All posts tagged: traditional

Grandma’s Classics: Weincreme

5. November 2012
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Sweets

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 […]

Grandma’s Classics: Schinkenhörnchen

28. October 2012
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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 […]

Erzgebirgian Christmas

28. November 2011
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Hope, you all had a good 1.Advent weekend! Mine was filled with decorating the house and – lovely tradition- making Advent wreathes together with my best friends (which certainly means having tea and coffee and a lot of gossiping..). Saturday my talented brother stopped by and helped me to brainstorm on my new kitchen plans. More about this project soon: I’m actually planning to transfer my kitchen from the north to the sunny side of […]

potato + kurkuma + sauerkraut

8. November 2011
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Dinner / Lunch

Well, Sauerkraut actually is fermented white cabbage, a VERY traditional German winter vegetable. (Some of you might have heard about it?) The traditional way it is served with mashed potatoes and a piece of roast meat, or Bratwürstl, or goose… The way I recommend to prepare it today is entirely without meat, a bit crossover (lentils, curcuma and apricots) and very warming. The perfect lunch for someone who has been outside the whole morning raking […]

Lipa (lime) from Lipniky

20. August 2011
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Drinks

We didn’t wait for the first signs of a flu to  sip a cup of linden blossom tea, this summer’s harvest. It is a gift from  friends from Lipniky, a tiny slovakian village, which precisely got its name from an enormous old linden tree. And talking about linden blossoms: did you ever smell a linden tree in full blossom? It’s  intense, dizzying, luring, evoking jasmine and tuberose….. Lucky the one who can sleep the siesta […]

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 […]

summertime potato soup

18. May 2011
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Soups

My grandfather loved it because it was reliably followed by a cake or by sweet yeast dumplings with a divine salty crust. My mother continued the tradition and we all loved it. I am the one who changed it for just potato soup accompanied by baguette, some olives, a bit of pizza or what else the kitchen offers. The quick and easy way! Potato cucumber soup 4 tbs olive oil 4-5 spring onions, chopped about […]

mascarpone yoghurt with muscobado and red fruit

15. January 2011
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Sweets

So soft and sweet and rich! It absolutely has the potential to make you addict. It’s summer and happiness. Exactly what I need in this moment…. And it’s so easy to prepare: For 4 servings 250g Mascarpone 200g mild plain creamy yoghurt 3-4 ts Muscobado sugar plus additional Muscobado for the topping fresh or soft dried red fruit Mix Mascarpone,yoghurt and sugar. Spoon it in glasses and top generously with more Muscobado sugar and red fruit. […]