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sweet saffron rolls

sweet saffron rolls | conifères & feuillus
November 7, 2018December 6, 2018 ~ annika ~ 22 Comments

Life is short and it is up to you to make it sweet. -Sarah Louise Delaney

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belonging and coconut & cream truffles

cardamom-spiced coconut & cream truffles | conifères & feuillus
October 29, 2018October 3, 2022 ~ annika ~ 32 Comments

The more I awaken, the less I desire to fit in. —Unknown

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spiced pumpkin and apple cake

spiced pumpkin and apple cake | conifères & feuillus
October 24, 2018 ~ annika ~ 31 Comments

Fall… The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale. ―Lauren DeStefano

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pumpkin chickpea soup & seasons change

pumpkin channa dal | conifères & feuillus
October 19, 2018February 2, 2019 ~ annika ~ 14 Comments

When you pay attention, even the constants in life are changing.  —Brooke Semple

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raspberry limoncello ice cream & matters of the heart

Raspberry Limoncello Ice Cream | conifères & feuillus
October 17, 2018July 31, 2019 ~ annika ~ 18 Comments

The heart wants what it wants.

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race & identity and homemade wholewheat naan

wholewheat naan | conifères & feuillus
October 3, 2018February 5, 2019 ~ annika ~ 31 Comments

My identity might begin with the fact of my race, but it didn’t, couldn’t end there. At least that’s what I would choose to believe. —Barack Obama

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oatmeal cookies

oatmeal cookies | conifères & feuillus
September 20, 2018January 19, 2020 ~ annika ~ 29 Comments

Another fall, another turned page: there was something of jubilee in that annual autumnal beginning, as if last year’s mistakes had been wiped clean by summer.  ― Wallace Stegner

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september & a lemon layer cake

lemon layer cake | conifères & feuillus
September 6, 2018January 26, 2019 ~ annika ~ 32 Comments

Every experience no matter how bad it seems, holds within it a blessing of some kind. The goal is to find it. ― Buddha

easy and moist lemon layer cake
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blueberry & lemon mascarpone ice cream

Blueberry & Lemon Mascarpone Ice Cream | conifères & feuillus
August 29, 2018May 27, 2022 ~ annika ~ 27 Comments

To say it was a beautiful day would not begin to explain it. It was that day when the end of summer intersects perfectly with the start of fall. — Ann Patchett

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strawberry & rose ice cream

Strawberry and Rose Ice Cream | conifères & feuillus
August 27, 2018May 11, 2022 ~ annika ~ 22 Comments

Look around. It’s almost gone. If only someone had told me that before. About life. If only I had understood. —Marisha Pessl

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Happy Earth Day! Just popping in today to share some good news from my friends at @treesforthefuture
Hello dear friends, I feel terrible for completely abandoning this space but it seems 2020 had an additional curveball planned for my family. Luckily, this second one is a good kind. Earlier this year, my husband took on a new position and we will be relocating to England as a result... this is what I’ve been so busy with all this time. Next time I pop in here hopefully we are well settled on the other side of the Atlantic. Til then, stay safe and well. xx
”The world still remains the same. It need not us. We set it on fire. We made it fall apart, yet the grandeur of the universe quietly watches and listens.”
Never forget where you started. 💙
As promised yesterday, these summer fruits are all for you Alexandra @bakingmydays but you’ll have to promise to share with all your fabulous @onourcreativetable gal pals @berryhunting @haniyeh.nikoo @lionelandhetta @panyaskitchen @story_on_a_plate_ @violaminerva
One for you Lucie and one for me.... my entry for this month’s challenge for #onlyoneicecream ...just for fun!
#letsgogreencontest For sure, going green is so much more than a hashtag. Social media makes it too easy to post some nice words, tack on a hashtag and pat ourselves on the back. I know my “green” friends can relate… behind these posts is hard work that no one sees, depressing work really, and on really tough days, there are tears. When everyone around you is living it up, it’s hard to believe that our small steps can make a difference. Even the smallest task can feel as if we’re swimming against the current. I’m not sharing any tips, instead here is what keeps me going:
These summer mornings all start the same, in my garden, as the day’s first light greets every miracle of life that inhabits there. There’s a sense of togetherness in these small moments, an acute awareness that each one of us is connected, through our history as well as this planet that we call our home; my cup filled with tea, my heart, with happiness. Another thing that makes me really happy is helping Trees for the Future help give the gift of a garden to families that need it most, families that would otherwise fall into a spiral of poverty and hunger. Take a look at their work @treesforthefuture and donate to their COVID-19 Relief Fund or simply share their work in your stories to help spread word. If we are in this together, then there’s no point moving forward while so many are left behind.
It’s been ridiculously hot the past few weeks and though our quick fix is some homemade ice cream, it’s disheartening to see fires raging in parts of our planet that are normally frozen year-round. Even more disheartening to see that people/governments continue as if there’s nothing wrong, nothing left to save. 😢

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