1st of May in Feusisberg Panorama Beauty and Spa Hotel

Another way to enjoy your 1st of May with your boyfriend or your best girlfriend is to go to a wellness spa and indulge yourself in all kind of spa treatments. 

my dear girlfriend decided to invite me today to a full wellness day with full body massage...and I can only recommend it to all of you!!! 

The beautiful spa hotel is located on the mountain of Feusisberg overlooking the beautiful panorama of the zurich lake.

Relax, enjoy and energize are the three words at the end of this speciald day...

Noodles at Nooch

have you ever wondered where to go in basel for a good  and not too expensive japanese lunch meal made of these long Noodles? The answer is Nooch - Noodles and more...

I am absolutely recommending it, one because the place has a weekly special menu - making you want to choose your favourite weekday lunch menu and second because there is no other place in basel where they offer these extra long japanese noodles mixed with all kind of spices, meat or vegetables.

But as the logo says, Nooch is not only Noodles...they also have these bento-box to share with your friend or alone - a great introduction of all Nooch specialties on one plate - or box!

Also, I suggest to all office people to subscribe to their website on "lunch per mail" in order to get in advance the weekly special menu, so you can choose which one fits you best!

Arigatou;-)

first publication in"Made in Kitchen"!

and finally I have made it with my first recipe publication in Made in Kitchen - an italian website with thousands of new recipes, new trends, interviews, books, etc. 

Today they just released a new category - Aphrodisiac - where my sensual dessert has been linked to....Take a look!

After work at Des Artes...

Tuesdays nights are famous in basel because of the after work parties at Des Artes...but then you would think - Hmm after work? that means there is also involved a Happy Hour? But no, of course not!

I can think about a free champagne/prosecco session from 06.00-7.00 pm for all ladies, since there are always too many unhappy looking guys;-)

I like the dj on Tuesday,  that has really improved now...there used to be a 50+ dj on the stage who played such old songs before, so I'm happy the new one is much better now!

Last but no least, I can't wait for the SMOKE FREE law which is going to be introduced officially as of 01.01.2010 - like that finally we won't come home anymore with stinking clothes;-)

saturday night at Jay's...

if you are curious to experience the real taste of indian food and the unique feeling of familiarity although  you don't know anyone, Jay's is the place to go!

Check the also the webcam section of Jay's website - you will see a familiar face;-)

Thank you Jay & Deena for making Basel more tasteful;-)

Blueberry & Choc Chip muffins

and here we go with my third muffins recipe for this week, Blueberry & Choc Chip Muffins!

Simply delicious and soft like always...this time with coloured papers, which were difficult to find in basel;-)

I'm happy to receive your muffin orders and deliver them to your tea afternoon parties, my muffins ordering website will be launched soon!

Have a nice weekend...

A jazz night in basel...

how convenient it is to live up in Schützengraben, especially when you fancy some good jazz concert, only what I have to do is go downhill and I am at one of the most famous jazz club of Switzerland - bird's eyes jazz club!

The atmosphere is relaxed and the space is very small to make it more familiar. When the saxophone starts to play, it seems you are in a different world, far away from basel - somewhere in New Orleans!

One point to make is to introduce a bit more savoury snacks - I am sick of  the usual boring peanuts served with drinks, what about extend it to olives, just an idea;-)

Thank you for the good idea Virginia & Isabella!

 

use your kellogs cornflakes!

if you want to be more creative with your kellogs cornflakes instead of just eating them for breakfast, what you can do is to crunch them into a soft raspberry sauce and cover with whipped cream, follow the process a second time until you get the sauce on top which you will need to cover again with a final touch of cream ...yummy.

You can indulge your guests into a sensual dessert they will never forget...my inspirator this time was Nigella!

too many strawberries...

if you have too many strawberries in your fridge and you don't know what to do with them, I can only suggest to make a creamy smooth strawberries mousse...

just make sure to keep some strawberries aside for decoration at the end...

Enjoy the sweetness!

A "schönen " afternoon in Schönenbuch!

is there anything better than spending a whole afternoon with your friends and their kids in the wonderful landscape of bloomy Schönenbuch?

Of course after the long and tiring walk you can stop at the restaurant  "zum Bad" to enjoy traditional swiss cuisine, but we had even the better option to go upstair the restaurant to our friend's house Krish and Fred, which has been designed from the famous architects "Herzog & de Meuron" - a place of relaxion, inspiration and peace of the senses, thank you Krish and Fred for a wonderful afternoon...