Hey there! First I want to wish you all a peaceful first Advent Sunday. Here in Switzerland the first of advent opens Christmas season. There are Christmas markets popping up everywhere, next Saturday we’ll celebrate Saint Nicholas and the best thing Christmas cookie-baking marathons are held in every single Swiss household. There is even a…
Archives for November 2014
Beetroot Hummus
Hey there! Today’s recipe will be a fairly simple one. There’s hardly anything to do and the end result is absolutely divine. If you follow my instagram you would know that it has become a little tradition of mine to have a sandwich on Thursday nights. I actually started this due to…
Autumn Frekkeh – a mixture of sweet and salty
Hey there! After a super busy weekend with no time for cooking whatsoever I was super motivated and eager to finally create a new recipe today on this sunny November day. The key ingredient, which happens to be frekkeh, had already been sitting in our pantry for a while and I finally wanted to…
Creamy Saffron Pasta – ricotta, romanesco, peas and cherry tomatoes
Hey there! I realised that I haven’t got many recipes on here including one of the most expensive and delicious tasting spices in the world. I am talking about the one and only saffron, a spice I truly adore and I could honestly eat every day and I sure wouldn’t get sick of it….
Bircher Muesli – A wintery version
Hey there! Today I’ve got something really special for you. A dish you can enjoy at anytime of the day. We Swiss have it for dinner, we have it for lunch, for dessert and yes occasionally we even eat it for breakfast. Well I am talking about a good old Bircher Muesli. Yes…
Soup for the cooler days – A Thai noodle version
Hey there! Winter’s coming closer here in Switzerland, the thermometer actually only just reached 6°C today, which in my opinion is way too cold. Well I just love the heat and the sun hence I spent a year of my life in Australia where I definitely got a fair share of that. …
Potato Cakes – the cheesy, lemony version
Hey there! I am finally back with another recipe. This time it actually includes nor pumpkin nor sweet potato. What an achievement for Fanny the girl who’s been obsessing over pumpkin and sweet potato ever since having lived in beautiful Down Under. I guess you could say this post is devoted to…
Autumn Hash with Halloumi and a drizzle of Cranberry
Hey there! So before I get talking about another delicious recipe I first want to quickly tell you about and amazing experience I had last Sunday. As you might know I am most definitely not the only Swiss foodie, there are lots of them out there. A few weeks ago, lovely Laura reached out…
Homemade pasta with Olive pesto, Pumpkin and Cannellini beans
Hey there! Today I’ve got another pasta dish for you and I didn’t even use store bought pasta this time. I went all out and freshly handmade some delicious whole wheat Farfalle. There’s nothing better than homemade pasta, just saying, so if you’ve got the time you should definitely do the extra step and…