the first time i had pho was at my brother’s and his wife’s place some years back. it was actually a pho bo, which means with beef. ‘pho’ is a traditional vietnamese noodle soup dish, consisting of rice noodles in a clear meat broth. the meat is actually cooked with bones and everything, to give theContinue reading
it’s been a bitter cold week. with the first snow in the city, it feels more and more like christmas. here’s what i saw this week: 1 these christmas tree baubles, waiting to be hung up on the huge tree on paradeplatz, in front of credit suisse. 2 the first snow. i was like aContinue reading
last weekend, i’ve been listening to the first christmas songs. some of you might think that’s terribly early to start. but i can’t help myself. i love getting out my christmas compilations (on itunes…) and listen to them over and over again. and diana krall’s ‘christmas songs’ were the perfect opening to the holidays. apartContinue reading
it’s obvious by now that i (heart) all things with a hunter / trapper / lumberjack feel to it. by this, i mean rustic shirts, comfy knits and furry elements. i know i’ve posted a lot of checked shirts, lately. but did you know that there actually are many different wordings for ‘checked’? in fact,Continue reading
it’s christmas countdown already, and i love it. the earlier the preparations start, the better. in fact, i love december and the major holiday so much, with all its bustle, i am thinking about getting the whole month off, year after year. but of course, that’s not feasible. so i just squeeze in some preContinue reading
christmas is a big deal in our family. we usually spend it together, all of my family, with my grandparents and my mother’s two sisters and their hubbies, at my parents’. my mom usually starts to plan the christmas dinner three to four months in advance. we usually brood over the menu long before anyoneContinue reading
christmas has always been my favorite time of the year. not only because it’s the season with the most feasts and holidays in a row, and not only because it’s my birthday (on the twentyfirst), either. but because i love everything about christmas: the decoration, the cosy snuggling up at home in comfy knits, theContinue reading
a few things have changed in my live, lately. like: it looks as though i’m finally going to be the official renter of our flat. i feel so liberated! and with it comes the desire to finally change a few things around my home. it’s not that i’ve been careless… it’s just that, now thatContinue reading
i’ve got a passion for italian food, especially the playful kind, with either playful names or playful preparation methods. you might have seen my attempt at baking cantucci some time ago (here). yeah well, they sort of turned out to be rather ‘brutti ma buoni’, in the end. but since i equally love brutti ma buoni andContinue reading
i’ve been awfully slow on updates lately. don’t get me wrong, i did experience a few things which i would have loved to share with you. but somehow i was a little reluctant with pulling out my camera. let me just tell you i spent an awesome weekend in the german forests. i took inContinue reading
