Quiche Lorraine ist ein Klassiker aus der französischen Küche. Ich habe dieses Rezept von meiner Mutter. In den 8oer Jahren war Quiche Lorraine sehr beliebt auf dem Speisezettel. Als Studentin habe ich das Gericht gerne meinen Freunden mit Salat serviert und als Dessert gab es Mousse au Chocolat. Beide Gerichte sind einfach vorzubereiten und Jeder […]
Oh, I love these little pastries! They are a puff of sweetness and colourfulness. And so nice to look at. They look like little jewels. Do you know the nice little macaron shops of Laduree? When I go there I can never decide which taste and colour I should choose. I always want to have
This is a typical German sauce from Frankfurt in the province Hesse. My mother was born in Hesse and she brought the recipe for “Frankfurter Grüne Soße” into our family. In Hesse the sauce has the funny name “Frankfurter Grie Soß”. The sauce is made of 7 different herbs and is served cold. This green
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Selfmade and fresh mayonnaise tastes much better than the mayonnaise from the supermarket. But to make mayonnaise yourself with the classic method sounds easier to me than it is. I learned to mix all ingredients and pur the oil slowly, slowly while stiring the mixture. A long procedure which demands a lot of patience and
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Galettes are typical french pancakes made from buckwheat flour. The name Galette is also used for large, round and flat cakes from other flours. My Galettes are made with spelt flour and lots of seasonal fruits. This is a perfect summer cake. I have a little apple tree in my garden with aromatic apples in
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The kids from Bullerbü loved cinnamon rolls – called Kanebullar in Sweden. And Carlson on the Roof could eat lots of them. My kids have grown up with the stories around Astrid Lindgren’s characters and with Kanebullar too. They could never have enough. Whatever I love cinnamon rolls too. The taste of cinnamon makes me
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For years there has been a point on my bucket list I didn’t realise yet: I would like to speak fluent English. The question is: Which way is the best to realise this wish? Finally I had an idea and the possibility to manifest it. Preparations have already started… I think the best way to
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As members of the Lions Club Ammerland Inamorata we published a booklet with fingerfood recipes. We cooked all recipes, made the photos and designed the booklet ourself. Two of our members printed the booklets as the owners of a printing house. Puh, a lot of work but we did it ! What you need to
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Short Bread is a pastry for anytime in the year. It is easy to bake and you can stockpile it. Here is a recipe you can modify in taste and shape. To the recipe below you can add grated lemon or orange peel, dried lavender blossoms, chopped ginger or vanilla for example. 500 g flour
Highly recommendable for layered cakes is Victorian Biscuit. It’s easy to bake. Preferably bake the cake 1 day before you fill it and decorate it. Wrap the baked cakes in cling wrap and let them rest for 1 day. Before you fill the cakes you should trim the tops. You can fill the layers
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