welcome to the last (and sweet) post of 2014! i’m always one for holding onto things just a liiiiittle bit longer. saying goodbye to the holiday is hard for me. but i think it’s (just about) okay to indulge one more time into something a bit christmassy festive looking. are you in? these oreo trufflesContinue reading
merry christmas, still! i hope you enjoy the holidays. i might have a couple of pounds more on the scale. but hey, i’ll enjoy the festivities and the overindulgence (ahem) while it lasts. that was my promise to myself. and that means i won’t stop before the new year.
i love baking cakes. which i do, of course, to obtain something: a good result, a pretty to look at (ideally) and yummy cake. both, equally. well, for this cake, what i wanted to obtain was a black forest layer cake, with three layers of lush chocolate cake and mascarpone cream, röteli (a swiss cherryContinue reading
i have a weakness for sweet things… and recently, i’ve discovered my affinity for baking holiday cookies, too! mailänderli, even - a swiss holiday butter cookie. so this is a potpourri post, dedicated to a variety of (last minute) holiday nibbles: mailänderli, christmas tree sugar cookies and sugared cranberries (which, by the way, you canContinue reading
if i had to pick either lifestyle - rustic or glamorous - i wouldn’t really know which one to pick… i’m a rustic girl at heart, who loves the reduced and simple country life, cooking my own jam, wearing an old pair of rubber boots. but then again, i wouldn’t want to miss an outingContinue reading
the first snow is always something magic. even as a grown-up, the magic of the first snow does not fail to amaze me. i can’t wait to dance in the snow and dig my fingers in it. maybe even touch a handful with my cheeks. to feel falling snowflakes on my lashes, melting quickly uponContinue reading
apart form decking the halls, i take care to incorporate a couple of other holiday traditions. making wreaths is one. baking cookies, sometimes. elaborately wrapping my gifts, eating raclette at the holiday food stalls, watching christmas movies, eating a club sandwich with my mom, etc. and, not the best (because only giving is better) butContinue reading
it’s the season to be merry! and to begin with, there’s always the same, much beloved tradition: decking the halls. in other years, the results looked like this and this and this. there are the traditional home made tree trimmings wreaths, the mistletoe (a must have for the fork and flower headquarters, as it’s in the logo,Continue reading
vanilla is kind of my favorite ingredient. a friend of mine, who’s a wine seller, also sells a couple of selected, top notch delicatessen. he has this insane vanille going on, that’s thicker than your thumb (honestly), super rich and moist and just, basically, heaven in a thing. they’re individually packaed - shrink-wrapped, to sealContinue reading
i’ve recently reorganised my spice rack. and once i started, i continued with the tea selection. and, well, basically the whole pantry got a make over. neat things are the best. much more inspiring. other things, though, don’t look pretty, but they’re still good. from the bottom of their heart. so give them a decentContinue reading
