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An Easy Rhubarb, Almond and Sour Cream Cake (and Rhubarb Perfume!)
Baking used to be that one are of my life where I carefully followed instructions – unlike cooking in general, where you can often improvise pretty freely, baking requires precision. So unless you know exactly what you’re doing, sticking to the recipe is a g..
Bored with Blazers
Where I live, the question of the appropriate cover-up is ever-present. If we are lucky, there are three evenings a year warm enough to sit outside in a t-shirt. But for 362 days, you would need something to wear on top of your dress/blouse/shirt/camisole/ju..
Pretty Plates: Blue and White Dinnerware from Zara
I’ve been reading Peter Frankopan’s The Silk Road, an ambitious history book focussing on Middle East and Central Asia, and it got me craving pretty new plates. That might sound unlikely, but there is in fact a very logical reason for that: he often talks ab..
Millet Porridge with Coconut, Dates and Almonds
January was not a good cooking month for me. Unlike some other periods, I did in fact have time for it, but I was uninspired and unable to execute if some meagre amount of inspiration was found. I’m usually a pretty decent cook and while the quality of the r..
The Perfect Casual Lip
As I’m on a self-imposed make-up, skincare and perfume buying hiatus this month, I have no new products to show you. There are, however, a few older ones that I’ve wanted to write about for a while, so I’m using January to catch up.
I almost included the..
Anni Jürgenson Ear Cuffs: War on Boring
There are two problems I often face, although not necessarily simultaneously. The first one I’ve mentioned before: it’s my lack of ear piercings (I tried, it didn’t work out) that is making my choice of earrings woefully limited. And I love earrings. Cue muc..
Persimmon Toast
I’ve returned from Spain determined to start a healthy life full of nutritious food and lots of exercise. I’m giving this enthusiasm a week or two before it fades, but even if no miraculous changes in my lifestyle will take place, I really should start eatin..
Essie Leggy Legend
It all started with a misunderstanding: somehow, I had convinced myself that Essie had done a true yellow gold polish for this autumn, but when I brought it home, I realized that it was actually bronze (and possibly a little bit copper, too). Not that it’s a..
Churros
I’m sure you’ve heard WHO’s warnings about red meat in general and processed meat in particular. As the latter also includes bacon, one might wonder what to eat for breakfast now that everybody’s favourite morning food (and in my case, favourite day and even..
The Bitch Dress
There was much internal agonizing over the title of this post. I’m not in the habit of encouraging anyone to be bitchy and I’m even less enthusiastic about calling women bitchy when they’re being assertive. Or just having an opinion, for that matter. But the..