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contemporary art – slaughter house five

19. August 2011
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The exhibtion “Slaughterhouse Five” is inspired by and named after a book by Kurt Vonnegut. The story is set in the area of the Ostrale. The site used to be a natural resort, in the 20th century it became Dresden’s main slaughterhouse. Today the former fattening stables, slaughterhouse, heylofts, fatmelting house, cold storage house, abbatoir refuse processing halls – all this has been transformed into exhibiting space. The atmosphere at the Ostrale gave me goosebumps. It’s […]

on some days….

16. August 2011
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Breakfast / Sweets

On some days I wake up really early without apparent reason. Nobody’s ringing the doorbell, no early duties and the rain isn’t about to flood into the cellar (this summer I want to express my special thanks to the pump). Today was one of those days, so I used the peaceful morning to pick some apples from my apple tree to make some delicious jelly for breakfast. How to make simple apple (any fruit) jelly: […]

sweet fruit pizza

9. August 2011
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Cakes + Cookies / Sweets

Always looking for  tasty recipes without animal products I invented the sweet fruit pizza. The dough is basically a pizza dough, with the addition of 4 tablespoons of sugar. I also exchanged the water in the original recipe with vanilla soy milk. Eventually all you have to do is spread out the dough on a baking tray and cover it with seasonal fruits. In the last few months I have read plenty about the positive […]

#11 Bellini

4. August 2011
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Drinks

Recently strolling through the delikatessen of Karstadt, a Dresden department store, we found the perfect tool to prepare an “instant Bellini”: a small bottle containing pureed white peaches for longdrinks. The season of whites peaches is short, so it seemed to be worth a try. (In case it wouldn’t have met my high expectations – there are always dessert creations calling for an extra ingredient.) To mix the original Bellini, invented more than half a […]

raspberry strawberry jam the way my grandma taught me

27. July 2011
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Jams + Preserves

“Take  any amount of fruit (1kg maximum at a time), and half as much sugar. Put fruit and sugar in a pot and  from now on you only need patience and the right method” my grandma said. She never allowed gelatine enriched sugar in her kitchen, by no means. Well, the secret was in the right method, which meant you had to spend 30 tiring minutes, a wooden spoon in hand, stirring  through the hot […]

leche merengada – with love from Spain

21. July 2011
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It’s so delicious, I keep offering it to everyone, so that I can excuse having more of it myself. It’s taste is traditional spanish, so every spoonful loads me up with wonderful memories. Leche Merengada is a cinnamon-and-lemon-flavoured frozen meringue. I recommend you try it with a shot of hot espresso poured over. you need: 500ml whole milk (soy milk works the same for me) 100g  sugar Pinch of salt 1 cinnamon stick or a […]

red + green cocktail

14. July 2011
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Today I complained about being uninspired. My daughter just saw one way out of this creative drought. Ever since I had a sip of this spontaneously created raspberry cocktail, things started moving. My creativity galloping away ( – me clinging on), pulled me into new terrain. The topic of discussion for the night has become profane : “is the primitive contrast of red and green enough to stimulate the demanding readership of my blog?” Here […]

everyday freshness

14. July 2011
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Lunch / Salads

The variety of florentine salads has been the beginning of a long journey of discoveries. Welcome to my guide for salads that never makes you feel like they are just a side dish. Assemble a variety of lettuce, arugula or baby spinach on a plate add  dried San Marzano tomatos, grated parmiggiano, roasted chicken, fresh and ripe tomatoes, fennel and artichokes cut in slices, Mozzarella di Bufala, chopped pine nuts and pistachios, little balls of […]