Once upon a time in ancient Rome lived a man called Apicius, a lover of luxury and exquisite food. He praised the delicacy of flamingos´ tongues, traveled to Africa in search for the biggest shrimps (which he didn´t find), and later took his own life for fear of poverty, having squandered most of his fortune. […]
Of all the things one can love about Paris, it´s perhaps the closeness to the sea I adore most. The coast of Normandy being only one and a half hour away, a trip to the beach is a totally doable venture for a saturday afternoon. For someone like me who´s never lived anywhere near the ocean before, this continues to be truly fabulous: The sea, […]
There is a moment each summer, right at the height of it, when you first realize it won´t last forever. When it comes to food, at least to me, that moment is marked by the appearance of the plum. For someone who grew up in Germany, plum cakes belong to late summer days like thunderstorms, […]
“Well,” said Pooh, “what I like best,” and then he had to stop and think. Because although Eating Honey was a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were, but he didn’t know what it was called.” (A.A. Milne) It´s […]
“Have you tried them?“ said the old man, plucking a the cherry from the tree. „C´est permis!“ His gesture was casual, he must have done this a thousand times before. His rutted, sun tanned face bespoke of many summers spent outside, his hands of hard work. From our garden, I had seen him busy in […]
When I ask my son these days what he likes to have for dinner, his answer will almost always be spaghetti & bolognese sauce. It was among the dishes almost perpetually simmering on my stove lately, when most of May and even June rather felt like rainy, misty autumn days and there was so much rain […]
As much as I love baking tarts and cakes, there´s nothing like baking with yeast. Transforming flour, butter, sugar, eggs and milk into golden crusted loaves, just by adding a few crumbles of yeast – this act will never lose its magic to me, no matter how often I perform it. Each and every time I cherish that incomparable mix of joy and relief when […]
This is a meal for a bright, warm and sunny day, perhaps one with a soft breeze, if you wish. A few days ago we had that kind of day. One (1) single day, but still. I love this recipe so much because it´s another great example of how you can create something elegant and special out of just […]
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