happy saturday
Schlossteich, Moritzburg
Month: February 2011
English Seed Cake
Had a cool morning with one of my best friends drinking café au lait, eating English Seed Cake and gossiping.
blood orange jam
I hope this recipe comes still in time…. because usually the good quality sicilian blood oranges are sold by the end of February. If nevertheless you decide to have a try in your own kitchen, you should start NOW with the adventure race in search for the last organic blood oranges. I promise it’s worth the effort: this Jam is to die for! “La Marianna” is not organically grown. I bought 1kg of organic oranges […]
makeover for the spirits cart
From my parents-in-law I got an old Spirits Cart (or Cocktail Trolley ??) which in the 50ies must have been the culmination of stylishness. Brown oakwood with a top side of flowered plastic tiles. Consisting the awful tiles in one single piece integrated in the wood, they couldn’t be removed without destroying the whole cart. So what to do? I decided to risk it all and just rely on the beneficial effects of strong colours […]
birthday cake
The recipe, adapted from my Tuscanian Cookbook by Stephanie Alexander and Maggie Beer: 200g bittersweet chocolate, chopped 200g butter 100g flour 200 g Sugar 5 – 6 eggs, depending on the size Preheat the oven to 180° and butter a 26cm baking form (or two smaller baking forms like in the picture). Melt the butter and the chocolate in a bain-marie (double boiler) stirring often until smooth. Set it aside to cool for 5 minutes. […]