another morning, another porridge… gee, does that sound funny to you, too? well, this one was delicious as it was healthy. i roasted a pear in the oven and spiced things up with cinnamon, maple syrup and dates. baked pears with porridgeingredients:1 cup rolled oats1 cup milk1 cup water6 dates, cut into long slices1 pear,Continue reading
it’s not every day that i discover music that really sticks with me for a long time… so i’m all the more glad that my infamous (even though i keep his identity secret) friend keeps providing me with ‘timeless masterpieces’ (he told me to write that, ahem, classy as ever, he is…). thank you, theContinue reading
since january, life had to teach me a few lessons, it seems. i’ll share my newest insight with you here in the next few days. for now, i think the major lesson was that ‘nice’ doesn’t really get you anywhere… to be ‘nice’, well, i always thought it’s a good trait. but as it turnsContinue reading
last weekend came with the best of all distractions: a girls’ movie night. i’ve been curious about that movie ‘silver lingings playbook’ for quite some time - and i wasn’t disappointed… it was drama-comedy, alright; i.e. just what i needed. you know; cry a little - laugh a lot? or maybe vice versa. either way;Continue reading
lately, i’ve been wondering about happiness… it’s such a fickle thing! why are we happy, and what causes us to be sad? is it the actual lack or absence of things in our life that gets us down? or is it just in our heads, and we get ourselves down successfully by thinking negative things?Continue reading
though i admit i am very much (too much for my liking…) into sweets, candy, fried stuff and other junk foods… it’s sometimes also lack of healthy options in every day life that drive me to substitute with sweets. i actually much prefer a good healthy meal to every junk offered. problem is though thatContinue reading
as promised, a few more impressions from our christmas menu. this here’s a labneh we prepared, with a black olives pesto on top. i’ve made this before (i’m slightly crazy for labneh…) and you can find the recipe here. make it, spread it (thickly) on a flatbread (or any bread of your choice). think aboutContinue reading
new year - same shit? no, no. certainly not in my life… (excursus: well, technically speaking… it’s new year, new shit..? but then again, let’s not be misses knows-it-all… only semantics…). in fact, my life needs new, shiny, bright and goooood things. silver linings, you know? alas, as you’ve been informed, the new blog look.Continue reading
this tabbouleh was one of our christmas dishes. it’s not exactly rocket science. or very special, for that matter. but the lemony herbed goodness of it… i love it. for me it’s something that’s simply good. period. besides, it was just the perfect addition to our ottolenghi christmas menu. a tabbouleh should never be missingContinue reading
definitely planning to bake something from the (sweet) cookbook ‘bouchon bakery’ this weekend… happy weekend to all! i’ll spend it with some girl action (thank god for friends… really, where would we be without them?) and maybe some furniture shopping / ogling. because you can never have enough sweetness for your home. ps: i’m awareContinue reading
