hello lovelies! we are so lucky to have a really short work week in switzerland, with the national day (1st of august) coming up tomorrow, it’s obviously a good idea to prolong the weekend. starting now, laugh. i’m going abroad for a rustic, mini summer vacation, more details to come. i’ve also prepared a fewContinue reading
sometimes when you have guests over for dinner (especially after a work day) it’s much more important to spend time with them than you make a big impression with time-consuming, complex food. those simple blueberry tartelettes with vanilla cream are quickly whipped up (it’s a bit of a cheat’s version, using packaged pastry, but whoContinue reading
a lot of women i know would never wear their hair piled up in a - more or less - mess (like me). they often look at me funny when i do, though (which is, pretty much, every day…). because to them, there is no alternative to wearing their hair open (except maybe for theContinue reading
just look at the whimsy table setting for our family five o’clock tea time some weeks back! i think my mom is so good at hosting guests. she inspires me. different pattern for everyone, mixed and matched. candles and roses. plenty of home-made cakes, one for every type. a coconut chocolate marble loaf, a pavlovaContinue reading
what’s more appealing and inspiring that a pile of new cookbooks? there’s nothing quite like that to take me away into another world… here i’m browsing my mom’s new stack: two from nigella lawson, one really good standard work on pasta, and the noma cookbook. sighs… give me a rainy weekend, some pots of teaContinue reading
did you ever try to make your own pasta? i made a few attempts. like these dim sum ravioli here. or malfatti. i even tried gnocchi several times and with several different approaches. those sure taste great, but somehow they feel like a cheater’s pasta… so, some time ago, i started to think that thereContinue reading
it might appear otherwise now (thanks to my obvious bar obsession), but i’m really not that big of a drinker… i sure like a good hendrick’s gin & tonic now and then (though from too much pepper in it i start to cry…) or like to experiment with new drinks at a good bar, butContinue reading
hello lovelies! i’m sorry but i can’t write a lot tonight… i’ve been so efficient and on the run without really a break today, i feel exhausted. when i got up at six this morning, i started to clean a bit (i find myself doing a bit of cleaning on many mornings), then i couldn’tContinue reading
what a weekend! there was a friend’s wedding (wonderful, magic, love!) to celebrate. she looked gorgeous in her dress, like a greek goddess. we danced (even a bit of line dance, and i was in heaven) with a breathtaking view of the city lights at night. the crowd was amazing. thank you friends, for theContinue reading
we’re not experiencing a really hot summer at the moment… but still, i find myself lusting after some lighter sheets and duvets for the warmer nights. something that feels crisp, light and cool on the bare skin. something that’s comforting to be wrapped into at night. i finally found a really pretty linen throw… butContinue reading
