It´s time to pick some chanterelle, or how we call it in Austria Eierschwammerl!! Chantarelle mushrooms are high season in Austria at the moment. They love the Continue reading
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fig editorial
What´s the best recipe using figs? My foodie partner in crime, Dina and I tried four different kind of recipes! A delicious fig arugula and mozzarella salad topped with prosciutto, Continue reading
strawberry lemon mascarpone tarte
What could be better than a bite of a refreshing combination of strawberry, lemon and cream? Hmmm I´m not sure but to come straight to the point this tarte really tastes Continue reading
apple, banana and celery juice
What could be more refreshing than a freshly juiced drink in the morning? And besides the refreshing taste the ginger in it gives a real boost. This time I made some Continue reading
Raspberry almond cake
Spring has finally come to Austria! I love the feeling of the first warming shafts of sunlight on ones skin! The birds singing and flowery meadows everywhere one can look on the country side!! Spring always shows me how beautiful nature can be, and how it is born every year after Continue reading
Delicious topfencreme
Since my grandmother always makes curd cheese or as we call it topfen from scratch in heaps, everyone gets a couple of packages to make dumplings, cremes or cheese cake. It´s also very yummy when you simply put it on top of whole wheat dark bread or a bagel and combine it with avocado, salmon, Continue reading
Mini cinnamon buttermilk cakes
This is a recipe out of a cook book I gave away as a present to my little cousin. She simply loves baking as much as I do, and I thought she might like this recipe book called “Zucker, Zimt und Liebe”. It has many small treats in it, Continue reading
Couscous with mint cherry tomatoes and feta
Lately I´ve been totally upsessed with making dishes containing grains. Whether I use quinoa, couscous or rice, these grains can be combined with so many ingredients. Just take a look in your pantry, canned corn, raisins, nuts or any fresh ingredients like grilled vegetables or fresh fruit go perfectly with grains. Continue reading
Plated milk bun
Whenever someone makes plated milk bread in my family it doesn´t stay for long! Everybody loves eating it for breakfast. It goes perfect with butter and any jam and if you leave out the sugar you can also eat it with cheese and ham. But you can also easily freeze it! As every easter we went to church yesterday to bless some wine, bread, eggs and easter ham. And today I brought one plated bun as a gift when we celebrated easter with the family. In my opinion this is a great old-fashioned gift which is really delicious and perfect for any occasion. Or just for oneself?… yum!
Passionfruit yoghurt cream
Today I made this quick and easy passionfruit yoghurt cream for our lunch´s dessert. Passionfruit is one of my favorite tropical fruit next to mango and mangosteen. So when I found this recipe in my cookbook “Obstgarten” I had to put it on my to do list right away. Continue reading