today’s dinner

japanese style -和食 / washoku- rice, miso soup, baked barracuda(かます/kamasu) and gomoku mame(五目豆/soya beans, ひじき/hijiki seaweed and veg). gochisou sama…

dessert from japan

Shiratama dango -白玉団子- made out of : sticky rice powder(白玉粉/shiratamako), maccha(抹茶/green tea powder), anko (あんこ/adzukibeans sweet paste), kinako(きなこ/soybean flour). my almost 2years old son also likes it. 

Cheese paradise

Christoph Bruni and his cheese is well known here in Bern. He sells and produces some of the best cheese in the region. The only place to buy is on the farmer Market Tuesday and Saturday. Be prepared to wait half an hour till it…

Wine by the fire

There is nothing better than dinner in the garden. Our garden is an allotment located 10 minutes from our home. Light a fire, grill some fish and open a nice bottle of wine. What more does one need? You can also see todays harvest on…

Tomato time

This is the time of tomatoes. I only eat tomatoes during the summer month (meaning july, august and September). I hate the tomatoes you can buy throughout the year in supermarkets, they taste of nothing. (If I really need tomatoes I buy cherry tomatoes they…

Simple und fein

Frische Früchte entkernen, halbieren und mit Zucker und etwas Wasser langsam köcheln. Nach Belieben noch etwas Vanille, Zimt oder Grand Marnier beifügen. Bevor die Früchte auseinanderfallen, lauwarm mit Glace oder Pancakes servieren….