healthy food

I actually don’t have a sweet tooth at all, but sometimes I like a little something with my afternoon coffee. Since having kids I reduced our consumption of refined sugar to basically zero. There are so many much healthier alternatives! So for my daughter’s second birthday, I’m making healthy banana bread muffins which are naturally sweetend with banana, coconut sugar and some honey. Voila. *German version below* They are very easy to make. They are fluffy and moist on the … Read More

Surfing, sunshine, pineapples, beautiful beaches, aloha, hawaii shirts, hula necklace, kalua pig, laid-back folks, volcanos, blue sea, macadamia nuts,… words that come to mind when you just start thinking of Hawaii. In my case at least. Last summer I traveled for the first time to Kauai and Maui. My imagination was pretty close to reality. Hawaii is a nature paradise for foodies and sport geeks. Thanks to my awesome friends who are Hawaiians (or Hawaiians by choice), I got some great … Read More

It’s soul food time – get ready for the light sweetness of dark chocolate, plenty of fruitiness and a great source of happiness. This Chocolate Raspberry Banana Bread is not just a healthy alternative to chocolate cake, it tastes super delicious. I have been trying out this version of banana bread for many times, experimenting with the recipe and here is the refined plan to go. This cake is moist, perfectly sweet, simple, nourishing and so satisfying. It’s fruity, has a great chocolate taste and keeps you energized (contains … Read More

San Francisco has an incredibly big variety of great coffee shops, but when it comes to “workplace” I found it quite challenging finding a great spot. This might be due to my picky expectations, like delicious coffee, healthy organic food, solid wifi connection and ideally outlets to charge your machine. It also turned out that the atmosphere in the café makes a huge difference when I was choosing my workplace café. Nice and polite personnel, respectful peers, motivating background tunes and hip vibes is all I wanted.