Oh no! Thailand, here we come!
Luftschloss with a Business Plan
Are you crazy? What do you want to do? Wake up, be realistic! Do you know how much money you need to invest? I have a dream (I have had it for some decades now): I want to live in southern Toscana in the countryside on a podere (country home) in the middle of nowhere, growing grapes and making the …
Whatever You Do – Be Passionate About It!
This post is about food, cooking and a recipe, what did you think? There is a fig tree in our garden, I planted it some 15 years ago, it was a tiny weeny thing, proudly demonstrating ist first leaves. It has become a gorgeous tree tending to ignore neighbour boundaries. Each year it carries sweet yellor fruit. Each year? Not …
To Blog or Not to Blog
Why do you not write? You are so funny and witty, you are a walking encyclopedia, reading about your travels is like sharing the same experiences with you, smelling what you have smelt, seeing what you have seen. This is what a very dear friend of mine has told me two years ago – beside being a very nice compliment, …
Quince Lemon Chutney
Last summer and autumn was my time for chutneys of all kind of fruit (apricots, peach, plum, apples – you name it). I adapted the following recipe from Madhur Jaffrey’s book of Currys (published in 1996, ISBN 978-0563387947), a highly informative book on the history of curry. Quitten Lemon Chutney Result: 1 Liter Ingredients 1 untreated lemon salt 5 …