Whenever I think about summer months when I was a child I see big baskets of strawberries. At the beginning of a summer I would eat strawberries straight from a bush, but as the days went by my eagerness towards them would die out slowly. One of the reasons would be the abundance, they were brought over from an allotment every single day. My mom would encourage me … Continue reading Strawberries from the childhood
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Creamy strawberry ice cream
My parents have always had an allotment, so when I lived at home I had an abundance of fruits and veggies. As you can figure out, I enjoyed it, but I didn't really appreciated. Having big bowls of strawberries everyday for over a month was overwhelming. To my defence I wasn't an avid cook back then, if only … Continue reading Creamy strawberry ice cream
Easy strawberry ice cream
Ice cream. Such a nice summer treat. In my head when I explain what type of ice cream I like I talk first about my favourite flavours, so when I was smaller I loved flavours like chocolate, walnuts, pistachios. Now I'm more into basic - vanilla or strawberries will do, although in Italy I've learnt I … Continue reading Easy strawberry ice cream
Happy birthday to me – Peach torte – Peach birthday cake
Another busy week passed by. I turned 30. Yep, officially my twenties are over. I'm old. Ask Tomek, he will tell you. Turning 30 should be big thing, shouldn't it? So I thought maybe I could invite a few friends for drinks. But you see, I suck at throwing birthday parties, the last time when … Continue reading Happy birthday to me – Peach torte – Peach birthday cake