Enjoying freshly baked rolls on a Sunday morning. In the warm sunshine on the balcony. With tasty mamalade (= marmalade made by moms). And a cup of coffee. Perfect picture, right? Shame, that we don’t have a good baker near us. And shame, that normal roll recipes need quite a long time for the yeast […]
The future of eating, through humankind, is “Who will do the cooking?”. It always follows that question “Who will do the cooking?”. And the answer, since the days back in the fire pits of Mesopotamia, has always been the same. And you know what that answer is? “Not me.” – Harry Blazer, in “Cooked”, Episode […]
What if, a coffee break draws near but there is nothing sweet to find in the appartment? What if, friends show up and one would like to offer them something? Or what if, you just need something sweet right now? Well then I hope I made a batch of these chocolate chip cookies recently and […]
What would a tradtional German roast be without acompaning Knödel (German style dumplings)? Not complete. And what would happen if you chose some other baked good instead of rolls to make your Knödel – such as Brezel for example? You would get delicouse Brezenknödel. And now I am very sorry to tell you that this […]
When would you consider a meal a Sunday feast? I guess, if I would have to answer the question, the meal would have to fulfill three criteria: (1) long cooking time, (2) ingredients, that are not regularly used in our kitchen, and (3) a certain degree of nostalgia, such as memories of family gatherings at […]
If I would have to name one food that evokes in me the feeling of security and family, I would nominate freshly baked bread. Since I can remember my mother baked the greatest breads for us. The entire family would gather at the table for a cold dinner, something we call “Vesper” in Germany. There […]
What comes to your mind when you think about easter during your childhood? For me it is always the search for easter eggs in the garden of my grandparents. How we would search the place with small woven baskets in our hands or how when the weather wasn’t good the easter bunny was actually allowed […]