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  Even though the weather is utterly terrible today once again, we had a brief flash of spring this weekend and Alex and I took the chance to have our …

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you had a lovely Christmas Eve yesterday and are enjoying the holidays so far. We had a phantastic evening yesterday at my parents filled with …

I have no idea how many people outside of the UK even know Mary Berry, but me being a massive anglophile and probably watching more english telly than german telly, …

Look at those beauties! Dad’s tomatoes are finally getting ripe and delicious.  The entire week I’ve been eating them for lunch just with some salt and olive oil. They are …

Usually I go and see my parents at least once a week. And lately the first thing I have been doing is run straight around the house to check on …

I do feel kinda special for even knowing Alton Brown, because in Germany no one ever heard of him. His shows aren’t on tv here and so for many many …

Photo by Scandic Hotels / CC Attribution 3.0 It’s such an obvious choice, isn’t it? And a choice that won’t come as a surprise for anyone who knows me. Jamie is …

I’m crazy about cooking shows. Unfortunately we don’t have a cooking channel here in Germany (if we would I would watch little else probably), but we get a fair amount …

Today I feel grand. Today I’m esctatic. And a little bit proud of myself. After weeks of macaron madness I finally managed to produce a batch that does not suck. …