Month: October 2012

Grandma’s Classics: Schinkenhörnchen

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Snacks

Today I’m going to introduce a new feature: Grandma’s Classics. Grandma does not experiment in the kitchen. No potions, no asian, no magic ingredients. No no… she is most fond of the traditional German recipes, which have been passed on for centuries and never fail to please. The lady in fire engine red is Grandma. #1 Schinkenhörnchen The tiny croissants hold a lot of butter, the ham gives the right amount of saltiness. Grandma loves […]

Spaghettini with Coquilles St. Jacques and Seaweed

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Dinner / Lunch

This time I brought a couple of coquilles St. Jacques and a little box of emerald green seaweed salad from downtown Dresden. As my family is very fond of pasta I created a quick spaghettini lunch with the coquilles and the seaweed. These are the ingredients: For the sauce olive oil 1 red bell pepper, chopped a handful of baby tomatoes, quartered a bunch of parsley 2 or 3 cloves of garlic, finely sliced the […]

Liqueur de noix 2012

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Drinks / Jams + Preserves / Sweets

My green walnut liqueur experiment finished and bottled! Of course I gave it to taste to all my friends who passed by. Here is a short collection of their judgements: could be sweeter! is this meant to be a medicine or just for fun? nice for Tiramisu with a touch of nut a bit rough, has it any healing effect? perfect with vanilla ice cream next year you should make more of those little bottles […]