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Shortbread cookies recipe with butter and fruit

2016-03-21T11:20:20+01:00

After some tinkering, I finally made a shortbread that is worth baking at home. These are simple and lovely with tea and fresh fruit. My first shortbread was (...)

Drinking tea can inspire poetic creativity

2015-11-03T17:44:16+01:00

Last year, a company called Teavivre proposed to send me some teas to taste. With nothing to lose, of course I said yes. I tasted five different teas over the (...)

Taste of Summer

2015-09-10T12:53:05+02:00

In the classic tradition of highly sporadic posting, I’m back. A year has gone by since I last wrote. I’ve travelled to see my family. I’ve moved to a place I (...)

Mint mascarpone chocolate chip ice cream

2014-08-22T12:55:35+02:00

One of my all time top favorite ice creams: mint-chocolate chip!

Shellfish of Bouzigues

2014-07-21T16:09:31+02:00

Perched on the terrace above an oyster farmer's workshop, I was appreciating the view over the Etang de Thau...

Pavlova meringue dessert with fruit and cream

2014-07-03T22:38:46+02:00

Me and meringue are not always on harmonious terms, kind of like me and dance.

Mas belles eaux - french wine from languedoc

2014-06-06T14:43:22+02:00

I live in the wild west of wine.

Spring beet and carrot carpaccio

2014-04-16T18:54:39+02:00

The first weeks of spring have furnished me with an irresistible urge to clean things, air out, lighten up...

Inland to coast and jamon iberico de bellota

2014-03-28T10:48:02+01:00

One morning, we strolled through the coastal city of Vigo, on the western coast of Spain.

El pulpo gallego and chantada wine festival

2014-03-26T15:23:19+01:00

Wine is first and foremost about people, places, and experiences.