It has been a work intensive January. 8 fairs in 4 countries in 2 weeks. I’ve been back to London jobwise and took the opportunity to eat at Ottolenghis in Islington, something I wanted to do for ages. Unfortunately I did hot have time to…
What a mild winter we have over here in Switzerland, mid February and I’ve already spent an entire afternoon in the allotment. We won’t complain – it’s heaven! And if it get’s cool a cup of tea and some waffles always help 😉 You’ll need:…
Thanks to smitten kitchen for this discovery! You’ll need: 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast 1/2 cup warm water 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 large egg 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 2 teaspoons fennel seeds 1 kg yellow…
We ordered Ottolenghis and sami tamimis new Book “Jerusalem” for my mother in law. When it arrived I was tempted to keep it for myself but instead I had at quick try before wrapping it up. The Chocolate Yeast Kranz just looked to tempting. It…
With the garden being more or less ready for winter my attention is shifting to the kitchen again. December is also the time when I need to have a jar full of cookies in the drawer. Preferably chocolate chip cookies or “sable chocolat au fleur…
For the first year I managed to grow and pickle my own gherkins – a Bourgogne variety. The preserving is easier than the growing though. Plenty of my carefully grown gherkins plants did not survive the last frost of spring and plenty got eaten by…
My favorite new christmas “cookie” are these honey stars. They look nice, are just delicious and easy to make. All you need is a bit of patience. You’ll need: 500gr honey 3 egg yolks 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 2 tsp ground…
I was yearning for this for so long – a kitchen aid. You probably all know the discussions, how many kitchenware does one need? Do you have a juicer? I have. It uses a lot of shelf space and takes way to long to clean.…
I tried to make something I usually buy from good patisseries. I don’t even know how you call this in english. It’s like very seet quince paste. I did not turn out like I wanted it but is still rather nice, to sweet though. Next…
