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I have Royal Mail: Wild Dill Pollen for Minted Smoked Trout, Beet and Dill...
Ever since reading Fiona Maclean’s post “Chocolate Ganache and Fennel Pollen Tart” I have been enchanted with the idea of using pollen in my cooking. Until then I didn’t even know that such an exotic...
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Going Wild with Fennel Pollen: Sweet Recipes and a Savory Soup! all lactose-free
Yes, I went wild!!! With the wild pollen samples I received from Global Harvest. I had never tried pollen before but it instantly became my secret weapon. I mean ingredient of course, forgive me....
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A Summer Trip to Tuscany: Day 1 Arrival in Lano at I Tigli
You always wake up early in Tuscany, you instinctively feel the light arriving but you still want to catch the last stars. You grab your camera and you’re off to discover.The reflection of the sky...
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A Summer Trip to Tuscany: day 2 Cecina and Livorno market
Leaving Lano and Colle di Val d’Elsa in the Tuscan center we drive towards the Etruscan coast andCecina. A 70 kilometer drive through the hot baked landscapes of harvested wheat fields changing to...
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A Simple Escargot Ragout for 14 Juillet – Bastille Day – French Independence Day
On June 29th 1880 the French senate passed the law to declare the 14th of July a national holiday to commemorate French Independence Day called Bastille Day. It was named as such because it celebrates...
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A Food Truck on the Gulfo di Baratti Beach – Italian Stone Pines, a Beach and...
I am originally from America and we definitely have a sandwich culture and I definitely have a sandwich fetish! Don’t get me wrong I’m not talking about fast food like Subways, but about going to a...
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Of Fairies and Dragons and Stuffed Zucchini Blossoms
Since I first saw them in Italian cookbooks, on blogs, TV cooking specials and in the raw in Italian markets I have wanted to make stuffed Zucchini blossoms. By I have never been able to get them here...
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Being Part of LentiLab Made my Salone del Gusto Visit Special
Often when I can’t go to sleep after any exciting day, I write my blog posts or letters in my head. I compose and think of the words that inspired me about the event or the problem to be solved. When I...
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Bûche de Noël or Yule Log Cake a sweet Year’s End Tradition
The »plat de résistance« of French Christmas tradition with a yumandmore twist – spicy dark chocolate filling and vanilla white chocolate icing. This recipe is my holiday gift to you my readers and...
View ArticleWeisser Gluehwein aka White Mulled Wine
Glühwein means “glow wine” in German, coming both from the glowing cheeks you get from drinking it and the glowing warmth you have inside after drinking it. Using white wine instead of red in Glühwein...
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