Laura from the Netherlands sent me her favourite Dutch recipe: “Erwtensoep” (Split pea soup). In former times often frowned upon as a poor-man’s meal, this dish has nowadays become almost uncommon in Germany. My wife was at first hardly enthusiastic when I started to prepare the soup, but I could finally convince her to give peas a chance. Mehr…

Mid-July I discovered postcrossing and sent my first postcards to Russia, Belarus and the USA. Some days later the website noticed me that the cards had arrived and that now I would receive a postcard from another user. On my postcrossing profile page I had asked people to send me a vegetarian cooking recipe from their country. I began getting more curious every day when I came home from work and checked our mailbox. Mehr…