Lettuce & Letters

We’re in the middle of the moooost wonderful tiiiime of the yeeeear and people are letting their diets go and just enjoying their life.  In Germany we have a Christmas dessert, comparable with a stewed apple, filled with marzipan, raisins and nuts, and loads and loads of sugar soaked with vanilla sauce. The following recipe … Continue reading Apple Cinnamon Porridge

Today you will learn a fantastic a German word: GUGLHUPF (ring cake). While I’m gonna sit here for a while and smile thinking about how you twist and bend your tongue to pronounce it, you can read up on the history. Apparently the word originates from the word for “hood” and describes a round cake … Continue reading Wintery Mini Ringcakes

Avocado peanut pesto Okay, last Sunday I had a proper Mary Berry moment and thought, I’d love to have breakfast with home made bread. Being German I find it quite hard to find lovely bread, normally eating lowcarb I tend not to eat bread at all. While I was waiting for the dough to rise … Continue reading Avocado pesto

I’m a perfectionist and always choose about two tasks too many for myself. The last two weeks I spent with a job search studying and being ill. I caught the slightly girlier version of the man flu and still had to go to work, since the company I’m working for has slightly weird rules on … Continue reading Warming carrot soup