There’s not many tastier fruits than ripe and juicy nectarines. The ones you can only get in the height of summer. The other day I thought I had gotten my hands of some of them but unfortunately, they were not the ripe and juicy nectarines I was expecting. And there is not much worse than […]
Recently I went to Belgium for a few days, first I went to Bruges and then to Antwerp. I really liked both cities, for different reasons. Bruges is a bit like a film set, quite surreal with all it’s historic buildings and just so picturesque. Antwerp is much more modern, both in it’s look and even […]
It’s been a while since I last posted as the summer’s been busy so far. However, this weekend I had a little down time and therefore the chance to make something to share with you, a strawberry tiramisu – well, sort of anyway. There’s no alcohol or coffee in this tiramisu and as I wanted to […]
Last weekend was my friend Debbie’s birthday. We’ve been making birthday cakes for each other for years and as her birthday is in the summer I often make her birthday cakes with summer berries. This year it was going to be raspberries and when I thought of what kind of raspberry cake would be tasty, […]
Today is a public holiday in all the three countries I have lived in – Germany has it’s long Pentecost weekend, England another May Bank Holiday and the US are honouring their Memorial Day. Hopefully, all of you who live in these countries have gotten at least one long breakfast or brunch in on one […]
The Sweetest Brunch 