The crowning glory of my Christmas menu is this speculoos and strawberry layered dessert. The speculoos give a Christmas touch, while the mousse adds freshness and the strawberry sauce tastes deliciously fruity. Still have plenty of homemade cookies left over?…
Finally grocery stores offer fresh kale again! I’ve always liked kale as a stew, but since I’ve prepared it in different ways and turn it into salads and chips, I like it even better. Yesterday I got hold of the…
[Advertising: Affiliate Links] These delicious juicy rhubarb and elderflower muffins could also be called spring muffins. Because rhubarb and elderflowers are now in season. I haven’t combined the two yet, but I can tell you: it tastes fantastic! The muffins…
The barbecue season started early this year thanks to the warm and sunny weather. And of course, in addition to all the goodies that end up on the grill, a salad should not be missing. With this salad you combine…
[Advertising: Affiliate Links] If I pureed soup so far, I simply held a hand blender in the pot. This is super practical and gets good results. Today I used my high-speed blender for the first time to puree a soup…
[Advertising: Affiliate Links] Zucchini are so versatile that they can be used in almost any dish. They are often used among other vegetables as a side player. But today they get the main role! With a crispy breading, they turn…
[Werbung: Affiliate Links] This week I had two bulbs of fennel in my veggie box that waited to be made into something delicious. Since I wanted to braise one bulb, the other should make a cold dish. What could be…
Watch out, chocolate bomb coming in! I had two sweet potatoes sitting in my kitchen, which I had to turn into something. I was thinking of something sweet… If you like sweet potatoes, you’ll love this chocolate cake. If you…
Baked apple cake has always been in my family since I was a child. We liked it so much that it was a regular treat on our coffee table. Last week, I remembered it again and decided to bake a…
[Advertising: Affiliate Links] Looks like an accident? The first Tarte Tatin indeed was… The story is told, that the sisters Tatin dropped an apple cake and put it back in the dish upside-down, covered with more pastry and baked again.…
[Advertising: Affiliate Links] It’s cherry season! I love sweet cherries. Especially the dark, almost black ones, that remind me of my childhood with smudgy mouths and “dirty” fingers. I used the birthday of my sisters to turn some cherries into…
Yesterday, my sisters celebrated their birthday and had a garden party. I brought this Mediterranean potato salad with white beans, grilled vegetables and pesto for the barbecue. I prepared the vegetables at home in my contact grill. Because with so…
[Advertising: Affiliate Links] I am usually not that big of a fan of quiches and tarts, but when I brought two beautiful and thick stalks leek home from grocery shopping, I wanted to make something else but soup. Something “to…
[Advertising: Affiliate Links] There’s a thing with vegan lemon cake… Without eggs and with the acid of the lemon juice the raising agents tend to “go off” before baking, leaving the cake dense or collapse while cooling. You might want…
Out of curiosity, I bought a pack of vegan mascarpone a couple of months ago and had it in the fridge, since then. Now, that it was overdue for two month, I finally turned it into a tiramisu. The combination…
