Having to play the host nation, Brazil, is probably a rather daunting thought, but I am sure the Mexican team will give it their best try. I liked the funny wrestling masks some of their supporters were sporting in their match against Cameroon, but I wonder if they will be quite so cheerful this time……
The most exciting thing about the U.S. team is its coach: Jürgen Klinsman, the former German national coach, who played for Tottenham and Stuttgart and hails from a small town near where I grew up. Klinsi is the perfect representative of my region in that he embodies the pragmatism we are known for: despite working as a professional footballer for…
After the disappointment of Spain, I am not sure as to what to say about France. In recent competitions the bleus have lived up to their English translation, the Blues, by looking a bit sad and forlorn. I have to say I have had a soft spot for them since I saw them play Brazil in Mexico in 1986 –…
I don’t know much about Ecuador, neither the football team nor the food. All I could come up with is the painter Oswaldo Guayasamin, whose paintings of indigenous people mirror the pain they are suffering in their everyday lives. The issue of the rights for indigenous people has been simmering away across the continent: the…
Today summer has finally arrived! After the thunderstorms yesterday we had all but given up hope. The garden didn’t mind the soaking it seems, my roses in particular are absolutely stunning. What better way to enjoy the sunshine than with a fruit that to me embodies the tastes of summer like nothing else: mango. The following…
Now, once you have mastered the art of the bagel, you might want to give these sourdough bagels a try. If you liked the homemade bagels the first time round, you will find these even more chewy and delicious. The sourdough allows you to use a variety of flours, and I am following James Morton‘s…
This recipe is incredibly quick and easy to make: it takes an hour, but 45 minutes of that are spent winding up your kids, checking their homework and your mail or watching the news while the stew is simmering contentedly in the kitchen. I use dried chickpeas, which I soak overnight and then cook in my pressure cooker.…
Technically this is a vichyssoise with Frankfurters, but that’s not a title that will impress the kids. Sausage soup is what we call it, and it’s the combination of a catchy title and, well, sausages that make it a fail-safe option when friends stay over or spirits are low. It’s quickly made – including cutting…
Are you excited as I am about the upcoming world cup finals? I hope you are – it’s just too much fun supporting your team, and then your B-team, and then Spain, just to be on the safe side… To be prepared for it I thought I might suggest a challenge to all football (or soccer)…
Empanadas are to South American culture what beers are to Europe: every country has their their own version which is considered the best and only version, and most definitely the original one. Chileans traditionally serve them on Independence Day, September 18, but in my mind any day has the potential to be an empanadas day. They are…
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