Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Saturday February 9th, 2019

“Count your cookies, not your problems.” Cookie Monster, The Joy of Cookies: Cookie Monster’s Guide to Life I’ve been craving peanut butter cookies for weeks now and I finally got around to baking some. There’s nothing better than lying on... Continue reading →

 

Animals Around The World

Thursday November 8th, 2018

Etty van Urk, better known as  “Cake Dutchess” has another collaboration! Whether cookies, cakes or fondant figures, this collaboration is about the wonderful animals with whom we share the planet and why they need our protection. I submitted my orangutan as... Continue reading →

 

“My month with mum” or “How I became a holiday foodie”

Friday July 6th, 2018

“Oh, we’re not on social media”, some of my friends said to me when I told them I would be posting photos of my trip to the UK on Facebook and Instagram. “You’ll have to email them to us or... Continue reading →

 

Style Icon Afternoon Tea – German Cake Lovers for Rhinos

Sunday May 6th, 2018

Germany has joined the global tea party “Style Icon Afternoon Tea” on Sunday, 27 May 2018 with a virtual event! The event is called „German Cake Lovers for Rhinos“. Join the team by clicking on “My event” on my page... Continue reading →

 

For Ticks Sake: Chemical and herbal products to combat ticks and fleas

Friday May 4th, 2018

I love cats and have two of my own: Hilly and Sly. And yes, of course they have their own Facebook and Instagram accounts. Haha! About a month ago Sly suddenly fell ill. With cats it never really is “suddenly”... Continue reading →

 

Moist vegan chocolate mud cake with coconut milk

Sunday April 1st, 2018

Vegan cooking and baking is so trendy at the moment. And that’s a good thing, because the recipes are tasty and versatile. And cutting down on animal products is a conscious decision to help end the suffering of millions of... Continue reading →

 

Sunday waffles: Same same but different

Tuesday March 13th, 2018

Last Sunday afternoon I had a sudden craving for waffles. Even without hot cherries, whipped cream and vanilla ice cream hot waffles dusted with icing sugar are just so tasty. And so quick to make. This time I also tried... Continue reading →

 

Welcome to the Dark Side of Chocolate

Monday March 5th, 2018

“Have you ever noticed that there are no leftover recipes for chocolate?” In the film “Chocolat” Juliette Binoche turns a village and its inhabitants upside down with her chocolate creations. And the chocolate river in “Charly and the Chocolate factory”!... Continue reading →

 

Valentine’s Day 2018: Breakfast in bed with homemade chocolate spread

Wednesday February 14th, 2018

On Instagram I recently came across #worldnutelladay (5. February). I love chocolate spread but not Nutella. I find it too sweet and it contains too little of what a chocolate spread should include, i.e. hazelnuts and chocolate and too much... Continue reading →

 

Banana-Oat Biscuits with Cacao Nibs

Saturday February 3rd, 2018

With less than 10 hours of sunshine December 2017 here in North Rhine–Westphalia (a state in Germany were I live) was was one of the darkest Decembers since weather recordings began about 100 years ago. Actually it was one of... Continue reading →