A few weeks ago, my friend Monica came over to my place with her baby Simon for lunch but the main purpose was to let Simon and Marc to play together. With kids at home, …

Making homemade pasta from scratch has been outstanding in my to-cook list for a few years. I have always hesitated to try as I felt I could not roll out the pasta dough but it …

In Switzerland, it is very easy to buy mozzarella, in all sizes. These mini mozzarella (mozzarelline) is perfect to serve as a snack with an aperitif. I have a lot of basil leaves at home …

Having Marc around, I have to cook something quick and easy most of the time these days. Pasta is quick to prepare and can have so many variations. I had some fresh pork sausages kept …

Probably due to the relatively large Italian population living in Basel, we can find quite a lot of Italian ingredients here. I have come across the Baccalà (salt cod) from time to time in Manor Supermarket but I …

This was where we stayed on the upper floor in a farmhouse in Pescia with our own pretty walkway filled with the frangrance from the Oleander.
Tuscany has been on my wishlist years ago since I watched the movie “Under …