Orange & Almond Cake (GF)
What better excuse than National Almond Day (yes, it's a thing!) to share one of my favourite recipes with you! Almonds are great for gluten free baking, because recipe with ground almonds often don't require flour as sell, eliminating the
Chocolate Almond Torte
There's no Friday 5 post this week, because it's National Chocolate Day - yes, there seems to be a national holiday for just about everything these days! - and what better excuse to share my recipe for chocolate almond torte
Cranachan – our fave Scottish dessert
So, it's Burns Night tomorrow! As true Scottish expats, we'll of course be celebrating here in Berlin. And besides haggis, neeps and tatties, there's one dish that will be an absolute 'must' on the menu - Cranachan! A dream of whipped mounds
Homemade Flavoured Popcorn
Apparently it's 'National Popcorn Day' today. I'm not entirely sure in which nation, but hey, any excuse to eat popcorn! And to share my favourite popcorn recipes with you. Because homemade popcorn definitely tastes best. We used to get those
Courgette, Sweetcorn & Mushroom Bake
I don't really go in for New Year's resolutions, but one of my goals this year is to try and add some new recipes to our family repertoire, so we are not always cooking and eating the same few dishes.
Peppermint Hot Chocolate
Merry Christmas everybody! It's Christmas Eve, which here in Germany means that the Christmas celebrations start today. This afternoon we'll be going to church, afterwards we'll be opening presents, and for dinner we'll have potato salad and sausages. Another Christmas
Christmas Cookies: Cinnamon Stars (GF)
Only ten days to go until Christmas! Plenty of time left to bake some more Christmas cookies, and there's another German Christmas cookie staple that I have to share with you. Because Christmas simply wouldn't be the same without them
Butter Cookies (GF)
It's the Second of Advent already, how time flies! We're off on a festive Advent steam train ride today, through wintery Berlin-Brandenburg. There are rumours St Nicholas will drop by too! When we come back, we'll probably have afternoon tea
Apple & Almond Oat Cookies (GF)
When temperatures plummet and those crisp Autumn days really start kicking in, there's nothing better to come home after a walk in the park than some yummy home baked cookies. We made these apple and almond cookies last weekend and
‘Pumpkin Pie’ Porridge & a Book Recommendation
I have this terrible habit of buying cook books, marking all the pages of things I want to try, and then never making any of the recipes. But when I had my wisdom tooth removed last week, I got pretty bored
Cheddar & Poppy Seed Biscuits
Last week, I felt a bit like a domestic goddess, when I picked up my kids from nursery and school and we went home to bake Autumn biscuits with the dough I had prepared earlier in the day, to herald the
How to pickle your own gherkins
New Yorkers aren't the only ones known for their pickles. In Germany, you'll find supermarket shelves lined with plenty varieties of gherkins to chose from - Dillgurken, Senfgurken, Saure Gurken, Salzgurken, Gewürzgurken