“Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion.”
Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“Without rice, even the cleverest housewife cannot cook”
Chinese Proverbs

“News is like food: it is the cooking and serving that makes it acceptable, not the material itself”
Rose McCaulay

“God will provide the victuals, but He will not cook the dinner”
Proverb

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Another weekend, amazing weather, many plans (already cleaned with wardrobe - selected two full bags with clothes to donate next week), great events ahead (Indonesian food tonight and an orchid exhibition tomorrow), some cooking (slow cooker goulash) and some baking (cherry pie). All in all I am busy, but doing what I like (including a lovely breakfast with my husband this morning looking out towards the mountains), thus all I can report is happiness! I wish you all a Lovely weekend, smiles for you all!

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Hm ... this Saturday was spend so far in the kitchen, in town, with friends and in the living room.

In the kitchen I was pretty inspired today, after a lovely egg liquor cake which was yesterday's highlight, I was busy with a cherry clafoutis and a spicy cajun chicken pasta.

The cherry clafoutis looked truly like this:

 Recipe from here

As for the spicy cajun chicken pasta, it is based on a surprising discovery - a wonderful food blog, called Skinny Taste. After seeing this picture:

I knew that I had to try it and boy I was not dissapointed. It is super delicious and trust me Peter was having a smile on his face during the entire meal.

In town I did a little bit of shopping plus I had a date with my husband, we are in the middle of a project, I promise I will reveal some details soon, I just don't want to jinx it, I am pretty excited, I tell you!

Then B., my good friend, came over for some coffee, cake and chit chat. Before she came I had a horrid headache which was gone by the time she went, she is so positive and I enjoy spending time with her.

And now in the living room, writing, talking with Peter, watching some sports and looking forward to read some magazines which mom send me - what a special treat!

Yes, Saturday, pure and simple!

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Since I believe you already know by now that I am passionate about cooking, here are some of my favourite quotes:

Hunger is the best sauce in the world.
Cervantes

Strange to see how a good dinner and
feasting reconciles everybody.
Samuel Pepys

A good cook is the peculiar gift of the gods. He must be a perfect creature from the brain to the palate, from the palate to the finger's end.
Walter Savage Landor

Kissing don't last: cookery do.
George Meredith

Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all.
Harriet Van Horne

Savory seasonings stimulate the appetite.
Latin Proverb

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