Happy Apple Pie Day! Yeah… not an actual holiday here in Germany, but still a good reason to celebrate ;) Where I come from (Southern Germany) late summer and autumn are the time to bake apple cakes and pies – Americans celebrate their favorite pastry featuring apples in May. I’m fine with that – every day is a good day for an apple pie. So today I got an absolute classic for you: a Good Old Apple Pie aka. American Apple Pie. Grab a plate and fork and we can get started…
Is there a sweet bake that everybody likes? Probably not, right?! There is always someone that does not like this or that. Pretty sure though that everything with cinnamon is liked by maaaany people. Must be since there are soo many bakes where cinnamon plays an important part – all over the world and in almost every culture. I am definitely a fan of everything cinnamony ;) There is nothing better than a freshly baked cinnamon roll with cream cheese frosting on top… well almost. There is also this Cinnamon Swirl Bundt Cake – we should not forget about that one ;)
It’s Cookie Friday and I got a batch of fresh cookies for you. Typical “American” cookies – sweet, big and delicious! These Caramel Toffee Cookies are perfect with a cup of coffee in the afternoon to give you a little sugar boost and some energy to run a marathon… or two ;P
Do you like cinnamon? If your answer is „yes yes and yes“ you should definitely take a look at these Cinnamon Crinkle Cookies here! Delicious little fellas, made in no time and probably also gone in no time at all ;)
Some recipes are so easy that you think “why haven’t I made this before?”. Well… there is always a learning curve in life. Some things you learn early, some things need time ;) These little Pig’s Ears aka. Schweineohren aka. Palmiers are one of those things you wished you knew about earlier. They are so easy and so delicious…
Maybe you know these kinds of situations too… when you listen to a certain song or you smell a certain food or perfume you get instantly transported in your mind to a memory where this song or smell played an important role or is somehow connected with a (more or less) important memory. I have for example a compilation of songs I call “Pet Sematary Songs”. When I was a child I was reading Steven King books like crazy and one of them was “Pet Sematary” – back then I listened to only a few CDs with the same songs over and over. Nowadays when I hear these songs I am immediately back in my old bedroom, lying on the bed and reading this book. Every single time I listen to one of those songs ;) It’s quite a strong connection. How are these Churros with Chocolate Sauce connected to that you may ask? Well…. ;)
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 ;)
