Before I continue to cook my Sophie Calle inspired menus in red, pink and purple, and before I reveal more about myself by participating in @fatmumslim’s photo-a-day challenge I invite you to finally have a glimpse into my kitchen. Yes, into the new one! The light-flooded one! You can’t believe how happy I am with all the works finished. Well, there are still missing some blinds and a real nice work of art (black-and-white photography?) on […]
Menu Black Tagliatelle with olive oil, garlic and Hiziki seaweed 88% cocoa Lindt chocolate Expresso
Menu Bratwurst, fried potatoes and Bavarian sweet mustard Chocolate volcano CocaCola
MENU Haddock on leeks deglazed with white wine Basmati Rice Banana “semifreddo” Milk
Menu Spicy Puré of red lentils Slices of yellow tomatoes, slightly salted Vanilla and lemon poached apple wedges Sencha tea
Menu Stripes of carrots and orange bell peppers cooked in herb scented butter Shrimps braised in olive oil with garlic and hot pepper flakes Cantaloupe halves filled with bits of orange Grapefruit/grenadine juice My first test eaters were excited about the idea and immediately bubbled over with ideas for more colours and ingredients. We laughed a lot because in German a “medium done” steak is “pink fried”, or Schwarzwurzeln (salsifies) are white but their name actually […]
This is a project of contemporary artist Sophie Calle. I immediately loved its playfulness and knew I wanted to try it myself . So from tomorrow I will come up with my own six monochromatic meals. Although I must say that the orange Monday with the puré of carrots, the prawns and the cantaloupe comes so close to perfection that I might use the original menu!
Begin the day with a detox tea of your choice and some oatmeal for breakfast. Soaked in rice milk. Or soy milk. Or fruit juice. Don’t forget sports: I try to swing the hula hoop for 10 minutes at least and force myself to practise yoga on a daily basis. My daughter warmly recommended me to join the fitocracy website for better motivation. My today’s lunch: roasted fennel, leek and bell pepper, half a glass […]
…wake up with the sound of the ocean, with sunlight in the eyes and with the smell of a freshly brewed cappuccino… spend the day lazing around… …until you end up watching the most magical sunset of your life Happy Sunday to all my fellow dreamers!