Bilberry Muffins (made by my own hands)

I am so proud to have mastered the art of baking muffins! I took a photo as some friends could not believe me. The bilberry muffins are the best ones, my favourite ones.

A peep at my balcony

Guess what?!

Yellow Raspberries do exist! Yesterday, when my mother told me that yellow raspberries had grown in her little garden, I could not believe her. She showed them to me, and indeed, they were yellow!

One may think that they are mutant raspberries, but they are misled. Actually, they are natural and belong to the same family. What a delight to find out such unusual things!

Let me eat my spud!

This morning, my dog Smola stole a potatoe from a basket in the kitchen and tried to eat it. Unfortunately, my mother noticed the missing potatoe and darted in the living room to pick it up from Smola's mouth. It was not an easy task to get it back, Smola was growling and its fur was bristling. Eventually, both got tired of the potatoe and Smola forgot it and left it lying around somewhere in the flat.

Orange Tree

L'oranger est symbole d’amour et de chance. Il est dit qu'orner la robe de fleurs d'oranger ou les intégrer au bouquet, présage le meilleur pour la (future/jeune) mariée.

The Orange tree stands for love and luck. If the dress of the bride/bride-to-be is adorned with orange blossoms or if the bridal bouquet is assembled with the latter, it foretells a very good omen for the bride/bride-to-be.

(To me the good omen would be her husband being crushed to death by a rock. I love grim humour.)

Macaroon Party

My mum is a genius.

You know macaroons are very fashionable and that may explain why they are expensive. I waste a lot of money in buying them and it is quite upsetting. So my mum had this great idea: why not bake them instead of buying them?

Last Sunday was the second time my mum made macaroons and they were so delicious! They did not look exactly like the macaroons found in cake shops - they reminded me of lovely tiny piles of pink shit.

I made photos before I put the jam between the layers. You can get an eyeful on them.

My first cake, a Rubbery Banana Cake.

I am a true mess when it is about cooking and baking. I always have been among those people who love to eat but hate to cook. Nevertheless, I muss admit that it was fun to make a cake. Of course it had to be a complete disaster as it was the first time of my life that I made such a thing. In the end, it was tasty and it had beautiful amber tones. The most important thing is that my family and my dog did not fall ill.

My Summer Holidays, Part Three

July 29th 2009 : Passing through Kraków

In the afternoon, we decided to take a long break and to visit Kraków. This is the third time I visit Kraków, it is always an eternal source of wonder! We went to Michalik, the most beautiful café I know in Europe! It withdrew from the world, when you get in the café, you go back in time, this is amazing! It is dark inside and homely. Their cakes are so good - if you are on diet, forget about this café! Then, we went to Czartoryski Museum to see the famous portrait of Cecilia Gallerani, Lady with an ermine by Leonardo Da Vinci. Let’s not forget Kościół Mariacki (St Mary’s Basilica)! It has been renovated! The colours are so vivid! But you have to pay if you want to take photos. The entrance to the basilica is not free (if you want to pray, it is free). We ended our break with Kraków Market Place, where my father bought a pilot hat. I saw the Art school I’ve been dreaming of : ASP Kraków, I wish I could be a successful candidate.

Late in the afternoon, we went back to our journey to go to Lublin. We arrived there at 1Am, I flop stiff into my bed and woke up the day after at 5pm.

Maki Evening

Maki with avocado and Maki with cucumber. Yummy! My Mum is the best :)

Gnocchi evening

We were eating dinner, that cold evening - my mother cooked some GNOCCHI - and ... Suddenly, she told me to take a look at my plate! There was an alive Gnocchi with 2 eyes and a mouth!! I couln't eat it, it was cute.