You don’t always need a big cake or a pie if you are craving something sweet. Sometimes a plain muffin is all you need. By “plain” I do not mean “boring”. These Double Chocolate Berry Muffins are far from boring. They are the perfect sweet treat for all the chocolate lovers out there. Conveniently, these little fellas are ready in no time. What more could you want? ;)
Fall is here. At least in Berlin. Temperatures dropped and it finally started to rain. Not sure if I like that. I appreciate the lower temperatures and the foggy mornings, but I do not like the rain and less light during the day… but it also means you can finally cook hearty meals again. Not only salad because it was too hot to do anything else. Time for stews and soups like this Creamy Potato Soup with Spinach, for example. Not yet a super heavy dish but we are getting there ;P
This Bread Pudding with Banana & Walnuts may look a bit boring and not very impressive at first. Seeing it at a brunch buffet I would have skipped it probably. But that would mean I would have made a great mistake ;) This bread pudding is so damn delicious! I really had to pull myself back when taking the photos and not eat everything all by myself ;P
Gnocchi are great to prepare a delicious dinner quickly, easy, and cheap. These little potato packages are available pre-made and cooled in supermarkets. Add some veggies and a sauce and you got yourself a delicious meal. These gnocchi with broccoli, mushrooms, and browned butter are a simple dish that is ready in no time and will fill you up nicely. As it should be ;P
I guess here in Germany not everyone is familiar with Sloppy Joe’s. To be honest, I haven’t seen any restaurant or street food truck yet that sells them here… and here in Berlin you can get basically every dish from all over the world ;P
Americans probably all know about these sandwiches. They created Sloppy Joe’s and basically every other weird burger/sandwich out there ;P
You can still get plums and damson plums everywhere here in Germany… but that will be over soon and then the dark time of the year begins – the time of frozen berries and fruits ;P Well… at least if you want to bake with seasonal and regional fruits and berries. Until then – let’s make the best out of it and prepare one last dessert with plums: a delicious Damson Plum Crumble. So easy to prepare and so good at the same time. Served with some vanilla ice cream or custard this is one of my favorite desserts. Of all times! ;)
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 ;)
