The weeks before Christmas are the time for Christmas markets, mulled wine, bratwurst and candied almonds aka. »gebrannte Mandeln«. You can smell the nuts basically everywhere. Sooo good! Instead of just enjoying the smell of the nuts and nibbling on them, you can use them for baking as well. These Candied Almonds & Chocolate Nougat Cookies are the perfect sweet treat to use up »leftover nuts«… should there be any leftover after a visit to the Christmas market. ;P
It’s time to do something with yeast again… or rather, let the yeast work for us! A classic recipe like this Chocolate Walnut Babka always looks quite complicated when you read the recipe, but it’s actually really easy. It just has a lot of steps and takes a lot of time. You have to be patient and let the yeast do the work, that’s all there is to it ;P
For a long time, I was reluctant to bake a delicious tart like this one here. I was always a bit afraid of making something like this Pear Tarte Tatin or other tarts of this category. Super tasty, extremely decorative, but also made with caramel… which can be tricky sometimes. I was really a bit nervous when making a Tarte Tatin for the first time. But once you’ve baked your first one, it’s all not that bad. The preparation is actually quite simple ;P
If you got a garden and have planted zucchini once, you may be familiar with the problem that at some point in summer, it feels like all of your zucchini plants are packed with fruits at the same time. Enough to feed a whole soccer team ;P In cases like that, it’s good to have recipes at hand to use all those zucchini. Something like this delicious Zucchini Lime Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting. Ideal to get rid of some of these green fellas ;P
There’s much more to a BBQ than just throwing meat onto the hot flames. In addition to meat, sausage, or tofu schnitzel, you also need some salad and bread, of course. That’s normally a lot of stuff. In case you don’t want to buy the bread for your BBQ party, but would rather make it yourself, a Tomato Soda Bread with Nigella Seeds, like this one here is the perfect solution. The bread is super quick and easy to prepare and tastes really delicious thanks to the tomatoes!
When I think of classic bakes from Germany, two cakes immediately spring to mind – Black Forest Cake and Bee Sting Cake aka. Bienenstich. Of course, there are many more, but these are the two cakes that have probably been served at home (back in the day) the most. This Bee Sting Cake with Strawberries is a variation of the classic Bienenstich – a great option in summer when fresh strawberries are available from local farmers :)
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 ;) 
