Thursday, 6 February 2025

Buckwheat-chocolate cake

For my birthday I made a buckwheat-chocolate cake, inspired by a recipe for a bûche de Noël from the Patisserie magazine. 

It didn't look as pretty, but it was so so SO rich and delicious!

Every component could be a dessert by itself :-)

Fashion history

My local museum has an exhibition on the history of fashion.

The exhibition is not bad - but it reminded me so much of going through my mother's/grandmother's closets :-)

Some pieces are exceptional, like this "aristocratic dressing gown" from the Countess of Lichtenberg, late 19th century.

And another fancy coat: