by Vera | Feb 4, 2020 | Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
“Good bread is the most fundamentally satisfying of all foods; and good bread with fresh butter, the greatest of feasts.” ― James Beard I couldn’t agree more with James Beard. Bread and butter are meant for eachother, and it would be a sad day, when someone...
by Vera | Dec 18, 2019 | Fall, Winter
I do love Christmas. This time of the year makes me awfully sentimental, a little sad. How does the time fly so fast? I had so many plans this year, and I didn’t even accomplish half of it yet. Well, there is a new year coming, bringing new plans, new opportunities....
by Vera | Jun 10, 2019 | Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
Picnic, friends and lots of food, that would a more accurate title I think. A couple of days ago, I got to spend two wonderful days with like-minded people, aka same crazy people like me. One of the best two days I had this year. Let me start at the beginning. I got...
by Vera | May 22, 2019 | Fall, Spring
Rain, rain, rain…. Honestly, I cannot take it anymore. For the first time since I moved to Switzerland, it crossed my mind to move to the South of Europe. Today I reached the point when I cannot take the rain anymore. I need sun, feel like my brain is in a huge...
by Vera | May 7, 2019 | Fall, Recipes, Spring, Summer, Sweets
Ingredients (24 cm Springform) 165 g flour 200 g caster sugar 12 egg whites 1-2 tsp vanilla paste A pinch of salt Frosting: 200 g raspberries 100g butter 50g cream cheese 200 g caster sugar 1-2 tbsp heavy cream if the cream is too thick Raspberry glaze: 2 tbsp...
by Vera | Apr 22, 2019 | Fall, Recipes, Spring, Summer, Vegetables – Salad, Vegetarian, Winter
Ingredients: 6 medium potatoes 1 shallot 30 g butter 1 tablespoon Gruyere cheese, grated 1-2 tablespoons bacon, cut small salt pepper ca 6-8 eggs, size «S» Prep.time: 20 min Baking time: ca 30 min Attachment: Food Processor Method: Preheat the oven to 200 ° C....
