Recipes

Back in 2013 when I rediscovered the fun and enjoyment I got out of baking, I was spoilt for choice with recipes to try out and skills to learn. At that time, theme cakes were just beginning to become popular in Germany and while at the beginning I marveled at the sugar fondant creations which often looked just like edible pieces of art and just too beautiful to eat, I later moved on to decorating cakes without the fondant covering. Especially as most of the time, it was peeled off and thrown away. Since I gave up eating meat and dairy products, the vegan recipes have increased over time as well.

Snickers 2.0 – Better than the original

A chocolate bar (Commonwealth English) or  candy bar  (some dialects of American English) is a confection containing chocolate, which may also contain layerings or mixtures that include nuts,  fruit,  caramel, nougat, and wafers. A wide variety of

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Lentil Dal with Apricots

This is what I call a “train recipe”. A friend of a friend of a friend (you get the idea) sent it on its way until it arrived on my phone a few weeks ago.

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Cooking Thai with Hot Thai Kitchen

I rediscovered Hot Thai Kitchen on YouTube last autumn. I say rediscovered because I had been sporadically watching Pailin’s videos but on a particularly rainy grey Sunday afternoon while mindlessly zapping through the TV channels

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The perfect chocolate frosting recipe

I personally find choosing the right frosting for a cake difficult. American buttercream consisting of butter, vegetable shortening and icing sugar is delicious but so rich. Yet I must admit that I find the idea

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