All summer long, I´ve enjoyed making ice creams and eat it with my kids straight away, just the three of us sitting on the stairs by the front door, with bowls on our laps and the sun tickling our noses. During fall, those ice cream moments did as they always do: they disappeared just like a favorite summer dress gets […]
Tag: Christmas
roast duck with chestnuts & apples
A roast duck stuffed with chestnuts and apples is my “must-cook” for the holidays: this dish simply is Christmas to me. It was the Christmas feast of my childhood, and still I find there´s something so very festive about a whole bird enthroned in the center of the table. In Germany, roast duck usually comes with a bowl of red cabbage on […]
Between the years & two holiday favorites
So they´re finally over. Not only the holidays but also those precious days “in between”, when life slows down a bit, leaving me with some extra time to nest up with the family and take a moment to contemplate. Ok, the latter won´t really happen as long as toddlers are present doing their whirlwind-y jobs, […]
beef, beets, baisers & an enchanted garden
It´s our first Christmas here in Paris, and while I´ve always loved the enchantment the season brings, this year I´m particularly fond of it. It was last December when it became a real option to move to France, and precisely a year ago we came here and explored some Parisian neighborhoods with the eyes of possible residents […]
taking time for a marzipan wreath
deutsche Version Pre-Christmas sentimentality and some childhood memories evoked by a recent trip to my parents´ house make a special concoction that brings with it the need for coziness, warmth and reflection. A few days ago, it all materialized in a luscious marzipan wreath – not exclusively related to Christmas, but a German specialty to […]