From time to time I can’t help but buying a beautiful truffle – for its incredible look, for its taste and for its timeless elegance. Season for winter truffles tends to an end by the end of march, so I took a chance. Spinach […]
Belle(s) de Jour gone Wild at Heart: Curry Truffles for Catherine Deneuve and Nicolas Cage
Last night, Catherine Deneuve and Nicolas Cage presented their new films at Berlinale Film Festival – Elle s’en va (Deneuve) and Croods (Cage gives voice to the animated main character). Both of them will most probably never know that I named my latest chocolate […]
Flowers and Glamour: Home-Made Labneh and Paneer Cheese and some Berlinale Impressions
Last week I got some dried rose leaves at the Turkish market, and looking at the beauty, one of the first things that came to my mind was goat’s milk Paneer which I haven’t made for a long time. I also thought about a […]
Winter Creatures: Oven-baked Roots and Tubers with Home-Made Curry Spice
Here’s one for all fans of winter vegetables – and for those who want to become. As a child I didn’t like roots and tubers, but today I appreciate them a lot due to their warm and deep taste. I love the idea of […]
Keep it Simple: Ciabatta with Scamorza Affumicata, Figs and Sage
I love cheese sandwiches. But I hate those days where there’s no time left to have a proper meal – at home or outside. These sweet little things somewhere between a sandwich and a crostini don’t need much time of preparation and contain two […]
Shapes and Patterns: Romanesco Broccoli & Radiccio Asian Style
Recently we were talking about the very special character of Romanesco broccoli (or Roman cauliflower like it is also called). Not about the taste, but its patterns. The body consists of sprouts that consist of sprouts that consist of sprouts – all built up exactly […]
Food with a View 