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All pics by Franzi. Golden milk seems to be the latest miracle drink in my social media feeds. I don’t care if it does magic or not (although I learned in an Ayurveda course many years ago that turmeric has indeed anti-inflammatory features), but I really like this delicious tasting and beautiful looking drink. Recipe: […]
All pics by Franzi. Preserved lemons are said to be absolute flavor bombs! Lately I saw tons of recipes using them – especially in extremely delicious sounding stews. So I finally decided to give it a try and to preserve some lemons myself :). Recipe: Ingredients: Makes two jars á 500 ml. 8-10 unwaxed lemons,
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Pic by Franzi. Only one more week until X-Mas :)! Here’s an easy to prepare last-minute gift idea: Delicious vanilla liqueur. Yummy! Recipe: Ingredients: Makes app. 600 ml. 200 ml water, 4 vanilla beans, 200 g cane sugar, 1 TblSp honey, 500 ml brandy. Preparation: Scrape out two vanilla beans. Cook the vanilla caviar, sugar,
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Pic by Franzi. The last days offered typical fall weather: storm and rain, but also some sunny hours. What could be better than arriving home at such days and enjoying a thick, tasty and warm soup? For me, this golden corn soup is pure comfort food love. Recipe: Ingredients: Serves 4. 4 corn cobs (shucked),
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Pic by Franzi. This dish tastes like made in an Indian restaurant (at least in my world). I made it already several times – especially for guests. It’s easy to prepare (but takes some time) and always gets lots of praise :). You can make it either with paneer (an Indian fresh cheese that’s available
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Pic by Franzi. Today’s recipe is pure comfort food: (Gluten-free) pasta in a thick, creamy tomato sauce topped with melted cheese. A simple prepared dream of a pasta casserole! Recipe: Ingredients: Serves 3-4. 400 g (gluten-free) pasta, 1 tube tomato paste, 400 ml heavy cream, 250 g grated cheese, 1 garlic clove, 100 ml olive
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Pic by Franzi. In Portugal we ate tons of fish. Nevertheless, the one dish that impressed me most were crispy sweet potato SKINS! Yes, you read it right: skins. What a genius way to use the whole sweet potato, without creating any waste. Back home in Hamburg, I already prepared them for myself as an
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Pic by Franzi. Happy Easter, everyone! How do you spend your free days? I am baking a lot of currant bread (…this year with gluten-free flour, which actually worked!) and a nut cake that reminds me on a cake my grandma often made. Have a wonderful time with your friends and family and here comes
Grinding the fenugreek. All pics by Franzi. I had the opportunity to test Sinnesräuber – a monthly box filled with three packages of surprise spices :). Here are my experiences with the box, plus a recipe I tried using fenugreek, plus a LOTTERY where you can win the April box and try it out yourself
Pic by Franzi. Did you ever prepare your own vegetable stock? I have to admit that up until now I always used vegetable stock powder. It’s simply convenient. But then I was inspired by Rebecca Katz‘ book Clean Soups and prepared a laaarge pot of vegetable stock – with a ton of fresh vegetables I
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