Walking Time

Such a beautiful day😊

 

Jul 26th, 2023.

Enjoying the View

Driving home from Hoeve de Bies and enjoying the beautiful landscape.

 

It is also the perfect spot for aeromodeling 😊

 

 

Jul 22nd, 2023.

Restaurant Session (in Sint-Martens-Voeren, Belgium): Hoeve de Bies

On Saturday, we went for lunch at restaurant Hoeve de Bies from chef Maurice Huyne.

 

Such a beautiful terrace! 

 

For the aperitif, we stayed outside. Enjoying the view with a glass of sparkling wine from the region and...

 

...some delicious bites.

 

Smoked celery and miso. So delicious!😋

 

A mini tartlet. 

 

After the aperitif, we went inside.

 

I forgot to take pictures of the menu😟- so no details of the dishes.

 

Smoked salmon.

 

With the first dish, a glass of 2020 Saint Joseph Dimanche à Lima from Julien Pilon. 

 

Langoustine - delicious😋

 

Bread and butter: with beurre noisette that is just perfection😊

 

Venison with mushrooms and beetroot.

 

With the main dish, a glass of 2017 Bönnigheimer Sonnenberg Lemberger from Dautel. 

 

Sweet time! A refreshing dessert with strawberries and crumble.

 

To finish a great lunch, espresso macchiato...

 

...gourmandises and...

 

...a little zabaione😍

 

Jul 22nd, 2023.

A Bit of Colour

Blooming Aachen 😍

 

Jul 22nd, 2023.

Boxing Scene

I love when those gloves are involved in my personal training sessions 😊

 

Jul 20th, 2023.

Floyd Session in Cute Little Paws

 

Someone wants some belly rubs 😊

 

 Love the cute little paws 😍

 

Jul 2nd, 2023.

Restaurant Session (in Kornelimünster): Sankt Benedikt

  

After a stressful week of work, we decided to go for dinner, on a Thursday evening, at restaurant Sankt Benedikt✨ from chef Maximilian Kreus. Starting with some sparkling wine and the first bites.

 

The amuse bouche. 

 

Balfego bluefin tuna, watermelon and sesame.

[Balfego Thunfish | Wassermelone | Sesam]

 

Excellent dish! And so great that the tuna is produced on a sustainable way! Each piece gets an identification, and all details can be tracked.

With dinner, we had a bottle of Dittelsheim Spätburgunder from Weingut Winter.

 

Oxtail and lettuce.

[Ochsenschwanz | Kopfsalat]

 

Dry aged sturgeon from Gressenich with Okinawa spinach (very nice!), peas and Vietnamese coriander.

[Dry aged Stör aus Gressenich | Okinawa Spinat | Erbsen | Vietnamesischer Koriander] 

 

Pike-perch with pak choi kimchi and lemongrass.

[Zander aus Gressenich | Pak Choi Kimchi | Zitronengrass]

 

Hi 😀

 

As main dish, roastbeef from Herford Rind with wild broccoli, sushi rice and shiso. Delicious!

[Roastbeef vom Herford Rind | Wilder Brokkoli | Sushi Reis | Shiso]

 

Sweet time! The sweet amuse before... 

 

 

...the dessert. Amalfi lemon with buckwheat and basil. Not so sweet, perfect for Summer!

[Amalfi Zitrone | Buchweizen | Basilikum]

 

Jul 13th, 2023.