Maybe, just maybe, I shouldn’t have read that stuff about procrasti-baking. Though usually, I don’t procrasti-bake, I procrasti-cook – doing something vaguely lunch-related which takes a longer time than I should actually use for cooking. At least for everyday normal … Continue reading →

It’s the time of year that the oven sees lots of action – this year, it’s extra exciting as the new oven seems to have quite different ideas about temperatures than the old one had. Things turn out slightly… differently … Continue reading →

A friend is pondering making tiles for gingerbread houses – so I think a recipe is in order. This is a classical one for gingerbread houses, based on flour (as opposed to Elisenlebkuchen, which are based on nuts and contain … Continue reading →

There’s a few things I love, but am not really good at. One of them? Pancakes. I like pancakes. I like them a lot. My gran always made them in her old, enameled pans, and they always turned out perfectly, … Continue reading →

There was… more windfall. So there are more apples. Even better: there are more apples from three different trees, which means tat we got to taste-test and compare their tastes both raw and, due to some fancy baking action, in … Continue reading →

I mentioned Zwetschgen yesterday, right? Well. Zwetschgen. I love them. I also love poppy seeds. And fortunately, those two go together very, very well… so recently, this happened: Zwetschgenkuchen mit Mohngeheimfach (Plum cake with a secret compartment for poppy seed … Continue reading →