I made lots of apricot jam during summer. Of course it’s absolutely delicious to have some homemade apricot jam on your fresh roll or croissant or crispy toast or soft French bread or … nevertheless what else can you do w/ the jam? So I started surfing … I thought about something like a cake or a tart or … whatever. It’s end of summer now, but there are still wonderful fresh apricots around us…
Honestly, sometimes it isn’t so easy to think about what we might have for lunch – something easy to prepare, a fast approach, something light … (not always sandwiches!). Pasta is always my favorite – next to rice (& also my better half’s favorites, thank goodness!) Especially One-Pot-Pasta is very convenient: you need only a frying pan (& bowls or plates!) i. e. washing up is strongly reduced (except you plan taking photos!). All ingredients come…
Another treat for aperitivo: I’m sure you know vitello tonnato from your frequent pilgrimages to your trusted Italian restaurant. Of course you can do it at home … well: I admit I bought the veal at my trusted food store … (You may also start from the scratch w/ preparing the veal by yourself … I skipped this task by buying ready-to-eat veal slices at my trusted food store. Belief me: otherwise it becomes…
Arles, in the South of France, goes back about 2500 years to the era of the Greek and the Romans. It became an important centre for commerce and a military base at the crossing of main Roman arterial roads. So it’s no surprise that also cultural interests came up and Arles got, about 2000 years ago, sites for entertainment. Until today these sites are used for events. There is the Roman Amphitheatre which could be…
End of August I stumbled across plums in my trusted food store – the first plums of the season. At once I got some ideas about plum cake, plum sheet cake, plum cake w/ crumble … Finally I decided to create a clafoutis w/ plums. To be honest I’m not a fan of any plums like plums uncooked … plums always tend to be rather sourish. However, if cooked or baked plums are great w/…
Some time ago a cheesecake appeared on the food blog Life is full of Goodies. I noticed the mouth-watering cake at 1st in Instagram … & of course I followed the recipe on the blog. I admit: the cheesecake looked so delicious and irresistible – I had to try it! It looked so sleek & perfect, so simple & absolutely fabulous at the same time. There was no fussing around w/ elaborate decorations or icing or…
When our stay in Mallorca came near its end we decided to do – finally – a trip into the mountains: Serra de Tramuntana. Our first stop was Lluc with its church and monastery – however, the first impression you’ll get is the big parking ground and the services. Obviously it’s a place popular with tourists and locals; we learnt that it is an established venue for workshops etc. all years round (… and there…
I stumbled across the idea for this recipe in Mimi Thorissons’s cookbook A Kitchen in France. It sounded nice & delicious & I thought it would be fine w/ my espressos (you know that I’m addicted to espresso!). So for my next shopping I made a mental note to buy an organic lemon as well as dry yeast … & some almond flakes. The rest would be waiting in my fridge resp. pantry. Originally the…
Am I an avid pizza baker? Honestly, not really … I like pizza, but there is a brilliant pizzeria not far from our home where you may order pizza by phone, just pop around & grab it. Nevertheless sometimes I’m in the mood for a homemade pizza … When starting w/ homemade pizza there are 2 points to clarify: Concerning the pizza crust it’s generally possible to do a rectangular pizza or a round one…
In the north of Mallorca there is the Serra de Tramuntana – peaks up to more than 1400 m. In the south? There are only few points emerging from the plains. One is Sant Salvador, only 510 m high, but allowing breathtaking views all around Mallorca. Near Sant Salvador a cross (14 m high) called Creu d’Es Picot was mounted at 478 m. You may spot the northern mountains as well as the large bay…
… I decided to create some cookies for my better half & me when taking a break in the afternoon (or whenever!) & having a coffee or espresso – summer with high temperatures doesn’t stop us from enjoying our coffee mania. … & I imagined some cookies w/ chocolate on top. I’m sure … we deserve some treats like these shortbread cookies I enriched w/ rosemary & orange zest – not to mention the dark…
Imagine a sunny day in October … My better half & I are in Port de Sóller (Mallorca) walking along the beachfront from lighthouse to lighthouse. (I’m honest: we made about 2 – 3 km each way …) You may catch sight of the lighthouses – they are somewhat isolated. While the bay spoils us with a nice sandy beach, beyond the bay there is a rough coastline. We started somewhere at the beach and…
This morning end of July summer decided to show off once again w/ sun & an endless blue sky – after experiencing some really rainy days during the last week resp. weekend. So I thought salad might be a good choice for dinner … I happened to have fresh salad leaves in my fridge together w/ some burrata as well. So let’s gor for a fresh & light meal tonight. We’ve got a green component,…
A village on Mallorca … My better half & I did sightseeing in Mallorca for quite a while now and we came across some villages. When talking about a village I think of small cities with about 3000 … 5000 inhabitants somewhere on the island. Of course there is a center meaning that there is a Plaça Major with a church and some cafés, some bars, restaurants … When looking for some information I found…
It’s summer & it’s hot: it’s the season for preparing another alternative to the classic cocoa powdered tiramisu – a fresh one, a light one, one w/ overpowering lemon flavour! It’s summer & it’s hot: it should be a fast & easy preparation the results marching straight to the fridge for chilling. … & because of the high temperature I skipped cracking raw eggs for using the raw egg yolks for the mascarpone cream: I…