Happy Cookie Friday! I hope you still like to see some cookies here on the blog… after all those years and hundreds of cookie recipes, I’ve already done ;) Even though my Cookie Friday started with classic American cookies and even though I really love those cookies with a soft center and a crunchy exterior – here and there I like to do different types of cookies. Something crunchy with a sweet marmalade filling, for example: Oatmeal Spelt Jammies! They are delicious!!
The plum season has started and those little purple fruits are now available everywhere. The supermarkets are overflowing with plums. This means it’s normally time to make a nice Damson Plum Cake Tray Bake again. Well… this year I decided to do something different. Smaller, but no less delicious: 6 Spices Damson Plum Pastries with a simple and easy curd-oil-batter. This plum season couldn’t start better… ;)
Are you looking for something special for breakfast? If you answer is “hell(eloo) yes!” you should definitely check out these delicious Breakfast Tacos with Chicken ;) If you are planning a more “elaborate” breakfast or brunch for your friends or family, these fellas here are something everybody will love! I have to admit though, that I have already shared this portion of six tacos with only one other person… so you actually do not need a whole family to eat all of them. Just sayin’ ;P
Happy Cookie Friday! The week is almost over again and, of course (!), I have a fresh batch of cookies for you! Today I got some “good old” chocolate chip cookies updated with some Giotto confectionaries (balls?) and the result is really great! Some delicious cookies with chocolate and a touch of hazelnut. I guess the weekend can start now since we are good on sweets for the next couple days ;)
If you own a garden, you will certainly be able to harvest one or two zucchini at the moment. Provided, of course, that zucchini plants have been planted in your garden. Without that it’s going to be difficult ;) Zucchini have their peak season in July and August here in Germany, so it makes sense to do something with them when they are available from local farmers. Since I didn’t feel like baking today, I made some tasty Lentil Zucchini Pepper Fritters with a delicious Sour Cream Dip. So good!
Do you have bakes/dishes that remind you of specific vacations or countries you’ve visited? I got that with Austria, for example. Mozartkugeln, Sachertorte and these Marillenknödel (aka. Sweet Apricot Dumplings) here always remind me of our neighboring country. The first two delicacies are quite obviously connected to Austria (they originate in Salzburg and Vienna) – the apricot dumplings on the other hand are a bit more difficult to connect to Austria alone since they are also common in Bavaria and Czechia. Those dumplings are actually an “import” from former Bohemia. I bet you knew that already ;)
I love my job, but in between I love to bake and try new things in the kitchen. A lot of my friends and colleagues encourage me to bake - for a very simple reason: they get the leftovers - and it seems they like it most of the time ;)
