If you are visiting Amsterdam between now and 6th October, an exhibition by the Nemo Science Museum includes veganism as one of the possible diets of the future. Located in the Nemo Studio in the recently opened Marineterrein close to Centraal Station, the exhibition is open from Wednesdays to Sundays. What’s The Exhibition About? The…
All posts in August 2019
How Easy Is It To Make Vegan Burgers?
Last month i tried making Black Bean burgers using a recipe from the August issue of Simply Vegan magazine provided to them by Alpro. The main ingredients were black beans, breadcrumbs, garlic and olive oil. They were not very successful. They tasted OK but looked nothing like the picture and completely fell apart in the…
Which Gym membership works for New Arrivals?
One of the recommendations many new arrivals in Amsterdam ask is for gym memberships. Many people who first arrive do not yet have a long-term address and are therefore looking for a flexible membership in order to work out close to both their temporary apartment, their office and wherever they eventually live. Or else be…
How Easy Is It To Make Vegan Frittata?
According to Wikipedia Frittata is ‘an egg-based Italian dish similar to an omelette or crustless quiche or scrambled egg enriched with additional ingredients’. Well I made scrambled tofu several times so surely it is not too ambitious to try my hand at a vegan Frittata? There was an easy looking recipe on Page 18 of…
Future Cities at OBA (Amsterdam Library)
Future Cities is an photography-based exhibition running until 25th August at OBA (Amsterdam Public Library). Because it is located in the library entrance is free of charge. In Future Cities, 2 photographers look at 5 cities with rapidly growing populations. The focus is not on the usual cities we hear about but instead ones which…