There is something about early May in Switzerland that feels quietly generous. The markets begin to change, the light stretches a little longer into the evening, and suddenly, almost without noticing, there are flowers everywhere. Not the grand, composed bouquets, but the small ones. The ones that grow close to […]
Slow food isn’t just a movement — it’s a mindset It begins with ingredients that matter: organic potatoes from the local farm turned into creamy mash, Swiss white asparagus grown with care, slow-cooked organic chicken, and oven-roasted carrots full of natural sweetness. Every element on this plate tells a story […]
Celebrate the best of spring with this vibrant tart, where fresh green asparagus and sweet peas shine in a creamy ricotta-egg filling, all nestled in a wholesome spelt short crust. This recipe puts ingredients first—each element is chosen for flavour and seasonal freshness, with thoughtful seasoning to elevate the dish. […]
This weekend, I embarked on a fun project—making my very own magnolia salt! Not only is it a stunning addition to any dish, but it also brings a unique floral twist to your cooking. Let’s dive into the adventure of turning these gorgeous blossoms into a culinary delight! The Magic […]
Attentive followers will notice that this is not the first post I have done about the incredibly delicious barba di frate — in English, monk’s beard. I’ve already shared my favorite recipe for enjoying this tasty green goodness packed with vitamins. Get your free copy of the recipe here. But […]
For me, there are countless delightful ways to savor the brief but glorious strawberry season—my favorite being plucking them fresh, right from the plant. Some of you might have noticed that I’ve discovered a passion for baking in recent years. Naturally, my latest creation features strawberries since we are […]
Indulge in an early Spring delight with this light dinner that not only satisfies your taste buds but also delights your senses! Picture this: tender beetroot, sliced with precision just like Hasselback potatoes, lovingly seasoned with a drizzle of olive oil, a sprinkle of salt, pepper, and a hint of […]
After a day at work, an intensive lunchtime workout and a webinar about food diplomacy and the impact of cooks, I was craving for a tasty and satisfying Spring midweek dinner. Within a few minutes I had prepared this beautiful dish with new potatoes and fresh peas seasoned with EVO […]
We are finally (again) in the phase, where you hopp from one season to another within a few hours. This beautiful morning sunlit composition shows you Mother Nature’s answer in terms of vegetables: the picturesque Castelfranco almost steals the show while the newly available basil and asparagus just dare to […]
A great way to celebrate Spring: (even though the weather is really still quite wintery) some fresh and crisp green asparagus pasta accompanied by a lemon ricotta sauce. A lemon infused pasta dish with ricotta and green asparagus
We are in full spring here in Zurich (although it did decide to snow the last two days…) and the wild garlic is available in abundance, which is probably also why there are many creative ways out there to use wild garlic other than pesto. These scones are very easy […]
What a surprise to wake up to snow this morning when two days ago I was dreaming of swimming in the lake … April definitely started off with some crazy weather … I nevertheless took the opportunity to get some beautiful tulips and the first fresh peas … at least […]
This is more a “putting together of ingredients” rather than a receipe… I could not resist the fresh fava beans on the market, which according to Roman tradition should be served with a fairly young pecorino. I happened to have Mimolette at home, which is a perfect contrast in taste, […]
I wanted to give myself the challenge of making my own receipe for a strawberry cake: mission completed…with a “not too bad success”: I put too much of the filling and assembled the cake the evening before we ate it … so lessons leart and already incorporated into the receipe […]
It’s definitely the season for this amazing pie: a lot of fruit, which is nicely embedded in this very rich dough. A treat for the eyes, taste buds and soul.
Another one of my favorite Spring vegetables: Swiss chard. A lovely side dish…or just as a main with some bread…a quick and healthy weekday dinner. As with most vetegables, be sure to get the stems as fresh as possible…the cut at the bottom will indicate when they were cut and […]
To find land seaweed (or barba di frate in Italian) is a real treat….which I definitely don’t miss out on. This vegetable looks like a mixture of chives and seaweed…comes with quite strong roots, which need to be carefully removed before cooking. Some add anchovies to the mixture, I prefer […]
A quick weekday dinner with some of the best spring has to offer: cime di rape and new potatoes. As Italian, I felt this dish needed a traditional Italian sausage to complete it.
I don’t know about you, but for me fresh peas are one of the better things in life – directly from the field would be the best…! For yesterday’s Mother’s Day, I made this light and springly frittata, which I served with some crème fraîche, lemon zest and a bit […]
Another Italian Easter tradition: after the richness of Easter and in full spring, once the first greens of the year can be harvested, Italians like to bake what they call Erbazzone…erba is grass… an assembly of greens. It is tasty the day you make it and it is a great […]
I had previously tried the semolina clementine cake, which is also rather moist and full of flavours, but no doubt this orange cake is richer and an explosion of southern Italian sun. For the batter, mix 3 eggs and 250g suger until they are very light and fluffy. It is […]
I got some locally grown topinambur, which I first cooked and then fried tonight. Together with locally grown brussels sprouts they gave a great side to an amazing steak.
