Best bread in town!

Autumn

The whole world seems to transform into magnificent colours ranging from green, lemon, yellow, amber, gold, orange, cinnamon, flame, ochre, red and eventually faded brown. Blankets of leaves animate the ground and every now and then the first signs of snow appear.

Porsche Museum, Stuttgart, Delugan Meissl

Flammkuchen

Freshly baked in a wood fired oven, these flame cakes are often available at town markets. Flammkuchen are baked golden brown, topped with Crème fraîche, bacon and chives and served deliciously warm.

Szamotuły, Poland

Day 289

Homesickness appears suddenly on a Sunday morning when we want to exchange the cold lonely day for a sunny afternoon braai with family.

Instead, we walk through the cemetery, pause to smile at the squirrels, and over to Aroma…a bustling chic café. We overindulge in choc-chip cookies and other delights and entertain ourselves by observing the interesting café’ goers.

It is here that I stumbled upon this accurate postcard which I simply had to send home.

Munich Marathon

We did it!

A magnificently well organized race! Runners were entertained by waves of supporters, drums, orchestras and live rock bands deafening the sidewalks. Water and snack points revived our tired bodies every 2km.

After passing all the tourist attractions and almost everywhere else, we ran into Olympia Park and through a disco tunnel before finally entering the Olympic arena.

If you could face the “no shame” public showers afterwards, you could even embrace a free massage, without which we probably wouldn’t have made it back home.

42km is exactly as far as it sounds…

Oktoberfest

Cooking classes in Chianti

At Paneretta farm in Monsanto, Patrizia taught us how to make fresh ravioli and a dreamy Tiramisu. Try it!

Tiramisu – translated to “pick me up”

Ingredients:
• 4 eggs, at room temperature and separated
• 125g sugar
• 250g mascarpone cheese
• Finger biscuits (those you typically find in a Tiramisu)
• Pinch of salt
• 500ml leftover espresso, cooled down
• Bitter cacao

Instructions:
• Beat egg whites and salt until soft peaks form
• Beat egg yolks and sugar, add mascarpone cheese and mix well
• Fold egg white mixture lightly into egg yolk mixture – do not over mix!
• Dip Finger biscuits into coffee and layer the bottom of a serving dish
• Spread half of the mixture over the biscuits
• Add another layer of coffee dipped biscuits
• Spread the final layer of mixture and sprinkle with cacao
• Leave in the fridge for 5 hours to set
• Enjoy!

Only in Italy