Ideas for joyful living

Immunity-Building Turmeric Latte
Recipes

Immunity-Building Turmeric Latte

This recipe goes back to my childhood - its probably something every Indian mother has in her repertoire, a concoction that gets prepared when a c...
Chilli-Garlicky Spinach
Recipes

Chilli-Garlicky Spinach

Are there a few staples that you make sure never to run low on in your kitchen? The ones that you know yield gold in moments both easy and challen...
Turmeric Ginger Cordial
Recipes

Turmeric Ginger Cordial

As you’ve probably heard or read, I recently became 1/3rd of a popup store here in Frankfurt called mer. It took about three months of planning—an...
Gift Guide #5 · For Dan: Cheeky humour, avid host, junky for good quality
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Gift Guide #5 · For Dan: Cheeky humour, avid host, junky for good quality

Six gifting ideas for someone who has a cheeky sense of humour, loves a good chat, playing the guitar and riding a bike. 1 / Beautiful handwoven na...
Gift Guide #4 · For Romi: Fashionable, with an eye for pretty things, loves taking photos.
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Gift Guide #4 · For Romi: Fashionable, with an eye for pretty things, loves taking photos.

Six gifting ideas for someone that loves to travel, can multi-task effortlessly and makes sure to call you on your birthday. 1 / A classic shirt dr...
Gift Guide #2 · For Mikko: who's creative, a connoisseur and has great conversations!
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Gift Guide #2 · For Mikko: who's creative, a connoisseur and has great conversations!

 Six gifting ideas for someone who's minimalist, knows something interesting about most everything and is a great listener. 1 / A cookbook that's a...
Gift Guide °3: For Maeva, who's a free spirit, loves colour and always has a smile.
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Gift Guide °3: For Maeva, who's a free spirit, loves colour and always has a smile.

Six gifting ideas for someone who's always interestingly dressed, loves pops of colour and bringing people together.  1 / A sheer dress to party ...
Gift Guide #1 · For Julia: who's stylish, loves travel and dancing!
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Gift Guide #1 · For Julia: who's stylish, loves travel and dancing!

Six ideas for a person who's full of passion, loves discovering something new, always has a great story to tell and takes time to really listen (an...
Goats Cheese Puffs with Thyme and Honey
Recipes

Goats Cheese Puffs with Thyme and Honey

Here’s an extremely simple recipe that comes together very quickly. It’s also a crowd pleaser and can be so easily customised that you can keep re...
All-natural soaps are great for your skin (especially in winter)
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All-natural soaps are great for your skin (especially in winter)

Soaps have a magic ingredient that keeps skin moist, glowy and balanced. This ingredient is, however, removed from most commercial soaps and clean...
Chunky Fig Chutney
Recipes

Chunky Fig Chutney

A highlight of our recent holiday in the French countryside was the incredible produce: Every fruit and vegetable was bursting with flavour. I sli...
Making jewellery shiny again
Fashion

Making jewellery shiny again

A friend of my recently mentioned that a pair of earrings she'd bought from the shop were getting darker and she was worried they had been poorly ...
Pumpkin Spinach Tarte
Recipes

Pumpkin Spinach Tarte

This recipe came together very quickly. I had guests coming over in the afternoon, and had forgotten to think about a light snack. It was noon-ish...