“If you do not waste things, you are less likely to end up lacking” my grandmother often told me and I could not (or did not want to) figure out what she meant with it. When I read the fables of La Fontaine as a child I never liked The Ant and the Grasshopper, the sense of frugal living …
How To Prolong Your Summer
How Do You Prolong Your Summer? Easy: Take A Holiday In Southern Tuscany Maremma Mia Are you ready for the upcoming season of long nights and short days? Layers and layers of warm cloths, warming caps or hats, boots and gloves, running noses, coughing. Have you tanked enough sun to last you for the next months of low temperatures, …
Grape Jelly And How To Use Your Home Grown Chillies
Have you noticed the new looks of my blog? Do you like it? The new “autumn” look so to speak and what would suit it better than an autumnal recipe? I picked the worst possible weather to harvest some grapes (uva americana or American grape, in Italy it is also called uva fragola as it has a taste reminiscent …
Construction Site
What do a blog and life have in common? When I was in the shower (I always have the best ideas there) this morning it occurred to me that our life is a work in progress, a construction site. My life – a construction site? Its course is not always running to our plans, wishes or dreams, circumstances …
Mango Chutney
{EAV:2c80cd866eb371ba} Monthly Mingle – A Taste of Yellow This post is my first contribution to Meeta’s Monthly Mingle, her lovely project of a virtual mingle which she has started many years ago. Jeanne of cooksister! hosts the July mingle in honour of Barbara Harris. I have not personally known Barbara of Winos & Foodies who recently lost her long battle against cancer. …
12 Things I Want To Do
My Extra Bonus Hajra Khatoon put up a challenge at Hajra Kvetches! responding to Jayme Soulati’s who recently wrote a post entitled 20 Things To Do Before I Die. Gini Dietrich promptly took up the challenge by writing The 10 Things I Want To Do Before I Die. Jason Konopinski then shared his 10 Things I Want To Do Before …
A Musical Peace Mission?
A Weekend Filled With Music What are you doing on weekends? You must be doing something as my email inbox receives about a fifth of its normal flow. Are you having some time off or are you secretly working on your next posts? Today I want to share my weekend activities in Basel with you and counterbalance the recipe heavy …
Jam Session
Morello Jam And What Are All The Pits Doing On My Floor I found some Morello cherries on the farmer market this morning and now my jam pot is softly bubbling on the stove. I love the sour taste of this great fruit and I am always very excited to discover new sorts and try out new recipes. I use …
A Rose Is A Rose Is A Rose
No, this will not be a literary post, however I am quite fond of that quote by Gertrude Stein and when I heard it the first time I was quite fascinated with its mythical aura. What is so alluring about a rose? There exist over a 100 species so there is bound to be different shapes – erect, trailing, climbing …
Iced Tea and A Healthy Summer Breakfast
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY TO MY AMERICAN FRIENDS! Last week we were hit by a heat wave that gave me the idea for the following post. How does your body react to high temperatures? Are you thirstier? Is your hunger level the same? Do you crave spicier or saltier food? Do you reduce your intake of sugar and fat? It …