For me, a train trip to Vienna is about 8 hour- if all goes well. I love taking the train but even 8 hours is a bit long for me. Instead, I decided to cut the trip in half and leaving work a bit early. Four hours later, I was in Innsbruck and my lovely […]
Summer
Terra Madre Salone del Gusto in Turin
Barely back home from Cheese! last year, Alex and I were already making plans for this year’s foodie weekend away. It didn’t take long for us to decide on the huge Slow Food festival in Turin, which takes place biannually. This year, the date was moved up a month from end of October and the […]
Brittany in September
My father had a big birthday coming up and wanted to spend it with family. After a lot of discussion, we finally settled on a week in Brittany and were excited to see what the week would bring. The eight of us met up in Pléneuf-Val-André, where we had rented a house for a week. […]
Blackberry Crumb Cake
Every year I more or less patiently wait for the blackberry season to start. I get excited when the first berries begin to ripen and then suddenly the whole bush explodes. This year I it hasn’t been easy keeping up with the berries. I made several jars of jam, next came a huge portion of […]
Beans and Zucchini on the Summer Table
Unlike last year when we could hardly keep up with the garden, this summer season has been off to a slow start. It rained a lot, and I had to replant a lot of things. Then it got hot and the plants couldn’t take the sudden temperature change, especially when the temperatures dropped again. But […]
Mittersill Castle
One look at this hotel and we were sold! We knew staying at Schloss Mittersill would be like living in a fairy tale for a week. It came of no surprise that we felt like a king and a queen during our stay. Sometimes I ask myself the hen and egg question. Do we choose […]