Christmas Cookies: Vanillekipferl
When it comes to Advent and Christmas baking, there is a holy trinity of seasonal cookies that always get baked in Germany, at least in my circles: Zimtsterne (cinnamon stars), Butterkekse (butter cookies), and Vanillekipferl (vanilla crescents). I shared my
Spinach & Parmesan Bread Dumplings
My boys are fairly good at eating vegetables. They prefer them raw, and will eat any amount of tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, kohlrabi, and - their latest discovery - sugar snap peas. They are not as keen on cooked vegetables, but
Rainbow Unicorn Cake
Last week was my elder son's 7th birthday, and he had asked for a unicorn theme and cake. I found loads of unicorn cakes floating around Pinterest, when I was looking for inspiration, which were either flat topped, e.g. using a sandwich cake
Blueberry & Pear Muffins
With the days getting darker and colder, I just can't help myself baking some nice, comforting treats. Like these blueberry and pear muffins. They never last very long, the boys just gobble them up! Ingredients (makes 12) 200g gluten free self-raising
Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Cupcakes
So, I hope you liked my Hallowe'en pumpkin soup recipe from earlier in the week! The second recipe I want to share with you this week, are my mouth watering pumpkin spice chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter frosting! Ingredients (gluten free) For the
Hallowe’en Pumpkin Soup
At the risk of looking like I'm turning in to a food blog, this week is going to be a bit food heavy here at The Bear & The Fox, as I have a couple of recipes I simply must
Family Recipe: Mama’s Apfelkuchen (GF)
In case you've all been wondering what we did with the remainder of the apples we picked at Craigie's Farm a couple of weeks ago, I have one more, magnificent apple recipe for you! Although most of the credit for
Parsnip & Apple Soup
At the risk of this turning in to a 'soup of the week' feature, I wanted to share another soup recipe with you. Parnsip and apple is one of my favourite flavour combinations for soup. In the past I've made
A Simple & Yummy Apple Crumble
Earlier this week, I posted about our apple picking trip to Craigie's Farm near Edinburgh, and I promised to share my apple crumble recipe with you. Well, here it is. It's very simple - no faffing about - but super
German Cheese & Leek Soup with Mince
Hello, lovely readers, I hope you are having a good week. I have another yummy recipe to share with you today. Soup Season is upon us, and whilst we love ourselves some nice and healthy Autumnal vegetable soups in our
Butternut Squash Soup
If you follow me on Instagram, you'll already know I'm over the moon that Autumn is on our doorstep. It's my favourite time of the year, and yesterday we got in to the seasonal mood by combining two of my
Sausage & Courgette Spaghetti
My two boys are like little rabbits when it comes to vegetables, they will nibble away at endless amounts of raw veggies - cucumber, tomato, pepper, kohlrabi, carrots. Sometimes, when I'm serving a side salad for the grownups at dinner