Chocolate Orange Trees ( or whatever)

I found an other cookie I really like, chocolate orange cookies. They are easy to make and already the dough is delicious ( important to me because I lick to pinch 😉 ). I’m not to much into all these christmas cookies that smell of…

Kids cookies

Yesterday we started making cookies, rather late I realized, last year we started a whole month earlier. Must be the weather, it was way to warm to get into christmas mood. As always we started with a kids cookie, hoping that while they are busy…

Quick asian something

This is one of our basics. Fast and delicious, perfect for one of the way to many working days when supper has to be quick. It turns out different every time depending on what is around. There are a few basics though: Brown rice Salmon…

Tarte Tatin

Certainly one of my favorite desserts, warm apples a hint of caramel and double cream…. yummy. But somehow I never mange to make it. Often I make the dough but then I am busy cooking dinner and have not time to cook the apples and…

Onion soup

We’re into soup these days. Broccoli soup, minestrone, barley soup … Today it was onion soup. One day after the Bernese “Zibele Märit” it seemed like the right thing to cook. 1 kg organic onions 1 Tbs butter 6 gloves garlic 1 laurel leaf a…

Broccoli Soup

I not so good in soups. Or at least not as good as I would like to be. I can do nice minestrone type of soupes. But I always make them the same way. I definitely lack fantasy and I don’t have a good book. …

Fish pie “irish craving”

One of our favorite winter dishes. Comfort food, simple, sometimes we eat it straight out of the pot. Perfect  after a windy day in the garden or even better at the beach ( why o why do I live in switzerland ?) . Unbelievable, but…

Chocolate Caramel Cheesecake

Still in a baking mood and at home with a heavy cold. I decided to try something I have never done before, a Chocolate Caramel Cheesecake. Inspired by a post on smittenkitchen. I like cheese cake but have not done one for ages. But chocolate…