Tonight’s starter was a green and red Grumolo salad with a clementine and sweet honey mustard sauce. The sweetness of the sauce is a perfect match to the slight bitter salad. The remaining sauce was great with today’s fresh bread. As a main, we had pasta with homemade pesto.
Spring or winter
#blog #sprinorwinter #pinkorpurple #wässrigeabendsonne #sunlight #christrosen #afternoonwalk
The joy of being at home
#blog #homesweethome #sharethejoy #thejoyofflowers #swisstulips #localproduct #thejoyofbeingathome #happyweekend
Stay strong and rooted like a tree
#blog #staystrong #staystrongandrootedlikeatree #overcomedifficulties #coronavirus #spring #spring2020 #difficulttimes
For my Italian family and friends 🌷
#blog #foritaly #formyitalianfamily #corraggio #standtogether #mutmacher #tuesdaymotivation #bürkliplatzmärt #iloveflowers
To all the strong women: Happy Women’s Day
#blog #vibrantcolours #happywomensday #happywomensday2020 #natureasmotivation #natureinspiresme #strongandbeautiful #happysunday #swisstulips #iwd2020 #striveforstrength #striveforwhatyouwant
Spring morning
#blog #zürisee #bürkliplatz #springmorning #infinity #calm #züri #zürichdieschönstestadtderwelt #fiftyshadesofblue
Saturday treat
#blog #lotti_zuerich @lotti_zuerich #pankakes #almostahugo #saturdaytreat #yummy
May your weekend be colorful and bright
#blog #weekend #weekendmood #tulips #colourful #iloveflowers #bonweekend #buonfinesettimana
May your path lead to the weekend
#blog #pathtotheweekend #tgif #spring #provence #blauvac #greens #fiftyshadesofnature #fridaymood
When you have arrived in paradise
#blog #paradise #blauvac #spring #reddwarf #strongcolours #whenyouhavearrivedinparadise
Can life get any better?
#blog #canlifegetanybetter #peas #freshpeas #iaminheaven #inmykitchen #ilovetohost #freshstarttotheweekend #green #erbsli #justcantgetenough #foodheaven
The special one
#blog #thespecialone #magnolia #magnolie #justcantgetenough #focus #naturalbeauty #prettyinpink #iloveflowers
Magnolia fever
#blog #magnolia #magnoliafever #stauffacher #sunnyday #bluesky #springhassprung #züri #justcantgetenough
Happy Friday
#blog #colourfulonagreyday #happyfriday #tgif #springatitsbest #contrastcolours #pink #pinkandgreen #tulips
Carpet of wild garlic
#blog #bärlauch #sihlwald #wildgarlic #spring #woods #derwaldimfrühling #frühling #wald #durchblick #fiftyshadesofgreen #carpetofwildgarlic
Purple sea
#blog #purplesea #igiardinidipomona @igiardinidipomona #freshness #sattgrün #alteeiche
When the sun comes out after the rain
#blog #whenthesuncomesoutaftertherain #wässerigesonne #trulli #locorotondo #puglia #goldenhour #eveningsun
Thank God it’s market day 🌷
#blog #thankgoditsmarketday #tulips #swiss #localproduct #tgif #happyfriday #iloveflowers #ilovemarkets #bürkliplatzmärt #schweizertulpen #tulpen
Happy Sunday
#blog #happysunday #springhassprung #kirschblüten #colourful #pink #bluesky #sunnyday #idaplatz
Falling in love again and again… #blog #fallinginlove #zurich #züri #zürich #zürichsee #zürisee #lunchbreak #pictureoftheday #calm #ommmm #andbreathe #cantbeatthis #ilovezüri
Wednesday night in Paris
#blog #saintclaire #parcdesprinces #wednesdaynightinparis #deco #wheninparis #withstyle #colourful
Carpet of flowers
#blog #spring #iloveflowers #carpetofflowers #saftigesgrün #happiness
Welcome home
#blog #welcomehome #vollinblüte #mohn #prettypoppy #pastelcolours #thankyoumom #delicate #eigenwillig
Office with a view
#blog #earlybird #sunnymorning #goldenhour #officewithaview #wednesdaymotivation #züri #zürich #zürichdieschönstestadtderwelt
Blauvac Focus on what matters 🌟 #focus #newstart #mondaymotivation #olivetree #natureshowstheway
Richterswil, Switzerland What else can you ask for? #sunrise #earlybird #midweek #wednesdaymotivation #whenyoufeellucky #richterswil #bokertov
Richterswil, Switzerland I would certainly call these beauties a Monday motivation #pfingstrosen #mondaymotivation #memoriesfromtheweekend #iloveflowers #prettyinpink
Richterswil, Switzerland When you don’t know where you are…when the why question follows you around the world…lama is why in Hebrew…a coincidence? 🤔 #lama #swissfarm #morningmotivation #happyweekend #morningstroll #adaptation #integration
Zürich, Switzerland Wishing all the mom’s a great day 🌸 #lovemymom #flowersmakemomshappy #mothersday #muettertag #muttertag #zürich #züri #zurich
