#BoysDontCry

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The other week my friend Gisela arranged the most amazing baby shower  ever. It was not really a surprise since she had actually asked me if I have a certain gift wish. Hm.. What do you wish for? Personally I usually rather give a gift for the MOM than to the baby (since most people I know are very specific in … Read More

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BOOK CONTRIBUTOR – KARI MORRIS, NEW YORK

Kari Morris

KARI MORRIS, NEW YORK “One thing that always strikes me in New York City is the women. There is that certain kind of New York lady who has an impressively thick skin. The ones who have also managed to keep warmth in their hearts are the kind that truly inspire me. I decided to do Bread Exchange in New York because … Read More

Helly ParsonsBOOK CONTRIBUTOR – KARI MORRIS, NEW YORK

BOOK CONTRIBUTOR – SPRING MAXFIELD, SANTA ROSA

Spring Maxfield

SPRING MAXFIELD, SANTA ROSA I was connected with Spring when I was in NY. I was told Spring is the spider in the net of Northern California food lovers. Imagine that, a secret food market based on trading (not money) in the most fertile foodie region in the USA. But Spring is so much more than that. She is the mother of … Read More

Helly ParsonsBOOK CONTRIBUTOR – SPRING MAXFIELD, SANTA ROSA

The Bread Exchange Dinner in NYC

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    The second stop on The Bread Exchange release tour was NYC. Since the book has a whole chapter dedicated to the great Ladies of NYC I decided that the most appropriate would be to invite all of the ladies to a little dinner. Usually I would have thrown something together with my network but due to the limited … Read More

ElmlidThe Bread Exchange Dinner in NYC

Behind the book scenes

CHronicle

I think I have mentioned it before, but I never really had the idea to write a book about the Bread Exchange. I did enjoy writing on my blog, and I loved collecting stories through my project, but that was it. When the US publisher Chronicle books approached me in 2012 I was a bit reluctant. I knew their books, … Read More

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BOOK CONTRIBUTOR – KHEIRA LINDER, STOCKHOLM

Kheira Linder

 KHEIRA LINDER, SWEDEN I found Kheiras drawings on record covers of music that I liked on, hm, MySpace. It must have been 2006 and I was in Sweden to write my master thesis and tracks from Lars Kranholdt, or “This mess is mine”, was running warm on repeat. I wrote to her, she was German living in Berlin, and we ended up meeting. By now … Read More

Helly ParsonsBOOK CONTRIBUTOR – KHEIRA LINDER, STOCKHOLM

The Bread Exchange x Eat In My Kitchen – Roast Apricots on Turmeric Bread

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The Bread Exchange x Eat In My Kitchen Over the next few months, The Bread Exchange will be featuring and collaborating with some of the interesting people we’ve met over the years and have in some way, shape or form been connected to or inspired by The Bread Exchange project. One of the people we have recently started a collaboration … Read More

Helly ParsonsThe Bread Exchange x Eat In My Kitchen – Roast Apricots on Turmeric Bread

Book Contributor – LAURA XIMENA VILANUEVA GUERRA, BERLIN

Laura Ximena Vilanueva Guerra

LAURA XIMENA VILANUEVA GUERRA, BERLIN It started of with a classic bread trade. 4 years ago Laura offered to compose the dream cake for my birthday. What do you like? she asked. Hm…“Blueberries” I answered. “And fudge.” “But no muerbeteig (shortcrust)” Magic happened and she made most amazing cake I ever tried. It was with Blueberries -and with a fudge … Read More

Helly ParsonsBook Contributor – LAURA XIMENA VILANUEVA GUERRA, BERLIN

Book Contributor – Lara Maria Gräfen, BERLIN

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Lara Maria Gräfen, BERLIN Lara reached out to me in 2012 when I started working on the book. I liked her from the very first minute and she ended up helping me prepare for shoots in Berlin as well as abroad. She is the person that comes closest to the description “ett lingon i ett cocktail glas” (“A lingonberry in … Read More

ElmlidBook Contributor – Lara Maria Gräfen, BERLIN

Not into full Detox. But I love greens.

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When I moved to Germany 14 years ago I was introduced to detoxing for the first time. I my group of German friends everyone seem to take a break once a year from eating- something I never heard of in Sweden. The detox could look in various ways; everything from tea detox to juice detox. Nowadays detoxing seems as normal … Read More

ElmlidNot into full Detox. But I love greens.