Luxembourg residents are quite spoiled with good restaurants, but how far do you have to go to dine at one of the world’s top 50 restaurants? Or maybe there just happens to be one where you’re going on holiday? “The Diners Club World’s 50 Best Restaurants Academy” has just released this prestigious list for 2013. […]
Spoon licking, slow eating smiley face
19/04/2013 by Leave a Comment
Some of us truly think that dessert is the best part of a meal. We might really enjoy the steak or the oven baked salmon, and wow – that veggie side dish with garlic was delicious! But dessert…that is where we kind of lean back and eat in silence. Spoon by spoon, slowly, almost licking […]
The humble egg
22/03/2013 by Leave a Comment
Very soon, if not already, we will be nibbling away at the chocolate variety but I would like to turn your attention to the humble egg. There has been a lot of media attention on cholesterol, and it is easy to forget that eggs are a nutrient rich, affordable contribution to a healthy diet. Also […]
Rhubarb Rhumba
24/02/2013 by Leave a Comment
We are starting to see rhubarb in the supermarkets, rhubarb tarts lining the patisserie shelves, which for me means spring is on the way. This beautiful, brightly coloured vegetable is in season, well the ‘forced’ variety. Until the early 19th century rhubarb was only grown outdoors and harvested from late spring through until early autumn. […]
Pick me up food
06/02/2013 by Leave a Comment
The days may be getting longer, they are really, but it still feels dark and grey and the time seems to be flying by. So I’ve been feeling the need for some pick me up food, something with a bit of zing. These recipes are super quick and easy to make, and help to reduce […]
Flip pancakes on Shrove Tuesday
05/02/2013 by Leave a Comment
Shrove Tuesday / Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) / Fastnacht / Carnavale (carne levare meaning take away meat) is the last day before Lent. Pancakes were traditionally the food of choice to use up rich ingredients such as eggs, milk and sugar before the start of Lent and fasting. This year Shrove Tuesday is on 12th […]
Energy food
01/01/2013 by 2 Comments
We’ve had a great Christmas, possibly eaten and drunk a little too much, and now everyone is talking about dieting, fasting and New Years resolutions. But January can be a cold and dark month, and feeling pressured to cut back on everything doesn’t make it any easier. So instead of diet talk, why not put […]
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