red berry fruit salad with passion fruit dressing

red berry fruit salad with passion fruit dressing

There’s nothing I love more than June produce, with loads of fresh berries making their appearance in supermarkets across Switzerland. I’ve always been a big fan of strawberries and blueberries, adding them to my breakfast, fruit salads, desserts and snacks, but was never really fond of raspberries 

ginger lemongrass salmon

ginger lemongrass salmon

I feel like I’ve been living under a rock for so many months. How did I not see that they sell lemongrass in my local supermarket!? I have this bad habit at the supermarket of walking around like a donkey, always going through the same aisles looking 

heart of palm and black olive pie

heart of palm and black olive pie

As I’m writing this post, I’m sitting on my balcony enjoying the warm weather and long-lasting daylight with fresh strawberries and a glass of my favorite rosé. I can’t help but think back to a year ago, when Jon and I were getting everything ready 

mint pea soup

mint pea soup

Two weeks ago, I planted my own little aromatic herb garden just in front of my kitchen. I wish I could have bought every single aromatic herb sold at the gardening store, but knowing that my gardening skills are pretty much non-existent, I settled for just five 

coconut porridge topped with berries and nuts

coconut porridge topped with berries and nuts

I’m all into healthy power foods ever since I started running over a month ago. My favorite time of the day to run is at 6:15am before work, when the birds are chirping and no one except some squirrels and a few fellow runners are 

mushroom cheese lasagna

mushroom cheese lasagna

I’m sick as a dog with the flu, after being cold-free for almost a year — a true record, given that I always catch at least one cold during the winter. Jon laughs saying that I’ve caught a million other things instead, including an untreatable skin rash that itches 

syrian string beans with spiced tomato sauce

syrian string beans with spiced tomato sauce

Months and months ago I shared with you this string bean salad with mustard vinaigrette, admitting that I never know what to do with string beans besides cook them in tomato sauce until fork-tender. The truth is that I never really liked string beans until I 

ultra-moist gluten-free chocolate cake

ultra-moist gluten-free chocolate cake

Most of my desserts tend to contain flour; in fact, I rarely ever bake without it unless it is Passover. But with several of our friends being allergic or intolerant to gluten, I’ve started testing all sorts of recipes to make my desserts just as decadent and delicious without containing