Recipes

For us as a family in Germany, eating healthily used to mean ‘eating up’, whether in the school canteen (otherwise you weren’t allowed to get down from the table) or at home. Because, “only those who eat up ensure that the weather won’t be bad tomorrow” (yes, this saying really exists in Germany! ) Our meals were predominantly meat and potatoes. Any vegetables we did have were cooked to death and smothered in creamy sauces. Wholegrain anything was rare… Over the years my views on this topic have changed somewhat. I have learnt to be more aware of what I...

From repurposed mining relics to a colourful cultural revival, here are the things to do in Ostrava, Czech Republic, that will change your perceptions of this former industrial city. When the last mine in Ostrava closed in 1994, it left a city in economic collapse, with a sooty smattering of factories, a towering skyline of headstocks and blast furnaces, and an underground of abandoned shafts. The third largest city in the Czech Republic had to reinvent itself. In a two-decade-long progressive cultural revival, Ostrava repurposed the relics and empty shells of its industrial past into educational and artistic spaces. It...

Susan Davis My 91-year-old friend Mary remembers the attack on Pearl Harbor and life during World War II. I asked her to write down her memories on paper for me. On Sunday morning, Dec. 7, 1941, Mary, her parents, brother and sister drove from their home in Iliff to Peetz. They were going to spend the day with her aunt, uncle and cousins. In Mary’s words, she wrote, “We were looking forward to dinner because my aunt was a fabulous cook. During the meal, the radio was playing in the background. Just as I was commenting to my mother that...

VivoCity has feasting deals and vouchers this Christmas Christmas is officially 23 days away, and VivoCity is the one place to put on your list to get all your festive errands sorted at once. Whether it’s that final rush for presents, getting your party groceries, or simply have a celebratory meal with your friends and loved ones, the mall has got your back. To make it even sweeter, VivoCity has lots of feasting deals and vouchers worth up to $90 when you have a meal here! Located in Basement One is Cafe Q Classified (#B1-02), a purple-themed cafe decked in...

Austin Native Glen Powell Takes Flight with ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ and ‘Devotion’ We catch up with the actor as he shares the passion behind his work, highlights his local haunts and looks to the future By Darcie Duttweiler Portraits by Alejandro Laurel “Devotion” set photos by Eli Adé ​​Glen Powell had a spectacular 2022. “Top Gun: Maverick,” the movie he filmed four years ago after Tom Cruise personally asked him to play the wise-cracking Lt. Jake ‘Hangman’ Seresin, was finally released after several delays, ultimately raking in almost $1.5 billion at the box office and catapulting his rising star even...