a two w...

I'd also be careful with creamy cheeses. A friend of mine lost her precious cabecou and other soft cheeses on CDG-Airport in Paris (intereuropean flight). I also doubt, that yoghurt will make it th...

A friend of us constructed a sink for his really tiny bathroom by fixing a small round metal camping sink like this http://www.flick...

oops - once again I mixed up lardo with pancetta.

We had lardo - the thinnest slices possible - melting on hot polenta in Bergamo, Italy. Delicious.

As much as I like to eat them, I would not want to decorate my kitchen with morels. And here is an easy recipe: Fettucine w/ morel sauce (2 servings) 250 g of dried fettucine pas...

It surely has a nostalgic feel about it, but - being European - I think it just wastes water and energy, compared with a modern dishwasher.