Ryan, Sami, and I cooked our breakfast in our Modena hostel before leaving for Parma. We prepared our giant cheese-filled tortelloni from the market with pesto; cheesy-noodles with pesto; grape tomatoes; sausage; bread; peaches; and tea – and everything was exquisitely delicious. The three of us returned the car and then took the train to […]
Author: Meinhilde
Good Eats in Modena
Ryan, Sami, and I fetched our car and drove off to Modena, leaving La Spezia and Cinque Terre behind. Sami drove while Ryan navigated over the winding hills and valleys until we got to the Emilia-Romagna region. We were in a rush, trying to get to the Pagani factory four our 11 am tour in English. I […]
DIY: McCall’s M7313 Knit Dress
McCall’s M7313 is a knit dress that I sewed out of a brushed cotton knit fabric. It was the second time I sewed with knits, so I felt it went better than my first. I used a grey-beige knit with a floral print, and it is a really soft and cozy fabric. To achieve a […]
Rum Crème Brûlée
Kiku Corner is on a crème brûlée roll, and for our dad’s birthday I made another version: rum crème brûlée. Instead of the plain vanilla or maple-flavoured crème brûlées of the past year, this time I used brown sugar and Kraken dark spiced rum to give the creamy dessert a Caribbean twist. I’m more and more […]
Cinque Terre: Dinner in Vernazza
We fled the crazy crowds at Monterosso and headed to the next village in Cinque Terre, Vernazza. Unfortunately we didn’t get to visit Corniglia, the fifth village, but we ended our trip to Cinque Terre on a high note. Vernazza has the only working port (albeit a tiny one) where captains go fishing or take […]