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the square cake

I bought a new baking tin. I laid my hands on a 20 x 20 cm form because there are mainly the 2 of us … Any larger baking tin is not convenient. (Even when having a dinner event this baking tin will produce enough cake for a dessert for 4 or even 6 people.) I’m not a hoarder concerning baking tins or any other cooking/baking equipment or any kitchen equipment in general. My kitchen…

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what to do w/ dull vegetables?

What happened? I opened my fridge & learnt that there were some leftovers … vegetables to be correct. Carrots & spring onions. Also in my pantry there were some potatoes … & in my freezer I had some frozen peas. In each case it wasn’t so much … not enough for whatever … So I decided to make a real big batch of mixed vegetables! Next morning when shopping I bought a big kohlrabi &…

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cake & fruit & more

It is a cheesecake, however, not the American style w/ cream cheese or the fluffy style w/ lots of whipped cream or the no-bake style w/ crackers – it’s a German cheesecake baked in the oven & based on low-fat curd cheese aka quark. In addition, it’s a cheesecake w/o cake i. e. there is only the filling! During the last weeks I noticed in the food blog universe some approaches to German cheesecake w/o…

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my 1st galette (w/ rhubarb)!

I’m always looking for easy & fast dishes … also dishes which can be prepared w/o using too many pots & pans & other kitchen equipment which need to be cleaned excessively later. So I admired the easy way of galettes for rather a long time – & now I decided to give it a try. For my 1st approach I chose a very simple galette w/ few ingredients. It’s rhubarb season at the moment…

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nice’ salad aka salade niçoise

My better half & I had friends invited for dinner – & it was about 30° C & more. What to do? BBQ – well, yes, but somebody (i. e. my better half) would have to be on the deck, managing the BBQ for some hours while the sun would burn merciless. (Our terrace is south/south-west bound!) We skipped this approach & opted for a French evening w/ a French salad, French bread, a French…

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orange cake w/ olive oil

It’s an olive oil cake w/ orange flavor – the basic recipe from one of my favorite cookbooks. The recipe defines cake for 2 rather small round cake pans – I used a larger springform. I made some rough calculation & decided that the area covered by 2 small cake pans or by a larger springform – like mine – was almost the same. So there were no changes necessary due to the dimension of…

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a quiche loaf

Creating a quiche loaf … What to do w/ a savory cake?It’s best to combine it w/ a fresh green salad, a simple green salad … It’s a perfect dinner treat especially when you have been busy all day long – well: I mean assuming that the savory cake is already sitting on your kitchen counter! It was fine because we had a delicious side dish of mixed green salad. The slices of the quiche…

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quite simply: eggs & vegetables …

For a breakfast w/ friends I decided to do a frittata. At first I thought about scrambled eggs or baked eggs … however, these have to be prepared fresh from the scratch. If you try to enjoy a breakfast w/ friends (or a brunch) as a host it’s always better to prepare everything in advance. A frittata can be prepared 1 day before – no problem at all. You just have to reheat it in…

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a simple vanilla loaf

I like coffeecake: a nice espresso & a slice of cake – and the afternoon break (maybe also the mid-morning break) is fine & afterwards I’m full of energy for the rest of the working hours. I like especially these simple loaf cakes; it doesn’t matter if there is an icing or not. Maybe w/ some fruit inside or some chocolate chips or some whatever. Why is it so difficult to bake a simple loaf…

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blueberries, blueberries … in a lemon cake!

I’m obsessed w/ loaf cakes – always looking for new ideas & the best recipes. I like a slice of loaf cake next to my espresso cup in the afternoon or as dessert after lunch or dinner or accompanying my espresso nightcap … I think you get it. Best is a loaf cake with some sort of icing keeping your cake moist – that’s the reason behind, however … it’s really hard to resist to…

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super-moist rhubarb cake

  I like loaf cakes. They are so versatile. There are the classic ones like vanilla cake, marble cake, chocolate cake … There are the fruity ones where you just add apples or cherries or … whatever – not to mention the ones w/ dried fruit … & finally every loaf may be covered by icing if a mix of chocolate & cream, if a sugar icing flavoured by lemon or orange or whatever ……

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another apple cake

This is just another apple cake, but it’s a very soft & fluffy & crumbly & juicy apple cake prepared in a loaf tin. The top is crispy when leaving the oven & will stay so for at least 24 h. Afterwards … it gets soft. No worries – the cake is still delicious. What do we need? There are the usual suspects like: In addition there is mascarpone … creamy silky mascarpone. (You may…

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