Follow my blog with Bloglovin Self-made pasta is something special. Mostly because many of us think that it takes too much time to prepare. Well, in my opinion, it’s a myth. I remember very well when my Grandma and my Mom used to prepare self-made noodles which we had with Sundays broth and it didn’t … [Read more…]
Having friends for dinner is always fun, but it’s also the question what I’ll serve. The biggest issue is always dessert. I mentioned not once before that dessert is not my discipline, but what to do if you have learned at home that it makes the dinner perfect? Go through the cookbooks and look for … [Read more…]
As the best asparagus friend it can not be missed at this time of the year. It should be smooth, light yellow and fluffy. It applies as a difficult sauce because it happens that it splits. But if you keep one rule in your mind it will not happen. The yolks and butter need to … [Read more…]
Just one more day and the season for asparagus in Berlin and Brandenburg will begin. That’s the best moment to look through all tips and tricks: how, with what and when is the best moment for this delicious vegetable. Hier are few informations and ideas which I hope will help you to go through the … [Read more…]
Before in May tons of asparagus take over my kitchen, in April we enjoy another tasty plant: Bear’s garlic. Of course, the best way to get it is to collect it yourself in the woods or your own garden, but if you don’t have a garden (or woods) you just go to the supermarket and … [Read more…]
I can hardly believe that March is over and that I managed to make only two posts in the past month 🙁 Well the second part of the month I was basically on the road and I could not drag myself into writing, cooking and not to tell about painting. I’m not proud of it … [Read more…]
Last weeks I was busy with painting and preparing brushes posts. And I would love to put another canvas on the easel but sometimes my human hunger takes over on the creativity hunger and I put pots on the stove. Well, in this case, it was more swinging the knife on the cutting board. As … [Read more…]
I remember very well when twen… some time ago I painted my first apples, and my teacher at that time said: “you are ready for Paris”. Well, do I have to explain how my face looked like? I didn’t get what she was talking about, but she saw my facial expression and told me that … [Read more…]
Yeaaaah! I woke up from the winter sleep! Or let’s say the gray rainy weather brought me to the point when I needed some colour in my environment. And quoting my painting class professor as a “born colourist” after a long gray season, I need an injection of colours to achieve my inside harmony. … [Read more…]
Last Sunday I cooked roast beef with green beans and rosemary potatoes. It took not to long to prepare everything. Well… ok, the sauce had most attention and to peel and cut all the vegetables took some time. But once you have all the ingredients ready it takes about what the meat needs.* In … [Read more…]