I’m sure you figured out – in the meantime – that my better half & I spent some weeks in Mallorca. We had a great time & made lots of excursions … there is a lot to be posted. However, there were some baking adventures before we made our Mallorca stay. So … You remember: my better half & I had a splendid fortnight in the Netherlands, in Zandvoort. In the morning we sat at…
Plum mania: I was in plum mania & just made another plum cake. Briefly I thought about creating plum jam, but summer came back & we had lots of sunshine & very warm weather (even if only for a few days) – I postponed any jam making. A crispy slim tart w/ ricotta cream & plums seemed appropriate for late summer days. Have a closer look … There is a thin crispy pastry layer, a…
Plum season has started. As soon as I spotted plums in my trusted food store and recipes for any kind of plum cake affairs started appearing on Instagram I defined that it’s time to create something w/ plums. I admit that I’m not a fan of eating plums fresh from the garden. They seems somewhat dry and sour … Plums are definitely predestined to get baked or cooked. Only after these processes they develop their…
Dieser Beitrag enthält Werbung – advertising. I admit: I’m in the middle of the characteristic spring tsunami cheered for by any food blogs at their pulse of life – it’s all about rhubarb, strawberries, asparagus, wild garlic … These are the main ingredients for any food – if cooked, if baked, if unprocessed – filling the recipes of food blogs at the moment. Ok – most of the bunch are seasonal. (I don’t buy any…
Dieser Beitrag enthält Werbung – advertising. You remember? I started w/ a big Hokkaido pumpkin which I baked in the oven – just adding some olive oil & salt & pepper. Afterwards I had a bowl filled w/ smooth pumpkin bits which could be mashed easily by help of a fork. My plan was … creating a sweet yeast braid w/ pumpkin mash mixed into the dough. Of course it didn’t work out as…
Dieser Beitrag enthält Werbung – advertising. 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…