Founded in 1201, the historical center is an UNESCO World Heritage Site, and Riga is the European Capital of Culture 2014. We stepped out of our hotel and I had barely taken 4 steps, when I stopped to take a picture. Already? my husband wondered. Look up! I answered. Riga is a city where you […]
Summer Weekend in Göteborg
My cookbook co-author Alex and I love to eat and travel. When our first book came out we traveled to Paris to go to the cookbook fair and to explore the culinary side of the city. This time we wanted to visit a city in Scandinavia and go to a workshop. Earlier this year I […]
Early Summer Forests
In early summer the forests are filled with bright green colors and it’s not rare to come across fog, something often attributed to late summer and autumn. The following photographs were taken on a weekend trip to the Bavarian Forest in Germany and while on a two day hike through the Appenzell region of Switzerland. […]
Ascona For the Weekend
Traveling to Ticino is an exciting journey. We’ve been so many times, I can hardly keep track, but still each time is like visiting an old friend. There are the “do you remember” moments sprinkled in with the new memories. This time we were staying in Ascona, courtesy of last year’s Christmas gift from my […]
Rhubarb-Apple Cake
I used to not like rhubarb. Really. That slimy, sour vegetable wasn’t on my list of dream desserts at all. My husband loves rhubarb. Give him that tart piece of tart and he’s in heaven. We have three rhubarb plants in our garden, each a different variety. Two are green and one is red. So […]
Lemony Herbed Bulgur Salad
I’ve made this salad so many times the past few weeks, and I just can’t stop eating it. The herbs in the garden are back and we’ve been adding them to everything. It’s so nice to have something fresh on our plates. I started making this salad with frozen peas, then I bought a bag […]