breakfast

La Pizza Rossa

Oh boy, have I been missing in action. And before anything let me just say I am so very sorry for the neglect. Do I have an excuse? Not really. I mean nothing really different from what everyone ...

We’ve all been under the weather around here. Sometime last week a horrible bug descended on us and on my husband in particular. I have never seen him as sick as he was last week, hacking away and ...

Stone Fruit Compote/Syrup

Hello! It’s been a while. But although there seemed to be silence, there was actually a lot going on behind the scenes over here. So...without further delay, welcome to the new 80 ...

Double Chocolate Pancakes

When it’s time to do the grocery I always (ideally) like to fly solo. When the whole brood comes along, things no doubt get crazy with all sorts of stuff mysteriously appearing in the cart by ...

Breakfast #71: Golden Granola

I’m back from a weekend away with my work-mates that I mentioned in this post (where I also mention lots of chocolate so do head back there!) and we are now smack in the middle of a new week. ...

Breakfast #70: Pimiento de Padrón and Pimenton Egg on Toast

Don’t you love pleasant surprises? Like that time during the Christmas season that your husband came home with a whole leg of ham? Or when your mom-in-law gifted you with that sweet necklace that ...

Breakfast #69: Soaked Muesli

The difference between one child and two seems exponential as opposed to simply a doubling of little ones in the house. There seems to be much more than twice as much to do, and I seem to be awake ...

Breakfast #68: Barley Porridge

What a week it has been. We were hit by a typhoon which carried with it mercilessly torrential rains that seemed to know no end. I had spent last weekend on the beach and returned to a city soaked ...

Breakfast #67: Frittata with Fried Bread and Cheese

Days have been busy and the summer heat is not letting up. I console myself with the hypnotic, almost unbearably sweet smell of summer fruits ripening in my fruit bowl, mangoes and ...

Breakfast #66: Spanish Chorizo Breakfast Skillet

Just when I think that this summer could not get any hotter. Every year I find myself saying, “this is the hottest summer ever”. And every succeeding year, the summer blazes its way to my ...