when my mom bakes, for a family event (well, a kid’s birthday, precisely spoken), then it looks like this: a luscious dessert buffet. it’s just the attempt to make her beautiful and delicious cakes (they’re all eaten now) last a little longer.
i have a deep fondness for vegetable noodle soups. and i dare say i’m an expert when it comes to various broths and flavoring, and i know exactly which ingredients make the soup fragrant - and which ones make it plain sour or “cabbagey”. this yasai (‘yasai’ meaning ‘vegetable’ in japanese) ramen dish was perfection.Continue reading
i was lucky to spend last weekend in paris with a close friend, yet again. we started our girls’ trip to paris last year and have sworn to repeat it every year. so far, i’ve seen many a pretty place there already, but there is so much more to discover! this year, i fellContinue reading
whenever spring is here, i feel the urge to prepare fresh vegetable garlic. i’m almost mortifyingly crazy for garlic. quite an embarrassing confession, i know. here’s a legitimate way to prepare it: cut in half and grilled or roasted to a caramelized, almost sweet taste. this roasted veggies plate is very easy to make. takeContinue reading
melanzane alla parmigiana is the taste of summer - combined in one dish. it’s something my mom brought to perfection. and it’s something i love to cook, too. i love the different processes it requires. from assessing and selecting the best, ripe, aromatic tomatoes and melanzane. to salting the melanzane in order to restrain theContinue reading
after so many (too many) summer seasons dominated by gladiator sandals, i embraced the new summer shoe trend: whimsical ballerinas. those stardust ballerinas would pimp the simplest look; for example a pair of worn in jeans and a crisp, white tee. imagine it with this pretty peacock purse… whimsical perfection, isn’t it? the perfect lookContinue reading
summer is wedding season. and oh how i love a romantic feast of love (unlike prince william and catherine’s ceremony, which was just plain boring… that aside). luckily, i’m invited to several this summer, yet again. yays! for one or some of them i’ve already planned my outfit. namely a vanilla* dress from h&m (*Continue reading
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