oh-so-quiet

My mind has been elsewhere and so the blog has been (really) neglected. It’s only four days till the big day and I can’t seem to find the time to blog..

As the blog, the kitchen has been quiet – no big and fancy meals, no new recipes, just a few reliable, easy and quick recipes. The picture above tells it all – I can whip this pizza in about 15 minutes and not feel that guilty about not cooking a proper meal in weeks.

In other news, I’m beyond excited about this next few days. A bit nervous too, but I guess that’s normal.

In a week, we’ll be leaving for New York, where we’ll stay for 3 weeks, including a small road trip to the Hudson Valley.

In New York, we’ll be joining Karen Mordechai and a small group of other food-loving people, on a Sunday Suppers class with chef Vincent Rotolo, all about grilled pizzas and cheeses. Can’t wait!

filled with flowers.

Audrey Hepburn once said, “If I get married, I want to be very married.”

me too.

Paris was great. The weather was pretty warm, the days were sunny and I strolled through the city for endless hours. The Marais is now my favourite neighbourhood, with it’s beautifully decorated cafés, its delicious boulangeries and the lovely streets filled with great shops.

I photographed a lot, but still need to develop all the films which can take some time, as July is quickly aproaching. oh well, c’est la vie!

lovely selection made by Summer of design is mine

I’m sorry for the long absence, but as July aproaches, my days seem to be filled with endless lists of things, and work is in full speed mode.

The kitchen has been pretty much abandoned, for the exception of a few quiches and soups. I hope things go back to normal next week.

In a couple of hours, we’re off to Paris for a short visit – I expect to come back packed with photos and lovely memories.

I hope you have a great weekend!

and this has really become our home. And that makes me as excited as on the first day we moved in. We have been slowly transforming it into a place where our favourite are, the place we look forward to come, at the end of the day.

(via Brooklynbride)

ends a tough week and my weekend begins.

So I leave you with somethings I had bookmarked and hadn’t had time to write about them here.

* the lovely packaging for Buffy’s Bakery in Hong Kong designed by Blow.

* the color series postcards by Hilda

* this recipe for Rosemary Olive Oil Cake

The Jewels of New York might be one of the best things to have come my way this year. I’m extremely excited to cook up some of their recipes and am totally inlove with the beautiful photos of their food.