So, if you have a husband that needs fresh bread with his salad, you spend all day with your grandson and did not buy fresh bread and dinner time is coming up faster than you want, what do you do? Panzanella is what you do. You can use the old bread…and he will love it, […]

You know, as you get older, you finally get, who your real friends are. It is like sailing on a big ocean with a big group of friends. There are the fair weather friends. They are fun to be with, but the second the ocean gets a bit rough they have to go..they run away. […]

Everybody, who knows me, knows, that I love to be outside. Eat outside, work outside, walk outside, play outside. And everybody, who knows me, knows,that I also do not mind the heat, I love it warm, but somehow today…meh, not so much. I rode early in the morning and that was nice. I came back […]

Wow, we re having a heatwave here in Southern Ontario …30 C, 3 days in a row and not much cooler at night. Do you want to use the stove or the oven…no. Do you want to barbecue outside….no. So, it needs to be light, cold and healthy and this is what we did. My […]

So the weekend is over and it was a cold one. Flurries yesterday, May 15th. I saw a lot of disbelief on FB and I heard people say, how unusual this is…I really do not think so, as we are supposed to plant after the May 24th weekend…even in Germany, it can still be very […]

Mr. Pia is a social butterfly and loves to have company. I sometimes like a weekend just for us, but the first thing he asks on Thursday: ” So what are we doing this weekend.?” Most of the time, I invite friends over or we go out. Last Friday, I had friends over. Because I […]

  I am all for having a special day for all mothers and that day should be every day. It is most of the time taken for granted, what women do every day, and by that , I mean all women, not only the ones, who are mothers. We are mothers to our husbands, pets […]

It is the saison, that you find, when going for a hike through a deciduous forest, wild leeks or ramps…   They smell deliciously strong of garlic and onions, have a beautiful green colour and can be used for many dishes, you would usually use garlic, onions, leeks or chives.   So, for instance, the […]

Okay, I love pasta y fagioli. And I mean, I love it. Some people would call it peasant food…but let’s all be clear about it..the farmers always ate ( in my humble opinion) the best food. Fresh vegetables, fresh eggs, good grains and fresh, well sourced meat. And when you are on a budget, this […]