Category: Food

  • Palatschinken

    This cruelsome heatwave has finally ended yesterday – one can breathe again – and start cooking again! Some days ago the postman rang twice and brought me this lovely and delicious suprise all the way from Salzburg: homemade apricot marmelade by Nonna Rosa. And in my books – apricot marmelade only meens one thing: Palatschinken!

    Palatschinken are the viennese version of the french crêpes made from egg, wheat flour and milk and rolled with jam or “Topfen” or nutella, icecream – whatever you like. I just love apricot jam. And as every other traditional viennese dish, the Palatschinken were imported from former Habsburger countries: Hungary, Serbia, Czech Republic…. they have slavic origins.

    For a vegan Palatschinke just use plantbased milk and flour, one may substitute the egg with some chia seeds, but it also works fine without. Or for a glutenfree one use buckwheat flour.

    And by the way they are also delicious as a savoury version with spinach and so on and on!

    Enjoy!

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  • Campo de’ Fiori

    “Field of Flowers” – what a picturesque name for a square. It remains from the Middle Ages when this place in Rome was still a meadow. In 1869 the daily vegetable and fish market moved from Piazza Navona to Campo de´Fiori.

    The ancient fountain (“La Terrina” – the soupbowl)  was once used to water the cattle and now keeps the flowers fresh – have a look at the inspription saying “Fa del ben e lassa dire” (do good and let them talk), isn´t that perfect for such a gossip heaven, like a market?!

    The square is surrounded by lots and lots of cafés, have some breakfast or just caffé and watch the happenings in front of you! And Campo de´Fiori is a great place to get some little gifts to take home like spices or my favourite: all the different sundried tomatoes, such a huge variety to choose from!

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  • Caffé

    Even that Rome isn´t that long ago I´m missing having tons and tons of caffé. Don´t get me wrong I love the viennese Kaffeehaus and spend way too much time there but the italian way of having a caffé at the bar is something else. Lucky me I´ll be soon back in bella italia! Until then in June I´ll just dream of the caffé…

     

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    Dress by Irina Hofer