You have to hand it to Asturias, it has some of the most beautiful beaches I have ever seen… To think that all this is less than two hours plane ride from the UK… There are so many beaches to choose from along its coastline, with a huge variety of natural things to keep small […]
Food
Lovely Ljubljana
I honestly think, that if you visit a city on a day when the weather is unbelievably bad, and you still come away thinking, “that was really lovely” (despite being soaked to the skin, and having had to invest in a Belgian (or should that be Slovenian) Waffle to warm you up on the way […]
Autumn Apple Cake – German Style
It may well reach temperatures of over 31ºC today, but Autumn is just about here… The mornings are much much cooler, and the days tend to start with fields full of mist at the back of the house. The evenings are definitely drawing in, plus there are spiders and daddy-longlegs in abundance… But, I LOVE […]
A Birthday at Theresa’s – Hotel Theresa – Zell im Zillertal
If you are not overly familiar with Austria’s Tyrol region, you might imagine it to be a place to visit exclusively in the winter – when the snow is deep, the sauna’s are ready to soothe any ski induced aches and pains, and dinner typically involves some form of melted cheese… Of course it does […]
The Last Supper and the BEST Meal in Lake Garda
The annual goodbyes are beginning. I hate this time of year, ESPECIALLY when we still have no idea what we are doing (let’s just say there’s been a bit of a spanner in the works in that department!) – there’s definitely more than an ounce of jealousy in this post! Jealousy and good food. One […]
A Real Pea Souper
No, not the London incredibly bad for your lungs, happened a long time ago fog variety – but a rather wholesome, stand your spoon up in it, and not have to eat for the rest of the day variety – my Grandmother’s recipe no less. I knew she had written it down for me somewhere, […]
Amsterdam Dreaming…
Fancy a quick trip around sunny Amsterdam? Whilst the rest of the world seems to be in the midst of winter storms and mass greyness (although as I type this I am gazing out across bright and beautiful Kitzbuhel mountains, but the storms are expected here too later today…), whilst the baby sleeps I am […]
Moeders – Amsterdam
Food isn’t just essential for life, it can also hold a lot of memories. Certain cakes baked for birthdays for example, soups made for us when we weren’t feeling well; rituals of special stews and bakes made for things like bonfire night and other celebrations, and sacred family recipes passed down from generation to generation. […]
Mini Karneval Danish Pastries
I like being an Expat for the most part, but those who haven’t dipped a toe into life abroad can never underestimate the extra pressures that we find ourselves under at certain times of year (she says with tongue ever so slightly in cheek!) – such as Carnival/Karneval/Fasching/Fastelavn/Mardi Gras or Shrove Tuesday to give it […]
Two Serious Museums and a Kimchee Princess – Berlin
Deliberated over from the comfort of her temporary bedroom in our cosy communist era Berlin apartment (whilst I pondered the all important matter of where we should eat dinner!), a certain history enthusiast in our family decided on two museums to visit in one day, both with much more serious collections for inspection, after the previous […]