La ratatouille is a traditional dish from Provence (southeastern France). It is quite a hard thing to explain but somehow, this mix of sun-kissed vegetables, olive oil and herbs can make you feel like in a ray of sunshine even on a rainy day. My children love this dish. They call it either "ratatouille" or "tatouille". [...]
Before having children, my husband and I used to go to the restaurant every week. Eating out was for us a great way to enjoy/ discover new food and to catch up with one another. When the children came along I did wonder if we could continue to do this and yet ... less than [...]
As promised I took a few pictures for you from my holidays and I even thought of a little souvenir recipe... les roudoudous (caramel lollipops in shells)! First things first the holidays... Before having children my husband and I were really much into backpacking/visiting holidays. They would generally include a few relaxing days towards the [...]
Are you all geared up for Christmas? In our family we still have (quite) a few bits to do but I'm confident everything will be sorted out before D-Day :-) This year we will be spending the holiday period in Strasbourg, Alsace, France, in my husband’s family. Alsace is really magical at that time of [...]
When I was a child, I was living in what one would call a small town: 15,000 inhabitants. Once in a while we would go to the big town close by, it was THE big trip... As a chocolate lover, my mum would take us for a treat to a dream chocolate shop created back [...]
