Tomato-basil Pie / Le Club 55

I love summer! If sun is shining, it's not too hot, gentle breeze giving you a fresh feeling, and you are already a bit suntanned... and if to add a glass of cold rosé wine and a piece of summer pie to all that... mmmmm. Heaven!

For this pie you can go to St. Tropez and try it in a nice lunch place Le Club 55, but you also may easily and effortless make it at home. The most difficult part of cooking it is peeling tomatos ;) Here is the recipe.     

Salt

Before I started to cook I couldn't understand, why ist salt so important? It's all just salty... what's the difference? Time passed... and now...

Restaurants in Cape Town and around

Before going to SA I've heard that food is great here, but I couldn't imagine HOW great it is! 

Here there are just some pictures and... pa-ba-ba-bam...the list of restaurants worth to visit! (the list you find at the very end of the post)

Cape Town: See Point, Bo-Kaap and Cape Point

Did you know, that Cape Town is such a party-colored city?

Yes, it is! There is a part of it called Bo-Kaap - place with an interesting 

story to tell... but hier I just share some sunny pictures of it, no story ;)

South Africa - Garden Route

   If you already came to Cape Town, you should take some time and drive "Garden Route"

It is one of the most beautiful stretch in the world they say. And it is really a very nice drive! The roads in SA are pretty good quality, it almost feels like you are driving in Germany. There is also a great choice of rent-cars - anything you want! So started at Cape Town and went till Wilderness.  

Cape Town... missing the sun

   I just finished sorting South Africa's pictures (no, there are not a lot of them, yes, I'm just slow). Before I come back to "cooking" I'd like to post couple of pics and info, which might be interesting for those, who are planning to visit Cape Town (and around). Now couple of words about Cape Town hotels...

Safari in South Africa

   Yes, I remember it was supposed to be a food-blog, but as you noticed I recently started to post all the other stuff... This time I would like to share with you some of my wonderful memories about South Africa. This winter we spent there one month and it was just amazing! It was my first time in Africa at all, Cape Town was always just my dream, and of course - Safari! All my life i wanted to try it and find out why everybody who did got soooo exited about this experience. And as we all now - dreams do come true! Always... ;)

   There are so much I could tell about this trip! But I only probably do just two posts: Safari and Food. It's a lot anyway =)

   Let's start!

Cooking in Toscana...

   This year started pretty intense - with lots of trips, new people and new experience - just exactly as I was wishing at New Year's night.... 

I just came back from a wonderful place and want to share with some emotions... 

   Most of you know, that I love to cook using Belonika's recipes. She is a popular blogger in Russia and also the author of some cooking books. Couple of years ago she opened a cooking school in Provence and I was so eager to get there... but for some reason it didn't work that time, but this year my wish came true. Spring, Toscana, near small magic city Cortona, in Chateau and Relais il Falconiere... "Belonika & les Chefs"...   

One more tip for "stuttgarter" ;) Hair-Salon!

I Know it's a cooking Blog, but I can't share with you guys one more my favorite Beauty-Tip...for those who live in Stuttgart. Hair-dresser!

I took me long time till I got there, till I found the right place to be! I've tried everything possible in Stuttgart, but nowhere it felt sooooo right! There is not much to say about the place - it's just cool... That's it! Downtown, great people, nice smell, very good products and what's most important - great head-massage! ;=) and of cause the way you get your hair done - just perfect! Anything you want... a glass of prosecco - here it is! ;)

And they just got they web-site done! Looks cool I think Check it out here.

I'm there tomorrow getting ready for the spring!

P.S. and it's not a comercial ;) you should already trust me...

Spa in Stuttgart

Food is not the only thing which makes me happy...so i decided to share with you some other things as well. If you live in Stuttgart or not far from it click here (girls only).

Crostata di ricotta

There was the 2nd birthday of one boy and i was asked to bring something with me. I decided to make one of my favourite pie - Ricotta Pie! There is almost no sugar in it and it's fresh, light and very tasty - kids love it. And it's very easy to make - I love it ;)

Cantuccini - via Silvia Baracchi

My Husband is a fan of italian cookies! Biscotti or Cantuccini. It's the same, right? And one day I decided, the they alway should be available at our place! Next to coffee machine there is "always and forever" a nice box, where he can find them anytime ;) Also I cook them for his Office Lounge, so that he can proudly serve home-made cantucci round his clients. I find it pretty nice way to say hello to him during he is working ;) ...and recently I found one recipe,which is even better, than the one I used before (here)! You should definitely try it... 

Favorite time...

Beautiful autumn! 
Even I live now in a different county, it still smells like in my childhood... Smells like dry leaves, like happiness! And a Sunday lunch in a family garden after a nice long walk - it's one of the coziest thing during this time!

I hope you enjoy this autumn like i do ;)

Choco Cookies via Le chef Armand Arnal

My dear friends, this one is my star recipe! Lots of my guest enjoy this magic cookies with coffee at my place... ;) They are what I'm really proud of!

I bake them regularly and you can find them in our home anytime, but share the secret recipe only now... Below you can as well see my photo progress - there you'll find the first picture of this cookies I made 100 years ago... ;)

Raspberry Brandy

Very simple way of making "home-made" winter digestive. It's a very nice drink after cozy dinner with friends.

Take a nice bottle, fill it with raspberry, add some sugar and pour white rum. Leave it for about two month, after filter it und keep in a cool oder cold place. 

Just perfect for a "grace-cup"! ;)  

Moussaka Recipe and a little bit of Sun

Hello my dear friends!

We just got back from wonderful vacation in Greece and would like to share some sun with you. Usually I post here only food-pictures, but now I though to add some diversity just for a change ;)

And of course Greece Recipe - Moussaka!

How to make your man fell in love with u again and again! ;)

Ladies, we all know that the shortest way to a man's heart... But if you serve not just a great piece of meat, but as a bonus one of this incredible sauces - He is yours for ever!

French Honey-cake from Gilardi Yvan- absolutely dream! Pain d’épices

The way this cake smells is incredible! If you you want to add some cosy magic to your home place - you should definitely try to cook it! The recipe of this this wonderful cake i saw by already long ago and thought I wait till X-mas to try it... but it's getting colder and colder every day, and i couldn't wait anymore $)

Salmon Tar Tar

Sorry for the pics - they are made with iphone // often when i cook i don't have any chance to get a camera before i have to serve it... whatever.

I just LOVE tar-tars! Any! Beef tar-tar, salmon tar-tar, tuna tar-tar... any! I would like to share with you two of my favourite ways to make salmon one.

Salmon with Pesto and Lime

This is one of my favourite way to cook fish! And exactly the way all my best recipes are - "Nothing to do!" ;)