Autor: Michaela

Weekend at Lake Como

Our summer holidays in Italy last year couldn’t start better than with a weekend at Lake Como! Read more about how we spent two days here! We drove from Belgium through France and stopped to sleep over in a B&B in Mulhouse. In the morning, we…

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Pasta Salad with Greens and Mint Lemon Pesto

Here is our family’s favorite summer pasta dish! Fresh pasta salad with greens and mint lemon pesto is a perfect side dish for your summer barbecues or to bring along for a picnic, and I don’t even mention that it is a perfect summer lunch …

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10 Things to Do in Bogotá, Colombia

Five years ago, we spent a few days in Bogotá, the capital of Colombia. It was the last stop of our trip through this wonderful country. Although Bogotá was not our favorite place, there were a few spots/events/activities that got us and I am sharing t…

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Autumn Visit to a Charming Town Gerberoy

Before heading to Chateau Chantilly for the event Concours d’Élégance by the end of September, we spent the Saturday afternoon in Gerberoy, in the department Oise in the Northern part of France. They say it is the smallest town in France and one …

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Pumpkin Roll

Here is my favorite pumpkin cake of the last two years! The pumpkin roll is a delicious light small-portion cake that shouldn’t be missed from your autumn tables – it is super easy to make while it can still impress your guests. The spiced …

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Our Weekend Trip to Rotterdam

Last year we made a weekend trip to Rotterdam. Living in the countryside, it was a great refreshment to be suddenly in a busy full of modern architecture, people, and boats of all dimensions. We were looking forward in particular to our stay in Hotel N…

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Poppy Seed Cake

From time to time, I like to bake the traditional Czech Poppy Seed Cake in Belgium. We, Czechs are crazy about poppy seed! Those of you who have already visited Czech republic, you may have noticed bakeries full of baked goods with poppy seed, we even …

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Walk around Château Neercanne

This beautiful castle is situated on the Dutch-Belgian border, South from Maastricht and near the Belgian village of Kanne. It was built by the end of 17th century and it is the only terraced château in the Netherlands. Château Neercanne is a great pla…

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Layer Chocolate Cake with Ganache

Long time I resisted traditional chocolate cakes. I had the feeling they were too heavy and always prefered to eat a piece of good chocolate on its own rather than a heavy cake. The truth is that now I don’t understand how could I had lived witho…

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Banana Oatmeal Cookies

I bake these banana oatmeal cookies whenever I feel the need of healthier sweets, or whenever I have ripe bananas and don’t feel like making banana bread or banana pancakes. And since some time, I planned to share this recipe here but I actually …

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Places we loved in Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon

As I wrote about our holidays last summer in Ariège here, I also wanted to mention some nice places we discovered in the neighboring department – Aude. Aude is already part of the Languedoc-Roussillon region but as we stayed close to Mirepoix, wh…

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Beautiful Places in Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées

Last summer we had a chance to spend some time with Steven’s parents in the South of France, where we all had a lovely holiday. During our stay, we had a chance to discover some beautiful places in Ariège in the Midi-Pyrénées (now merged with Lan…

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No-Bake Black Forest Desserts

Cherry season is still a few weeks ahead but I just felt like making these desserts recently after a strong call for such kind of a dessert. No-bake Black Forest Desserts are a yummy mixture of orange mascarpone cream with coffee chocolate sauce and ch…

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Wild Park Gangelt and Adeline’s 2nd Birthday

Spring is here and nature started to wake up a few weeks ago, trees are blossoming, first flowers are appearing and birds are singing. And for the second time in this wonderful time of the year, we celebrated the most beautiful day in our lives. For me…

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Blood Orange Bundt Cake

I baked this bundt cake in the middle of the blood orange season but I am a bit late sharing the recipe here with you, so I do hope you can still find them now. And if not, save this recipe for next year, you will not regret it as…
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Creamy Butternut Squash Pasta

Wow, it’s been some time since I’ve posted a recipe here. We have been enjoying autumn and winter, eating together in the evening and so somehow I never managed to shoot a recipe during daylight. I still have many recipes in my notebook tha…

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