Thank you

First of all I would like to thank you for even opening my blog. It proves to me yet again that there are many women and men out there who love the wonderful world of cooking. For whatever you need this very special cooking book, whether it's to impress someone, to impress guests, to impress yourself or just to prove to yourself that you can cook fantastic dishes without standing for 6 hours in the kitchen, you will be surprised.

For me cooking has always been my way of Yoga. Whether I got home from work at 9pm I always cooked myself a nice dinner. It has always been a wonderful way to turn off from work, and also to enjoy a nice dinner at the end of a busy day. Also I simply love to have friends over for dinner, and to sit down with them and enjoy a nice dinner with a nice bottle of wine.

This love for food & cooking comes from my mother who's probably one of the best cooks I know. Is there any better food than a homemade dish by Mum? I don't think so. Also living in a world of dishes where the only instructions are "3min at 600 and add some water", I think homemade dishes become - unfortunately - very rare. Think about it; how many people do you know who really love to cook and also do it on a regular basis? There you go.

Well I hope that I can change this a little with the following recipes, which I consider perfect if you don't have the entire day to go shopping, prepare, chop, decorate etc., but you still want to cook & savior a delicious dish. Also I added wine and music recommendations which I thought match perfectly with those recipes. Give it a try, you might agree. The only main ingredients for a nice dinner are basically love, passion and a bit of courage. Trust me, cooking is not Quantum Physics. If you don't follow a recipe one-to-one, the world will be turning tomorrow. Be courageous and just adapt the recipes with things you like, and leave away things you don't like. And, if it really turns out bad, well then you just start again. It's that easy.

I thank my Mum for all the things she taught me in the kitchen, the recipes she shared with me and the luxury of having a mother who actually cooked for us day by day, instead of having us grow up with microwave food. Thank you to my grandmother Daisy, who showed me the wonderful world of soups, berries and the specialties of the French part of Switzerland. Also thanks to my best friend, who supported me (well almost forced me...) in starting to write about cooking and sharing my love for it with all of you. But in return she will be forced to cook all of my recipes. So we are even. And another thank you goes out to all my friends who had to try some of my "special" dishes which sometimes turned out a bit different than expected... but as previously said, the world is still turning and they are still my friends.