Last Thursday it was my birthday. Today I’m sharing with you the photos of the celebration. First, I had a small party at home with my family and boyfriend. Later that same day, I celebrated it with my friends. I wish all days were as special as birthdays but now that I think about […]
Happy Monday, dear readers! I hope everybody had a wonderful weekend. I was wondering earlier if it was a good idea to post a recipe today since some of you may still feel stuffed after the Thanksgiving feast. In the end I could not resist posting this savoury pie. There are so many good things
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Thanksgiving is around the corner, so today I want to share with you my pumpkin pie recipe. I had never tried this delicious dessert before I moved to the US. However, I quickly started falling in love with all things pumpkin: pumpkin cake, pumpkin pie and every year I can’t wait for fall to drink pumpkin
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Come fall the internet fills up with all things pumpkin. However, there are other equally delicious foods typical of this season that seem to be overlooked. This recipe is extremely simple as you can see in the directions above. By the way, how cute is the poster? Have you ever seen this? This is what
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UPDATED AUGUST 2019 Carmel-by-the-Sea and Hearst Castle are two of my favorite places in California. Its cute little houses make you feel as if you were in a fairy tale. Carmel has inspired artists, sparked romances, and attracted celebrities for decades. Rated a top-10 destination in the U.S. year after year, Carmel is an amazing,
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Happy Monday my dear readers! Here’s a new recipe to start the week with a lot of energy. Today we are cooking a plum cake. It’s basically a sponge cake with raisins and nuts. Withouth further ado, here’s the recipe.This is what you will need:250 gr. of butter4 eggs2 teaspoons of baking powder250 gr. of
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Happy Monday, everyone! Today I want to share with you one of my favorite recipes, a cake whose main ingredients are ricotta, raisins and apple. It’s perfect either for breakfast or to surprise your guests if you are hosting a tea party. IngredientsTo make the short pastry you will need:250 gr of flour100 gr of
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Happy Monday and Happy Labor Day to my US readers! Today I want to introduce you to one of my favorite Spanish pastries: Rosquillas de Cabello de Angel. These round shaped pastries taste like heaven in your mouth. They are made of puff pastry with a coat of confectioner’s sugar and filled with angel-hair pasta
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Happy Monday! I’m terribly sorry for the lack of posting lately. I’ve been traveling a lot during August and due to technical problems I haven’t been able to post as much as I’d like to. First, in Zurich, the wi-fi at the hotel was really bad -I couldn’t even check my Instagram feed- and then
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The lovely Kristina Bazan recommended Swiss chocolates from Sprüngli and oh boy was she right! They have the most scumptious sweets. The Confiserie Sprüngli is a Swiss luxury confectionery manufacturer founded in 1836 and internationally known for its signature macarons called “Luxemburgerli”. The Sprüngli café on Paradeplatz is a traditional meeting-place of the elderly ladies of
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