Autumn

It is October and it still is sunny and warm. They have warned us for bad weather coming up, but I don't want to believe it since last weekend I could still walk outside with a skirt and bare legs. The trees do behave like autumn though and that results in a beautiful scenery, especially with the bright sunlight shining through.

My new home

Yay! I am so happy! I finally have a real house. Say goodbye to living with friends and hallo to living with the boyfriend :) And it is really good. With a new house, we also decided to get an almost-new interior. Since we both didn't have that many stuff, we had all the freedom in finding an interior that would fit us both. Because my brothers are cabinet makers, I have the luck that I could design two new tables together with them that are completely my taste of design. And it almost cost nothing :) Of course they are in search of some good PR too, so look underneath for their great industrial designs. The two tables are made of scrapwood and the dining table is combined with two blue trestles we found at this steel fabric where we were allowed to search for some old stuff. Sometimes you just have to be a bit bold to get what you like ;) Because the tables are all but new, with a rough, unfinished look, I have chosen two lockers that fits this kind of look. The large locker is an oldie, I bought through marktplaats (you can find precious things there, but make sure not to pay too much!) from a photographer who used it in her former working space. We are planning to create shelves in this locker and make it a bookcase for all the cooking books (my broyfriend has hundreds of them). We found a nice steel-look bin and I combined eveything with my vintage chesterfield couch, that brings a bit of romance in the living room. I am not yet finished with the accessories yet, but managed to find some old bottles, nice vases and an antler that I have put on the dining table to make it more cosy (the table is 2 meters by 1 meter, so there is enough to decorate it and still have plenty of space to eat!). The industrial table is made more modern with help of my eames friends. Not the real ones yet, I am saving up for those in the future ;) 

  

 

 

Cooking in Vaylats

As the parents of my boyfriend enjoy a second home in Vaylats (an hour above Toulouse, in the Lot area), I am happy to enjoy a two-yearly visit over there. We visit once in summer and once during christmas. This time, we were only there for three full days, so we enjoyed nothing more then playing some petang, swimming in the pool, reading books and eat, eat & eat. Since the mother of my boyfriend is a very, very good chef, I have enjoyed the food day after day. From chocolate cake to tabouleh and chicory pie, it all was delicious. We also helped out in the kitchen, preparing some gazpacho, or a light caprese salad. And of course my boyfriend couldn't stay off the barbecue. As I am not that of a meat lover, I enjoyed the large gamba's the most. See underneath for a recap of last days in France. Au revoir!

gamba's marinated with olive oil, chili pepper and italian herbs

veal

 

 savory cake with leek and ham

gazpacho with a garniture of cucumber, spanish ham, red onion and croutons

savory chicory pie with red union, honey and pine nuts

caprese salad

tabouleh with crab meat, tomato, parsley and peppers

  

chocolate cake