sharing joy, food and friendship is such a pleasure in summer. Did you know that it’s a quite old idea to enjoy a meal outside? People did this already in the classical era!

Picnic with friends in clearing amidst a forest – bread and tomatoes, wine and coffee, cake and fruits are plentiful and delicious. The animals are a bit curious to overhear what’s discussed but they are also busy with their own life.

my all time favorite salad recipe – I love to add some fresh fruits!

It’s just such a pleasure to visit the farmer’s market on sunny morning and to select the best looking freshest fruits and veggies for a home cooked dinner.

It’s just such a pleasure to visit the farmer’s market on sunny morning and to select the best looking freshest fruits and veggies for a home cooked dinner.

All kinds of cheese from cow- sheep and goat milk

Holidays are a great opportunity to start a treasure hunt in one’s provisions – be prepared to find out what time does to two year old chocolate cream…!

I want all of them in my garden!

Violets can be preserved with sugar and they look indeed delicious on these elaborate pieces of patisserie in French cafés.
The first time I saw the fragile beauty of flowers of capers I was surprised that their buds are actually an essential ingredient for penne alla putanesca!

I love the beauty of elderflowers and roses – and it's so tempting to preserve their scent by drying the colorful petals or cooking the latter to obtain a fragrant syrup.

I love everything about Papaya Salad – it’s fresh, spicy, colorful, sweet and rich in flavour. An all time favourite with sticky rice and something from the grill. The beans add some nice green crispy twist to it!

A sweet dream in pink, red and white and very simple to make – it just hast to be spring when the strawberries are full of flavour. Legend has it that this desert was invented in Eton where a small shop offered it to the students from 1930 onwards. I like that it doesn’t require any skills, just make a nice mess and indulge!

One of the most convincing combinations of simplicity and tastefulness is the Spanish version of breakfast: toasted bread, soaked with olive oil and topped with fresh tomato puree + salt is the perfect way to begin a day. It has everything: crunchy, warm, fruity, fresh and healthy – and with an extra slice of jamon iberico it is a delicacy.

I am very fond of South Indian cooking! It has such a great variety, many different vegetables are used, as well as many spices – and most of all because it is cooked with coconut oil and freshly grated coconut. So here is one of my favorite curries, acutally very simple to make and sooo tasty.

This cake is a very fond memory of mine and it is also a local speciality from where I grew up, in the south west of Germany. I tried to translate its name „Kirschplotzer“ and I hope it conveys what it is: a juicy fruitiness combined with cloves and cinnamon that add a mysterious hint of christmas to the late spring season when cherries are abundant and everyone who owns a tree is trying to pack as many as possible into this wonderful recipe – I hope someone tries to bake it!

Fun collection of many different items found in a kitchen

everything was fine until someone spilled the wine...!

The shape of Fruit Loops (and donughts) are toruses, oranges are spheres and neatly cut sandwiches triangular, they tend to be packed in boxes :) and maybe eaten in a kitchen with diamond wallpaper. Bon appetit!

everything for a super bright and happy birthday: roses, kisses, rainbow time, champagne, cake, cup cakes and two love birds.

Birthday Bash with Hot Salsa to dance to and munch on.

I like the idea that Candy Apples are called "Love Apples" in French as well as in German! So here is a Birthday Bash situation with two honeymooning Granny Smiths

Birthday Bash – Alice in Wonderland Tea Party with macarons, sandwiches, layered cakes and even mushrooms that make you shrink or grow. Queen of Hearts is serving tea and the white rabbit is not in a hurry!

Super Food Entry

I love to indulge in the abundance of market displays, it's so mouthwatering! Here I drew my favourite fresh picks, I'm certainly gonna eat a rainbow!