Does Sachin Tendulkar own a bicycle? Probably, but we’re not exactly sure if he really uses it. But since the famous Indian cricketer received a Ferrari 360 Modena from FIAT a few years ago he probably doesn’t need it at last. And I’d assume that it might be a little difficult for the batsmen to [...]

The American original. This is one old grain, cultivated in the Americas for thousands of years it was almost completely forgotten after the Spanish Conquistadors discovered the new world. They imposed laws that forced inhabitants to grow only old world grains from Europe and amaranth was completely forgotten….until the 1970’s. That’s when health conscious American [...]

A little entry about pine nuts and winter‘s last leg…We‘re having some of our last snow falls here in Bavaria, and it doesn‘t look like the UK is faring much better from all of this awful weather and the seasons swinging back and forth. We’re really looking forward to some warmer weather so to make [...]

Espresso was created so people could get a quick coffee fix! But before we get into why, what are espresso beans?? I thought espresso was just some kind of coffee….They’re really just…*suspense*…coffee beans, usually Arabica. Espresso is a way of making coffee quicker by using pressure. An Italian, Luigi Bezzerea, invented this “espresso” machine so [...]

A magnificent fruit, discovered by the Germans in 1904, they named it Apple, it which of course in German means “far from Doctor”. No, we’re just kidding. But the Americans do believe that Johnny “Appleseed” Chapman brought this bad fruit to the Americas (well he did plant tens of thousands in the American North East). [...]

Begrudgingly, I blog about our trip to the box factory. Knowing what an energy intensive process it is and how environmentally harmful it can potentially be, I can’t say I was excited. But was I pleasantly surprised! They had an enormous solar energy field to feed their machines, and a lot of the paper they [...]

Well, almost! Though we think it’s better to enjoy these great grains than waste them (we’ve searched all over to find the best of them after all). We’ve been inventing and testing some new muesli mixes and muesli products here, so after a winter of hibernation and reflection we think we have the perfect new [...]