A nourishing, vibrant broth for slow January days, inspired by the travels of Lesley Blanch The Literary Inspiration: Lesley Blanch and the “Lord of the Arrows” To read Lesley Blanch is to surrender to what she called a “love of…
Germaine Absalon owned Café Vlissinghe in Bruges in the 1950s, and by all accounts, she ran it with the kind of warmth that made the place feel less like a business and more like an extension of her own home.…
A Flemish Ritual in the Kitchen There’s a particular magic to Ghent that seeps into your bones—medieval stone reflected in still canal water, the soft patter of November rain on cobblestones, the kind of beauty that doesn’t shout but simply…
An Icelandic Reading Ritual in the Kitchen There’s something about Icelandic literature that demands a certain reverence—a slowing down, a deepening into something elemental. As I journey through The Greenhouse by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir, where each page feels like “the…
with Smoked Trout and Lavender Oil Provence is more than just a place—it’s a mood, a rhythm, a way of life shaped by sunlight, scent, and story. Think of the golden light washing over terracotta rooftops, the whisper of cypress…
Hello my friends ! And welcome to day 19 of our Scandinavian Advent Calendar ! Dreaming of a fish menu for this year’s festive meal, I went in the direction of Finland for this traditional salmon soup. Lohikeitto is prepared…
Ingredients (for 1 portion) : 2 bunches of Japanese buckwheat noodles (Soba)5 tbsp tsuyu soup base150ml room temperature water1 pickled plum (umeboshi)roasted nori seaweed for toppingfreshly chopped shiso leaves (optional)a few drops of roasted sesame oil Cook your noodles as…
Ingredients : 600gr Jerusalem artichokes (6-7 large ones)1 large potato1 small onion1,5 litres vegetable or chicken stocktruffle oil Start by slowly cooking the diced onion in some olive oil, until it becomes translucent.Then add the peeled and cubed Jerusalem artichokes,…
Ingredients : 1 medium onion1 clove of garlic3 carrots2 celery stalks1 large can of white beans100ml tomato purée1litre chicken stock100gr tortellini pasta (dry is better, they keep together in the broth until the next day)handful of fresh baby spinachparsleyolive oilsalt…
In the mist-veiled cliffs of Cornwall, where Thomas Hardy first set his literary imagination loose, autumn arrives with a particular melancholy—golden but fragile, sweet but tinged with the knowledge of winter’s approach. This Sweet Potato and Pear Soup captures that…
