Are mud dauber wasps dangerous? Absolutely not!When I began making my garden more wildlife-friendly a couple years ago, I never dreamt that wasps would be among my favorite visitors. I have since gotten a glimpse of the fantastic diversity of wasps that will appear when welcomed into the garden, and I’ve begun to appreciate how […]
Header image: Lunar base made with 3D printing. Image credit: ESA/Foster + Partners Would you fancy sharing a spacecraft with cockroaches? How about using them for food? Just in time for Halloween, the European Space Agency (ESA) has published details of an insect bioreactor developed by Polish company Astronika to recycle waste in space. On […]
Way back in 2018 I ended up in Seoul in South Korea and had the time of my life discovering Korean cuisine. I was actually on a work trip commissioned to write about an on-going halal food festival with the tourism board but spent a lot of my free time discovering local eats. One of […]
Pizza and pasta are to Italy as Cevapi and Burek are to the Balkans. The Balkans are both a region and cultural identity that extends across the Balkan peninsula in Southeastern Europe. From the Adriatic Sea in the West to the Carpathian Mountains in the North, the Balkan’s diverse landscape influences its cuisine. So what […]
Wednesday, 22 May 2024. We knew that the ferry from Porto Torres to Ajaccio sailed on Wednesdays, so in the morning, we checked out of our apartment and rode to the Stazione Marittima (passenger terminal) to buy our tickets. The agent at the ticket window told us to muster at the Aragonese Tower an hour […]
Watch this article instead! Hi folks! Today I’m participating in the #AuthorToolboxBlogHop, a blog hop for writers who want to learn from each other and build a community. Last month I tackled comparisonitis, the tendency to make yourself feel like crap by comparing yourself to others. Today I’m going to look at the opposite: how […]
Get ready to transform your burger game with a smash burger sauce that’s as unforgettable as the burger itself. The Cooking Bride is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. My oldest […]
It has been six years since Heineken acquired a minority stake in Cape Town based Jack Black’s Brewing Company and today the founders, Ross and Meghan McCulloch announced that they have sold their remaining shares. “The long journey with Jack Black has come to an end,” said Ross in an exclusive interview. “Meg and I […]
Over the last few years, I’ve fallen madly for the cold countries. Places like Norway, Swedish Lapland and Greenland have captured my heart in a way a tropical island no longer can. And this past June I got to add a new Arctic destination to my list of favorite frozen places during an expedition with Black Feather and Canada Goose […]
I have been inspired by Atlanta Bartlett and Dave Coote for many a year, even before Tea with Ruby came into fruition. So it is a great honour to be able to to review their new book The Romantic Minimalist here on my blog. Their books, especially this one ground me, giving me the conviction […]
