My dear friend Mela sent me a recipe of her grandmother and a picture of herself (cute!) as an extra feature for this blog! I was so excited about the submission so I felt rather guilty for taking so long with the actualization of the blog post! Mela, I finally baked the terrace heart biscuits, so what do you think? I must say, they were fingerlicking good! The recipe (as seen above): 120g sugar […]
It has already become a great tradition that the day before first Advent my closest friends and I get together to turn fresh pine green, ivy, box, holly and laurel into the most beautiful Advent wreathes. We make wreathes for our doors, for the windows, for the childrens’ school and the typical wreathes with four candles to be lighted one more every Advent Sunday. I’m horribly untalented in tying together the wreathes. My part rather consists in decorating. […]
inspired by a beautiful coffee table book about the Venice kitchen and tasted last weekend: Pomegranate 1 part freshly squeezed pomegranate juice 2 parts Prosecco Squeeze the pomegranate using a lemon squeezer . Pour the juice into chilled champagne glasses and add the Prosecco. Alla salute!
Lately my organic vegetable provider asked me if I wanted him to add some pink and purple potatoes to my weekly order. I immediately agreed because 1.) I always love to try something new and 2.) Sophie Calle’s chromatic diet in mind, two difficult colours suddenly seemed to come within reach. But before throwing myself again into the sophisticated Fine Arts of monochromatic cooking I went for a very quick and simple potato lunch: oven […]
the outdoor hour (n.) to spend one hour daily outside It’s easy when the weather is nice and sunny like yesterday, but the deal I made with myself is one outdoor hour, no matter how ugly the weather will be. Hm, and here we are, first doubts on my overhasty winter resolution are lurking… Today’s sky has been hanging grey and wet giving a foretaste of the never ending frozen Saxonian winters.
Another delicacy is Weincreme . Life in a wine growing region ( Grandma is from Heidelberg ) requires a well stocked fridge with open bottles of wine, and desserts like “Weincreme” belong to the traditional repertoire of any housewife. In very special occasions (baptism, wedding, famous guests) Grandma even replaces Chantilly by Weincreme to accompany her homemade apple cake. Weincreme (Sabayon) yields 4 servings 8 tbs sugar ( Grandma takes 4-6) 4 whole eggs 1 […]
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 […]
