How is it autumn already? Up until two weeks ago, it was sunny, warm and nice in Berlin but then, all out of a sudden, temperatures dropped to sweater weather, and I even started digging out stockings and warm coats already. Most peculiarly, I have been drinking tea like crazy recently. Okay, “like crazy” means … More Lemon Rosemary Cookies
Butter is one of those key ingredients making cake so good. That’s what I believed before becoming vegan and what I still believe in. Actually, discovering that there are indeed tasty vegan butters available is what made me go completely vegan. Around 6 years ago, I had been living a vegetarian lifestyle for a couple of … More Brown “butter” peach streusel shortbread, and how I became vegan through baking
Christmas is approaching. And this year, I am lucky to have a bit of time to develop and test-bake recipes for festive treats in advance! In the past years, the only thing I managed to bake for christmas were standard recipes like cinnamon star cookies or vanilla kipferl – delicious, but nothing new. So today … More Caramelized christmas almonds cake
About one year ago, I graduated from my Bachelor’s program. Guess what the first thing I did afterwards was – yep, you’re right: it was baking. After all these long days in the lab, baking without time pressure and smelling and tasting freshly harvested ingredients again was so fulfilling! At the farmer’s market, I had found … More Celebrating summer – Rhubarb Guglhupf with Ginger Icing
Spring is slowly approaching, even here in Berlin. In between grey and rainy days there are glimpses of the earliest colorful flowers detectable as well as the warmth of the first few sunny afternoons. With the fading grey, a new spirit of life also seems to return, which makes me kinda happy and feel alive again! … More Apple crumble cake
Ever since the hype around red velvet cakes came up (a looong time ago), I had been intrigued to try them out. The fact that every recipe used huge amounts of food coloring made the whole thing a little less appealing to me though. Nevertheless, I gave one of the chocolate versions a first try a couple … More Valentine’s day cupcakes: Red velvet with a sweet coconut frosting
When I was in 8 or 9 years old, I attended a cooking club at school. One afternoon, we made a delicious, German-style potato soup and I brought home the recipe. As I really liked that soup, my mother started to re-cook this potato soup for my brother and me every now and then. The soup … More Feel good food: pumpkin soup
