Have you missed me a little bit, or rather my summer salad recipes? I have not posted for a whole week and I will tell you why at the end of this post. Last Saturday we went to the farmer market in Lörrach and brought home tons of lovely local produce: Symphony in red I …
After a spell of cooler weather and the rather depressive view on Bruderholz on my daily walks: This is July? You must be joking! I am back in full swing and preparing for a BBQ on Sunday (I trust the Beatles will be able to attend with my most favourite song – hinthint). Do you …
A Balmy Summer Evening Last night’s dinner at friends’ was lovely, we ate on the balcony under a huge sunshade, a welcome light breeze rustling the bamboo plants surrounding the railing from time to time. It is interesting how everybody has a different recipe for sausage and cheese salad, the ingredients here were sausage, Etivaz cheese (Etivaz, a savoury cheese …
As from today I will not be speaking about the weather any longer, I read in some paper that only old aunts do that!! Last night’s dinner was delicious and plentiful, this always happens to me when I cook Indian food. My daughter gladly accepted the leftovers – waste not want not. one of those …
Today we are having guests for dinner and I am preparing Indian food: tandoori chicken, saffron rice with with spices, apricot chutney and chachumber, a tarty salad that will go well with the other flavours. The heat wave continues and we went to a new place close to Therwil this morning at 7am, along a creek and …
This morning I got up at 5 am and went out for a walk with Roco. The best idea I have had for a long time: it was pleasantly “cool” (only 22° C) and I was the only one out and about. The sun had already started its ascent and the full moon its descent in …
Today I am cheating big time: there was no salad for lunch as we went out to enjoy Thai food al fresco (a hot and spicy vegetable soup and a yellow curry with beef). And it is not my Greek salad either but a wonderful salad my daughter prepared last night for dinner. Let me try to …
This morning I got up early as I meant to take Roco out for a long walk while the temperatures were still lower. No such luck: already 30° C! We went to the river (for those living in and around Basel: the river Wiese is a paradise for dogs as they are allowed off the leash and you …
The temperatures are climbing and I got my ironing done at dawn, I am definitely getting older and wiser! Looking at the weather forecast fort he coming days we are in for some scorchers: 36° – 37° C, this is rather uncommon for Switzerland. When I think about food now clean and fresh colours pop up in …
In summer when the weather is really hot my brains turn to mush! And when it comes to eating my mind’s a blank! I do not crave any hot food and I do not want to stand in the kitchen cooking hot meals. I remember when we spent our holidays at my mum’s home in Southern Spain …