Before heading to Chateau Chantilly for the event Concours d’Élégance by the end of September, we spent the Saturday afternoon in Gerberoy, in the department Oise in the Northern part of France. They say it is the smallest town in France and one of the most beautiful ones but actually,…
Here is my favorite pumpkin cake of the last two years! The pumpkin roll is a delicious light small-portion cake that shouldn’t be missed from your autumn tables – it is super easy to make while it can still impress your guests. The spiced moist pumpkin cake base is filled…
Last year we made a weekend trip to Rotterdam. Living in the countryside, it was a great refreshment to be suddenly in a busy full of modern architecture, people, and boats of all dimensions. We were looking forward in particular to our stay in Hotel New York located on Wilhelmina…
From time to time, I like to bake the traditional Czech Poppy Seed Cake in Belgium. We, Czechs are crazy about poppy seed! Those of you who have already visited Czech republic, you may have noticed bakeries full of baked goods with poppy seed, we even sprinkle little bread rolls…
This beautiful castle is situated on the Dutch-Belgian border, South from Maastricht and near the Belgian village of Kanne. It was built by the end of 17th century and it is the only terraced château in the Netherlands. Château Neercanne is a great place for all those who fancy an elegant…
Long time I resisted traditional chocolate cakes. I had the feeling they were too heavy and always prefered to eat a piece of good chocolate on its own rather than a heavy cake. The truth is that now I don’t understand how could I had lived without it. Yes, we…
After nearly a year, we could visit my home country in August. When I flew there with Adeline last year in September, I hadn’t imagined it wouldn’t be possible for us to come back for such a long time. However, circumstances wanted it and I made my longest time without…
I bake these banana oatmeal cookies whenever I feel the need of healthier sweets, or whenever I have ripe bananas and don’t feel like making banana bread or banana pancakes. And since some time, I planned to share this recipe here but I actually realized I have never did! I…
As I wrote about our holidays last summer in Ariège here, I also wanted to mention some nice places we discovered in the neighboring department – Aude. Aude is already part of the Languedoc-Roussillon region but as we stayed close to Mirepoix, which is already almost at the border of…
Last summer during a family visit and stay in Ariège, a beautiful southwestern department of France (see the previous post about beautiful places in Ariège), we decided to go for a hike in the Pyrenées. I was scrolling through Instagram for ideas for a half-day and easy to mid-difficult hike…
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