Summer is slowly coming to its end – the temperatures in the morning are fresh and cool. Despite that fact that I absolutely love summer, I also love the change of…
When I was a little girl, I remember the special scent of late spring. The constant combination of changing temperatures from cool mornings and hot afternoons – summer was just around the corner.…
Bilbao – what a magnificent surprise! Small enough to explore on foot, this great city is the perfect energy boost in the spring time! Obviously, the Guggenheim museum is the magnet…
It’s a good day, when someone opens his bag and pulls out a small box with “Forno Artigianale – Ricciarelli”, home made Italian almond cookies from Montalcino, a beautiful hill town in Tuscany. What a lovely gesture…
Winter usually feels too long when the calendar says “February”. Personally, I long for sunlight and good energy by then and I pray for some warming sunrays to kiss…
Today is the beginning of spring. It was such a lovely and sunny day! A perfect day to enjoy this lovely soup. This recipe is one of my favorite for a…
A few days ago, I drove home from work and thought about what to cook for dinner. Beef carpaccio came to my mind but unfortunately, the butcher in my neighborhood…
Have you ever tried to cook something and in the end it became something totally different because you had to improvise? Well, this soup is such a creation. I was in…
For me, spring started in beautiful Paris this year. Despite all my traveling, I have never been to Paris before. Friends were telling me so much about this vibrant European metropole,…
When I visited Portugal last September, I discovered this magnificent national dish for myself: Amêijoas à Bulhão Pato. I could have eaten these devine clam shells all day long! The combination of the nutty clam…