The plum season always seems to creep up on me. For some reason I expect it to be later than it is and at once I notice it, it’s halfway through. In an attempt to keep up with is this year, I made this easy tart. It may not be the prettiest tart to look […]
Autumn
Autumn Mushroom Pasta
As soon as there is a nip in the air and summer has come to a close, I crave warm and comforting food. This pasta dish is very easy to make, and I can see this appearing regularly on our table this season. While it would be most delicious with fresh foraged mushrooms, I had […]
Swiss Historic Hotels 2016
The two Swiss Historic Hotels we visited this year couldn’t be more different. One is nestled far up in the mountains, the other above a lake. We visited Hof Zuort at the end of winter in the beginning of March in the hopes of being able to spend some time in the snow. The only […]
Mystical Meersburg
My sister and I had been talking about going on a “girls weekend away” for a long time and finally decided on a stay in Meersburg on Lake Constance. The only weekend we found was one at the beginning of November but it turned out to be beautiful. It was cold and overcast, but the […]
Culinary Cruise Up the Rhine
The reason for our first cruise was to enjoy a gourmet dinner cooked by Nenad Mlinarevic. Back in summer, the Sunday paper featured an article about chef Nenad Mlinarevic, who is head chef at the Parkhotel Vitznau on Lake Lucerne. His philosophy intrigues me as he follows the same guidelines as I do when cooking. […]
Through the Golden Larches of Engadin
On our 100km trek through the Engadin, we hiked over passes, through forests, over streams and down hidden valleys. Due to the wonderful summer we had, we didn’t feel the need to head off to a warmer climate for a week of vacation in autumn. Last year we soaked up the sun in Andalusia, this […]