The title says it all. Although this recipe is a lot less fancy than it actually sounds in Italian. Basically, this is one of the pizzas I make after a long day of work when I’m way too tired and lazy to prepare anything. It’s not often that I use something ready made. But for…
Weekly Photo Challenge – Express Yourself
This wall represents everything that’s important to me. It’s got photos of my family and cats. Remembrances from my travels. Concert tickets. Souvenirs from places all over the world. Favourite artists. Inspirations. It’s an expression of myself. Weekly Photo Challenge – Express Yourself
Film Friday – Big Night
There’s food. There’s film. Sometimes there’s both. When heaven and earth collide, films about food happen. Therefore, I’m introducing a new bi-weekly topic on Basil and Oil; Film Friday. A post where I’ll talk about which film I love, and why, and where I’ll definitely urge you to watch it asap. The first food-film is a special one….
Nominated for The Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award
What, what, what?! I got nominated for a blogger award?! What is happening? This is so amazing, never would I have thought that anyone deemed my blog worthy of a nomination. So, Oh The Pink Life, I’m forever grateful to you. I know I’ve already said it at least twice, but thank you again! It…
Club Sandwich with Homemade Mayonnaise
A Club Sandwich takes me back to when I was living in London. As part of the curriculum for my study, International Hotel Management, I had to go on a traineeship abroad for 6 months. As a self-proclaimed anglophile, the choice for me was quite easy. It had to take place somewhere in the UK….
Sweet Sunday – Pink Macarons
Happy Sunday! Being a lover of Pavlova, I figured I should try making those cute macarons. They seemed to emerge out of nowhere the last years, and could literally be seen everywhere. I thought they were alright, but did not really understand the hype surrounding it. Until I made my own. Because how delicious are these…
Soul Food (That’s a What I Like)
Well, isn’t the quote below just one of the truest things you’ve ever read? Everyone can follow a recipe, everyone can learn a dish step by step. But to make it special, you need to have feeling for the food, for the ingredients, and for the flavour. A lot of passion and love goes into…
To My Dream Reader
I am currently participating in a Blogging 101 course in WordPress (the site that hosts my blog), which helps me to learn about blogging and challenges me to dig deeper in my blog and my inspirations. This also allows me to discover some new topics that I might want to write about. Today, I am supposed…
The Basics of Risotto
I’m going to Rome in April! It will be officially six whole years since my trip to the most beautiful city in the world. Six years, people, I was 16 back then. Do you realize how old I am getting? However, now I’ll definitely fit in between the ancient buildings and rich history. So to prepare…
Sweet Sunday – Homemade Granola with Nuts
First of all…. HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope you have all had great holidays filled with lots of joy and food! Let’s kick some ass in 2015! Secondly, it’s Sweet Sunday! It has been somewhat quiet on my blog these last two weeks. I had some time off work and decided to truly relax during…
My Christmas Playlist
Christmas dinners to me are not just about food, music is just as important! Music is such a vital part of the atmosphere. It can put you in the right spirit for the holidays and make you happy instantly! So I decided to make my very own Christmas playlist on Spotify with my favourite songs, that you…
Sweet Sunday – Christmas Cookies
It’s Christmas time! The most wonderful time of the year is upon us! Oh, how I love Christmas. Darkness outside but warm indoors. Family, friends, and food. Lights in the tree and cinnamon-scented candles. Impressive dinners and glasses of red wine. And cookies. Cause what would a holiday (or any day for that matter) be…
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