Happy Cookie Friday! Last week I made quite “nasty” American cookies – full of sugar and high in calories. Today’s cookies are pretty much the opposite. If you’ve been here before, you might know I am trying to reduce sugar in my bakes for quite some time already. With few exceptions ;) Today’s cookie recipe works without refined sugar. These Breakfast Cookies are a good example of how to use only a small amount of honey to create sweet and delicious cookies.
If you’ve been on any of the many social media platforms these days, you will probably stumble over baked feta with tomatoes and pasta. It’s the “hot sh*t” right now ;P It started on TikTok and spread like a disease all over the internet. This combination is actually nothing new, but somehow it turned into a trend. Today I am showing you something with feta, tomatoes, and pasta… just different. One of our favorite casserole dishes: Greek Baked Orzo with Feta Cheese! So good!
It’s the last Sunday of the month and some people might know what this means here on the blog… it’s time for a new “Bake Together – The Baking Surprise” with Andrea from Zimtkeks & Apfeltarte. Yay! ;) This month we picked a topic that is probably perfect for any kind of lockdown ;P Something you can make at home while working from home (because most of the time you spend is waiting time): delicious croissants! This kind of pastry is always a small challenge for me, but I think these Chocolate Croissants turned out quite nice. Don’t you think so? ;)
Happy Cookie Friday! How about a fresh batch of (more or less) typical American cookies? Really sweet, high in calories, and (unfortunately) also extremely delicious? If you’re nodding your head right now, I’ve got something for you. A big bowl of (Impossible) Chocolate Candy Cookies. Feel free to grab one or two while they are still available ;)
Here in Germany, it is common to have big markets almost all year round with booths for shopping and food. Every little event or holiday can be “used” to open up one of these markets in popular spots throughout a city. Christmas markets are only the tip of the iceberg here, but probably the most known markets. Anyway. On almost all of these markets, you have those food booths with typical dishes – bratwurst, buletten (the German version of burgers) and stuff like that. One of my favorite dishes from these markets is definitely fried mushrooms in a creamy sauce with loads of garlic. Since we are in the middle of a pandemic and no markets are open, I decided to treat myself to a big pan of these delicious mushrooms (and some fried potatoes).
January and February are generally colder winter months in Germany. This year February hit us hard with a lot of snow and very low temperatures. Sub-zero temperatures all day and night. My mind and body are constantly requesting soul food/comfort food and loads of calories. To get through winter I recommend making these Mini Brownie Chocolate Mousse Trifles from time to time. Chocolate for lifting the mood and the calories for your hips and belly ;P
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 ;)