Preparation ongoing for a healthy Friday… Bulgur salad with purple asparagus, celery and roasted almonds 😋 #lunchtobe #asparagus #spring #almonds #celery #experimental #inmykitchen #healthyfood #vegetarianfood #bulgur #preparation
DasProvisorium Wishing you a colourful and vibrant week ahead 💐 #mondaymotivation #iloveflowers #dasprovisorium #inspiring
Zürichsee I decided to take the boat into Zürich today…nothing like enjoying the afternoon sun on a warm spring day… #swan #zürichsee #calm #graceful #onaboat #feelslikeaholiday
Nothing like starting a spring weekend with these… #spring #freshpeas #marketfood #inmykitchen #green #greenfood #experimental
Bürkliplatz, Zürich Nothing like a fresh and crunchy, locally grown radish to start your day 😋 #tgif #bürkliplatzmärt #radiesli #spiceupyourlife #locallygrown #ilovemarkets #radish
Haus Konstruktiv Wishing you a great start to May…may this month be colourful, bright and full of inspiring moments 🌟 #newmonthnewgoals #newmonthnewhope #thoughts #wishes
Perfect Sunday at home and in my kitchen…love the spring, when the variety of locally grown food is growing week by week 😋 #inmykitchen #sundaylunch #sarassou #inspiredbydianahenry #dianahenry #foodporn #instafood #localproducts #marketfood
…and as delicate as wisteria…enjoy yours! ☀️ #glizinie #wisteria #blauerregen #delicate #iloveflowers
Bürkliplatz, Zürich …gracefully swimming in the early morning sun…enjoy your day in style ☀️ #graceful #swan #elegant #earlymorningsun #bürkliplatz #züri #zürich #zurich #ilovezürich #calm #alone #zürichsee
Sihlcity When the love for markets meets the love for flowers…happy Thursday 🌸 #silhcitymärt #firstones #pfingstrosen #iloveflowers #ilovemarkets
#midweek #nearlythere #wednesdaymotivation #iloveflowers When you wake up to this…🌷
Klinik Pyramide am See A doctor appointment is rarely pleasant…unless it ends with this… 🌸 #whengoingtothedoctorendswiththis
Richterswil, Switzerland Who needs the Sunday blues, when you can have this Monday morning? Wishing you a colourful and interesting week ahead ☀️ #mondaymotivation #mondaymood #sunrise #50shadesofblue #richterswil
Wädenswil, Switzerland ….make me happy 🌷 Lovely contrast and vivid colours to complement this beautiful spring weekend @blumenmueller #tulpen #tulips #composition #iloveflowers #contrast
Wädenswil, Switzerland …a bright, sun-shiny day…☀️ Enjoy it! #happyweekend #spring #natureatitsbest #instapic
Bürkliplatz, Zürich …that you are a foodie, when your mouth waters before 7 am seeing these…😋 #mönchsbart #tgif #fridaymarketday #market #whenyourmouthwaters #whenyoucantwait #barbadifrate #iamitalian #foody #instafood
Richterswil, Switzerland I had no idea that commuting can be sooo beautiful 😍 Enjoy your daily routines…it will make your life more meaningful #whenyouenjoyyourcommuting #trainride #happytuesday
Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Cote D’Azur, France Are you a busy bee? Don’t forget to enjoy spring and the wonderful nature around you 🐝 #busybee #honeyinthemaking #springhassprung #cherryblossom #provence
Wädenswil, Switzerland Wishing a peaceful weekend
What could be a better confirmation that spring has sprung? Mother nature really knows how to decorate our world 🌺
Bürkliplatz, Zürich A perfect description of a rainy spring day…tulips with rain drops… 🌷Would you refrain from going to the market…🤔 I certainly won’t #rainyspringday #tulips #market #iloveflowers #ilovemarkets
#ladybird #luckyme #popart #negative #liveandletlive
Well, not exactly, but I must admit, these do help…🌸
Have I mentioned before that I love flowers… Happy Tuesday and enjoy YOUR day 🌺
When somebody puts some flowers aside a public water fountain in the city 🌼 To the love of nature
Although it is snowing outside ❄️ (yes, on 28.04), just a quick reminder of what spring looks like… Carpe diem…sunny and strawberry infiltrated days will come again… ☀️🍓
Perfect combination…#ilovepink #iloveflowers 🌸
… market day…and I wish you a happy one ☀ #iloveflowers
I have recently moved office and am very happy to have found these to brighten up my day 🌺
You can be sure it is spring ☀
Have a great start to the new week…from Suwon ☀
Nothing more sure that it is Spring when your local market has these yummy natural wonders… #ilovemarkets
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