You add the pasta to the sauce in the pan and toss it around. That way the sauce sticks better to the pasta and you often also need less sauce. It’s how Italian nonna’s do it and you can’t argue with them.

I tend to use some olive oil instead.

What helmet?

Indeed, just being nice and offering coffee or something else to drink has always helped my mum a lot so far. And also just clearing the area where the person needs access to in advance.

For me, it really depends om what OS I’m using. When I’m using Windows, I use qBittorrent, but I use Transmission whenever I’m using OS X. But since I’m using my PC more often the last couple of weeks, and because it has some extra features, I’ve voted for qBittorrent this time.

I’m actually unable to use regular floss because I’ve had braces and therefore have metal wires behind my teeth. I used the interdental brushes for a while, but recently picked up an Airfloss device from Phillips (on sale of course). Very quick and works like a charm imo.

Hm yes, that could be an issue. In our classes, participation in these quizes isn’t mandatory and is just to make the seminars a bit more interactive. Our teacher therefore allows us to work together for example and also doesn’t mind the weird nicknames some people choose.

It’s being used in my country for as long as I can remember. Even the small shopping carts for children have them. Then again, some supermarkets (such as Lidl) are now actually installing some sort security mechanism on their shopping carts that locks the wheels when you go outside a perimeter, because people were…

We have one teacher who also uses quizes in his class, but he uses Kahoot instead (https://getkahoot.com/). Nice thing about this is that anyone with an internet device can join, so students don’t have to buy anything specifically for the class.

To be honest, if it's just a short vacation in a city, you probably won't need most of those things. If you have working lights, a good lock, and perhaps a helmet, then you'll probably be fine for those couple of days.

It’s probably for shopping carts. In many European countries, you have to put a coin (often €0.50) in a shopping cart in order to use it and you’ll get it back after returning the cart. Basically, it’s used so that people will return the carts to the designated spots instead of just dumping them somewhere in the…

And in case you're visiting the Netherlands: rent a bike. Because buying an "inexpensive used bike" means you'll run a (high) risk of having bought a stolen bike. And the police does check for stolen bikes btw! My (second) cousin was actually arrested last month because his mum had apparently (unknowningly) bought him…

The proper way to eat kale btw, a good plate of boerenkoolstamppot with rookworst.

Over here in the Netherlands, 500g of kale (washed and bagged) costs about €2.29 and that's at the more expensive supermarket. At a cheaper supermarket such as Lidl, it'll cost even less. But then again, kale is eaten a lot over here (mainly during winter) for decades.

I've had darkening curtains for almost ten years now and I really missed them during my semester abroad. I mainly got them because I had a lot of migraines as a child/teenager, meaning I couldn't stand any light. Fortunately, the migraines are now pretty rare, I've grown used to sleeping in pitch black and completely…

I've had darkening curtains for almost ten years now and I really missed them during my semester abroad. I mainly…

Definitely. Even Oslo was too bright for me at night. I ended up using an eyemask to help me fall asleep.

Definitely. Even Oslo was too bright for me at night. I ended up using an eyemask to help me fall asleep.

True. I guess I'm just so used to using this, but then again, my mum's electric lemon squeezer is probably even older than I am.

Or just use this?

No, I'm Dutch. But I just find it interesting, as in my country passports even get destroyed if they are not picked up in person within a certain timeframe. But then again, passports are issued here by municipalities, which is why it's easier to pick up.

Under "Cross-Disciplinary Courses and Seminars", Wageningen University is spelled wrong btw.