Breakfast Between Fields

I got up at 4 am, it’s summer, so at 4:50 the sky was already colourful. There were storms in a forecast, but I didn’t really care. Rain won’t harm me, it may only make pictures more interesting. At 5 am, I picked up Simone and we started our drive. I had a perfect spot in my mind, but we never got there, it is reserved for the next time. We were passing a beautiful field and we stopped to see the sun rising. That was it. In between the fields there was a dirt road and this is where I parked my car. Few meters further I set up a table. The weather was changing all the time, the sun switched with a light rain. We set up under a tree and waited for the sun to decide if it stays or go. It was so relaxing and beautiful, I wouldn’t mind waiting for hours.

I was always kind of unconventional. I wanted to eat in nature, cook simple meals, enjoy eating with a view. I used to travel with Tomasz quite a lot. We spent some time in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, South America. I remember cooking inside or in front of our van, I loved it. When we came back Europe I kind of settled down in my kitchen with an occasional trips like to Sokoliki. I love the city and I can honestly say that I’m a city girl, but I also love nature. I love quiet sounds, wind, morning light. It gives me energy. When I tell my friends that we should have breakfast somewhere over a lake everyone is super excited. Then I mention that we have to get up really early to get to a place I’ve found, set everything up and eat (especially during the weekend) when there’s not many people around. This is the moment when excitement usually disappears, hahahah. I do not have a house in a countryside (hopefully one day), but I do have lakes, fields and forests around Berlin. I’ve decided to do it by myself. Prepare breakfast the night before, pack a table and everything I need to my car and have a breakfast by myself. And then I mentioned it to a couple of friends and it turned out that I’m not the only one who would like to do it.

It may sound like a lot of effort, all the preparations. Well, it’s not. I usually make easy recipes, which don’t necessarily need to be eaten straight away. I take a balcony table and folded chairs. A wooden case with plates, cutlery, table cloth and food. And that’s it. Nature makes the rest. What is amazing is the energy you get. The recipe for cheese and fruit tortillas in a cinnamon sugar I found on Just a taste blog. It tasted great, I’m telling you. You’ll be surprised how delicious this mix is. Yet again, easy and fast to prepare.

I am already planning the next breakfast. Let’s go outside!