In my family, we don´t keep to too many Easter traditions. Last year, we were all sick, which didn´t leave much room for a festive mood to spread; this year, things look good in that respect, not counting the usual runny noses. But while in Advent, a well-tried arsenal of rituals – tree, ornaments, songs – helps […]
A few days ago, both by kids woke up feeling unwell – just a little winter cold, but enough to stay at home and get some rest. I could see a sparkle of joy in my son´s eyes when I said it was ok to stay in their pyjamas all day long. Clearly, a little extra comfort […]
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 […]
Paris looks so pretty in the fall, the perfect backdrop for leisurely strolls through the streets, balades along the Seine & romantic stops at cozy bistros, which is in fact among of our favorite things to do on weekends – except perhaps for the fact that with little kids, it´s many things, but never leisurely and rarely romantic, at […]
Blackberries have put their spell on me lately. It started a few weeks ago while I was taking a walk on the Normandy shore, not far from the famous white cliffs of Etretât. A blackberry thicket seamed our path, thorny yet inviting. I would have loved to indulge on a handful or two, but that day it was too early for picking, so I contented myself […]
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 […]
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 […]
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