Cookies & Snow That morning, rolling up the blinds from our roof-windows didn’t really help to let in the light: the windows were covered in snow. It was a Saturday in January and for me the first time I saw proper snow in Vienna. Before it had usually just been a thin layer of powder. … Continue reading Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies
A well-traveled lemon tree When I moved from Berlin to Vienna around two years ago and started looking for an apartment, I really was not sure where I would end up. I had only been to the city once, several years earlier. So I had no idea which parts of the city were nice, in … Continue reading Ricotta, Lemon and Almond Cake
A change from traditional food What do you think about when you think about food in the Czech Republic? Personally, every time I have been to the country I had visited traditional restaurants. The sort of restaurants serving hearty food, often a lot of meat and sauces paired with a delicious beer. And I do … Continue reading Black Garlic Aioli with Mushrooms and Rösti
A very special apricot I wasn't sure whether I should be happy or sad when is saw the pretty abbey of Melk appearing on the other side of the river. Happy, because my goal was to cycle the 80 km from the town of Krems to Melk and back. This meant I was half way, … Continue reading Feta And Apricot Bread
Traveling people, traveling flora Even after traveling for many years, one thing that never ceases to amaze me is how you can arrive in a world that seems totally different after just a few hours of travel. When I am going from Vienna to my parents in the south of Spain, there is always this … Continue reading Lemon and Almond Spaghetti
Catalan springWhen we got out of the car, the smell of woodfire and barbecue welcomed us. The sky was blue without any visible cloud, and the sun was warm for a February day. The source of the barbecue smell was the restaurant we were heading to for lunch. We were in the hills that surround … Continue reading Leek and roasted tomato risotto
The lunch question “What are we doing today for lunch?”For the past ten months, this has been the question that comes up almost daily, each working day at around 11.45. And even though our office is in the middle of Vienna, it still also seems like the most complicated question during the day. Going somewhere … Continue reading Zucchini Dip
New places After moving to a different country, city, place, whichever of those it is, there are always a lot of firsts. It takes a bit of time before memories have been created that make a new place feel like home. Over the past few months, there have been plenty of "first-time" experiences for me. … Continue reading Roasted fennel and orange salad
Berat and Burek After two days full of rain in Montenegro, the sun had started shining when I crossed the border with Albania by bus. The driver of the minibus asked for the passport and Corona certificate of me and the only other passenger of the bus, and after handing that to the border controls … Continue reading Pumpkin and feta pastry
Horses and pasta Walking around in the supermarket trying to find nice vegetables wasn't the easiest in the small town. But I did need to pick something now that I had finally made it in time to a supermarket. I was traveling through Iceland, enjoying the incredible nature. Every day there were again new, amazing … Continue reading Pasta with Zucchini
The roaming chilli 