The UK and Ireland are not necessarily known for their »haute cuisine« or a lot of dishes that are cooked all over the world. France, Italy, or Spain are a bit more popular in that area. No offense! ;P Nonetheless, there are, of course, dishes in the UK/Ireland that are really delicious. Bangers ‘n’ Mash, for example. Or a simple and delicious Cottage Pie! Both dishes are really great and also very filling…
What could be better than a big load of delicious cherries packed between two layers of crispy pastry with some ice cream or vanilla sauce on top? Not much, right? ;) A Classic Cherry Pie is hard to beat. One of the best treats you can serve in summer. An absolute rock star when it comes to pies!
When summer starts you can find more and more berries from local sources on farmer’s markets. The shorter the way from the farm to the consumer the better, right? ;) Time to do something amazing with those fresh berries. If you want to make something easy and good-lookin’ you might want to consider making this Phyllo Milk Pie with Berries. Super easy to prepare and a great sweet treat on a hot summer day. Let’s get baking! ;)
Apple cakes and apple pies are traditionally found wherever apples are grown. That makes sense, right? In Germany, you can find many different types of apple cakes like »Gedeckter Apfelkuchen« or a »Sunken Apple Cake«. In France you can also find a huge variety of cakes with apples – for example, this Apple Cake with Crème fraîche – well, and the Dutch like to bake a Dutch Apple Pies… or is it only the Americans that call this cake here Dutch Apple Pie, and think they are baking a pie from the Netherlands?! ;)
I think pies are something where almost everyone can find his/her “favorite specimen” – there are so many recipes it is hard to not find something you like ;) Here in Germany, it’s different. We hardly bake pies. Just not in the repertoire of most bakers because there are not many traditional recipes for that. I love me a good pie. A delicious one like this Chocolate Walnut Pie, for example. So good! I start drooling just thinking of it ;P
I always have problems saying the name correctly: Spa-na-ko-pi-ta. I tend to mix up some of the letters and then it’s suddenly something completely different ;) Maybe I should just describe what it is – spinach strudel with filo dough. No. I have to remember the correct name. This dish deserves to be pronounced correctly. It’s one of my favorite pastries from Greece! Spanakopita! ;)
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 ;) 
