There is just something warming about having a pot of soup simmering away on the stove top on a chilly evening. On the weekends, I’m more inclined to spend time chopping and stirring and making an elaborate soup. But during the week, I need something that won’t take forever to prepare. Lentils are something I […]
Winter
Holiday Baking
It’s become somewhat of a tradition for me to bake a large amount of Christmas cookies over the weekend and then take the leftovers to work the following Monday. I love baking and love making different kinds of cookies, but there is no way we would be able to eat all of them. My colleagues […]
A Walk to Pfarrachalm
You never know what the weather will be like when you make plans far in advance. We were looking forward to our trip to Innsbruck to visit friends and it turned out we lucked out with the weather. It may have been foggy, but it was dry one day and the next it was sunny […]
Pumpkin Cheesecake Pie
My sister had a minor breakdown when I told her I’d be making my pumpkin ravioli for Thanksgiving dinner instead of the traditional meal. She quickly told me all she really wanted was mashed potatoes, green beans and Brussels sprouts. Oh and by the way, for dessert she had found this luscious pumpkin cheesecake recipe […]
Postcard from Strasbourg
After our cruise down the Rhine, we disembarked at Strasbourg. Originally, a boat ride on the river Ill had been planned, but it was cancelled due to flooding. We decided to make our way to the train station on our own and gave ourselves almost 3 hours to walk through the historic center to the […]
Between Winter and Spring in Val Müstair
We spent the Easter holiday weekend in Val Müstair, a valley in the far eastern part of Switzerland close to the Italian and Austrian border. We started out early on Good Friday as the weather forecast had predicted that Friday could possibly be the warmest and sunniest day of the holiday weekend. As soon as […]