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brie & pear autumn pizza
It’s September. As summer slowly comes to an end and the days get shorter, autumn arrives. I just love those late summer and early autumn days. The light has a different quality to it. It somehow feels like the light gets warmer as the days gradually get colder. We get the first chill nights. A certain melancholy and darkness is creeping into things. To me, it’s like being able to breathe freely again after the summer months. Now, we didn’t have a particularly hot summer this year. It was rainy and cool. But even the hot days we had were exhausting. I tend to suffer a little in the heat…
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veggie packed spring bowl with wild garlic dressing
I have admitted it before: I don’t like spring and summer. And many allergics might nod their head now in silent agreement. But there is one thing I am looking forward to whenever the temperatures go up: an abundance of fresh, ripe and delicious vegetables. And this veggie packed spring bowl will definitely bring a delicious garden of healthy greens to your plates. And the best part? All those veggies are topped by crispy halloumi cheese (or tofu for a vegan version), walnuts and a wild-garlic dressing with lemon and ground almonds. If you haven’t heard of wild garlic yet, you are certainly missing out. But fret not, this veggie…
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a recipe for cold days: broccoli cheddar soup
Five years ago, pretty much exactly around this time, I visited a friend in the United States. It was the first time for me to leave my continent behind to cross an ocean. And, oh boy, was it an adventure! Me, alone in a different country, in a place where nobody spoke my language, among people I had never met before in person. And although this was five years ago, it feels like it was yesterday. And that first night, after being on my feet for about 20 hours, when I was still terribly insecure and incredibly jetlagged and tired, when everything was new and strange and a little overwhelming,…
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orange and thyme pasta with crispy salmon
I had a hard time deciding which recipe should be the first on this blog. And I have so many to choose from. I chose this one, because this is often the first meal I cook in January. Orange and thyme pasta with a crispy, delicious salmon on top. It’s become something like a “New Year’s recipe”, so to speak. I got inspired by a restaurant visit many years ago. It’s a busy but cosy place we have dined at frequently ever since 2001. On their menu is a rich and creamy pasta, flavoured with orange and thyme and topped with crispy, delicious salmon. And one day, I decided I…
