As soon as the summer arrives and the sun sets late in the evening, my husband eagerly pulls out the barbeque out of our garage and announces that it is time to start the grilling season. Believe me, he is truly obsessed with his barbecued meats which he demands almost daily! So as an appreciation […]
Ahead of a busy festive month of December, we are keeping it quiet and cozy these days. The temperature is continually dropping and the winter is arriving so we will definitely enjoy the crispy coldness of the outdoors. Definitely in a typical Swiss way! Today we finally had the first snow of the year! This […]
Leczo is a late summer stew, served with sausages and crusty slice of a sourdough bread to dunk all the juices from slowly cooked vegetables. As the November settles in and the days become shorter and colder, in order to ring back some of the summer flavours’ memories, I created this warming one-pot. The vegetables […]
It has been a long while since I last posted on this site… The past year has been full of changes for me, with moving into my own house, returning back to work, juggling a household with a demanding toddler… It seemed to me as if I was not able to catch a breath and […]
As I get older, I start to enjoy calmer things in life. Savouring every sip of a strong cup of coffee early in the morning. Taking a walk down a forest path rather than a bustling street of a big city… Recently, especially in the last year due to the pandemic, I have been impatiently […]
Green split peas do not have a good reputation. They are mainly associated with bland soup or cooked cabbage (in Poland, groch z kapusta, one of the dragged canteen staples…). Could it be that the problem aren’t the peas themselves, but the way in which we are used to preparing them? I decided to disenchant […]