Mini Franzis

Hamburg is my home base. A very lovely city that is not as hyped as other European cities (Berlin, London, Paris) and my hidden gem with loads of outside activities to do, secret spots to discover off the path, a varied culinary scene and the best about it: Some traditional Hamburgeois foods. Nothing too fancy. Simple…

Carrot cake: Moist and delicious

Somehow this month is coming along with plenty of cake occasions for me: Birthdays, weddings, a job change and sometimes simply a sweet tooth on a weekend afternoon made me look through my collection of cake recipes. I stumbled across a carrot cake recipe that I was given by my German friend Mareike about three years…

Everybody loves…a pumpkin pie

Before the wonderful pumpkin season is over I want to share a very easy pumpkin pie recipe with you. In Germany, pumpkin pies are not very common to my surprise. Pumpkins are everywhere though! I have seen many recipes using a ton of cream. I prefer it a little simpler with just a sip of cream….

Liquid pleasures: Home-made smoothies

What’s healthier than ice cream? Smoothies. What’s better than juice? Smoothies. What makes you happy? Smoothies. Voilà, I officially declare the smoothie our remedy for the upcoming winter months. My sister Becci believes in her breakfast smoothie. It took me a while to become a fan myself but now I think she is right. Smoothies without sugar…

Holy Yummieness: Wholegrain Pear Tarte

Holy yummieness, this cake was delicious! I had my friend Miri over this weekend: What a special honor as I usually only get to see her once a year but when I see her we´re in action and that´s how this cake was born. Wish we had invented it but no, her mom has some…

Vegan for a Night

Since I am quite new to the world of Vegan food and was introduced to it only about half a year ago by cook Björn Moschinski (see my Vegan style egg salad post), I felt like making new recipes this weekend: Vegan Mett, which is a meat imitation paste – in Germany it`s made from…

Christmas cookies: Zimtsterne

Christmas is coming closer, you should use this weekend to bake some delicious home-made cookies if you haven’t done so already or if your stock has disappeared in your family’s and friends’ sweet loving stomachs :) This week I felt like making a Christmas cookie recipe that you can find across Germany a lot. The…