The world is weird sometimes. Social media got quite powerful in the past few years – so powerful it can cause food shortages. Not life-threatening food shortages, but in the case of Dubai Chocolate, there was a shortage of pistachio cream and Kadayif pastry threads all over Germany in the last several months. ;P The ingredients for these Dubai Chocolate Pralines were not available for quite some time, but a few days ago I finally got everything I needed to make these delicious chocolates.
Simple loaf cakes are always in fashion around here. Why investing more time and effort than necessary in order to have something delicious on the table? This simple Lemon Pistachio Pandan Cake is no exception here. The batter is coming together in no time at all, then you throw everything into a baking tin and bake it. Letting the cake cool down later before cutting it takes longer than the whole preparation ;P
France has a lot of delicious sweet snacks that are known all over the world. The classic French Madeleines like these Madeleines with Pistachios & Pandan are definitely something that is known and loved by many… although the use of Pandan is probably rather unusual for a French bake I assume. That is more often used in Asia than in Europe. But still – it works great here ;)
If a whole Christmas Stollen is too much for you, you might want to consider these Christmas Stollen Cantuccini – the miniature version of the classic Christmas treat. If you are fine with loads of candied fruits, and nuts, as well as a lot of powdered sugar and an abundance of calories… you probably gonna like these Christmas cookies. I love them and think they are a great addition to the regular Christmas cookie Lollapalooza ;)
It’s finally the season for figs again. Yay! I love these purple little fellas and I am more than happy that you can get figs quite cheap right now. I know not everyone loves figs as much as I do, but if you ended up here you are probably a fan too and will like these Honey Fig Cheesecake Bars. They are delicious! ;)
I have to admit it publicly: I am a rhubarb fanboy! It’s out now! If you use the “search function” on the blog and type in “rhubarb” you will easily see what I am talking about. I have served quite a lot of rhubarb recipes on this blog already. Everything from easy peasy rhubarb sheet cakes to more complicated layered rhubarb delights. Today’s delicious no-bake cheesecake with biscoff base and roasted rhubarb will extend this collection with another highlight. But be sure – this is not the end yet :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 ;) 
