What do a blog, a candle and a recipe have in common? They all need love, passion, courage, patience, discipline and perseverance! And the willingness to learn something new every day. The Blog First When I started with Late Bloomers nearly five years ago – this was my first post in English: Quince Lemon Chutney – I literally had no …
My Grandmother’s Recipes: Aliba
Both my grandparents lived in the same town as we did and we regularly saw them, at least once a week. I loved eating at my grandparents’ as both grandmothers were great cooks. Certainly not the only reason I loved seeing them but I cherished good food from early childhood on. They also spoiled us grandchildren …
A Birthday Dinner Party With Some Surprises
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 …
Even More Salad Recipes And Tips
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 …
Tuesday Is Juice Day
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 …
Sausage And Cheese Salad (Swiss Style)
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 …
Chachumber – Indian Tomato Cucumber Salad
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 …
Fruit Salad With Vanilla Ice Cream
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 …
My Greek Salad
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 …
The Mediterranean Salad
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 …