YESTERDAY

Yesterday's treats included

a coffee break with a dear friend & her baby

 in the morning,

and a dive into rose bushes 

along my evening walk.

These September evenings 

have been simply divine!

To end the day,

I found myself glued 

to the first episode of Chef Table France

currently airing on Netflix,

with its spotlight on

Parisian top chef Alain Passard.

I promise you'll be inspired

even if you're not that into cooking,

so do tune in, if you have the possibility!

(I made this apple pie at the weekend,

and it was quite a coincidence 

to discover it was actually Passard

who invented the lovely idea 

of "tarte du roses".)

Eilisen herkkuina aamupäiväkahvit ystävän ja pikkuisensa kanssa,

ja pujahdus ruusupuskiin iltakävelyn varrella.

Nämä syyskuun illat

niin lempeitä!

Myöhemmin tuijottelin Netflixistä

uutuussarjan Chef Table Francen

pariisilaisesta huippukokista

  Alain Passardista kertovaa ensimmäistä jaksoa.

Väitän, että siitä inspiroituu kuka tahansa,

vaikkei kokkaus edes kiinnoistaisi -

katsokaa ihmeessä, jos vaan mahdollisuus! 

(Viikonloppuna pyöräytin muuten

tällaisen omenapiirakan,

ja oli hauska yhteensattuma 

huomata illalla,

että "tarte du roses"

onkin juuri Passardin ihana keksintö.)

x

SUNDAY FEELIN'

a few days of just me & her in the house.

the hallway is almost as good 

for practicing the handstand

as the backyard. 

in the afternoon,

she went to a birthday party,

while I walked a little.

popped to the winter gardens (again, sorry :)).

this time, there was a choir singing

& small gatherings of people

sharing a flask of coffee

or bottle of bubbly

in a quiet nook here & there,

under the shadow of 

sprawling evergreens. 

Then to the National Museum

and the photography exhibition of Jaakko Heikkilä,

 whisking to a world of grand Venetian palazzos. 

we've been having friends over in the last few days,

both the small & grown-up kind.

in other words,

a Sunday with

plenty of leftovers in the kitchen.

I made this simple quiche yesterday,

served with a salad of 

melon, buffalo mozzarella & mint

& glass of chilled rosé, 

which created a rather succulent combo,

and finished off with

meringue nests, fresh berries, fruit,

& a dollop of créme fraiche.

but the winning combination

is food & friends,

no matter what the menu.

( often the simpler the better I think...)

some Sunday excerpts here.

and I wish you a lovely evening! 

x

COPENHAGEN CHRONICLES IV: ATELIER SEPTEMBER

There are places

& then there are places like Atelier September,

where the light streams through arched windows,

the music plays softly, 

the food looks as fresh & delicate

as it tastes,

sprinkled with sprigs of mint

snapped from a little bush that's in bloom.

Where you end up returning

the next day,

having already decided to make it a regular haunt

whenever in town. 

With these it's so long Copenhagen

& thank you my dear reader for tagging along!

x

TENDER

It's Friday,

and I'm indulging in

a spot of uninterrupted time

& this tender August light.

By now, the late summer light has come to its senses

even in the land of the midnight sun -

it knows how to dim down for the evening

for curling up with a book.

Perjantaina herkuttelen 

omalla ajalla

& elokuun hellivällä valolla,

joka ymmärtää kuitenkin 

illalla hämärtyä

kirjan kanssa käpertymistä varten. 

SUNDAY SUPPERS

For delicious recipes 

& delicate styling

against a light-filled, Brooklyn backdrop,

head right over to Sunday Suppers.

I suddenly need to head over 

to the kitchen...

A lovely Sunday night to you! 

R, x

All images: Sunday Suppers

MY DECEMBER MOODBOARD

Wishing you a special 1st Advent!

Credits:

December twinkle via Anewall

Bare landscape unknown

Getting cosy by Toast

Louvre in the snow unknown

Lucia saffron buns via Green Kitchen Stories

(Follow the link for the recipe

or purely for the visual delight.)

x

Le Marché St. George

Loving the tender & light-filled delights

over at Le Marché St. George,

 sweet suppers & Sunday dinners 

with family & friends

written all over.

x

All images: Le Marché St. George

L' AIR DU MENTHE

The waft of mint takes me back to summer mornings

in grandma's garden.

She would tell me to rub the coarse leaves

between my fingertips

to release the fragrance 

that she loved so much

(lavender being her other favourite).

And then, years later,

to velvety nights in the  house in the hills we rented in Italy 

the summer before last,

- we'd open wide the double doors leading to the balcony

after our escapades for the day,

and the marriage of sage, rosemary and mint

would hit you

like a fragrant herbal bomb. 

Despite permanently loving a  'bland' palette

of muted whites, greys and beiges,

I seem to be regularly drawn to certain colours

that beckon for a miniature exploration.

Minty greens are on the tip of my tongue right now. 

Love, 

Rebecca

P.S. That minty pesto turned out delicious

- recommend it! 

(I think I ended up using about half and half of basil & mint.)