My daughter turned four last week and she requested a vanilla cake with sprinkles. "Sure," I thought, "how hard can that be," right? I made a delicious vanilla cake batter, dumped in a ton of sprinkles and popped it on the oven … … boy …
I enjoy experimenting with different flavors in our breads. Tonight I’m throwing in some hazelnuts, raisins and a few tablespoons of my sourdough starter into my normal bread recipe and plan on proofing and baking it in my cast iron pan… … I …
I’ve been taking bread for a few years now. Thanks to a friend, who gave me half of his sourdough starter, I’ve been working on refining my recipe. The smell of fresh baked bread is simple one of my favorite smells 😍🍞!!
We love pasta! I mean, who doesn’t, right? The only problem is, we tend to eat the same pasta dishes, over and over again. So I decided to make pasta alla vodka for us, just to switch is up a bit. I didn’t have Penne …
Crock pot + veggie scraps 🥕🍅🌶 = easiest and delicious homemade stock Whenever I prep dinner, I keep all vegetables scraps, from potato peels, onion skin, herb stems to carrots peels, throw them in a ziplock and toss them in the freezer. Every few weeks, …
It’s rainy and gray here today so we decided to bake up a batch of cookies 🍪! I looove chocolate oatmeal cookies and these are divine because of the brown butter and chocolate chunks because they become extra gooey 😍. Bonus: they are super easy …
Yesterday we went to check out the street food festival held at the local coal mine, that is no longer in operation. My dad used to work here, so it was neat to see the grounds again, and being repurposed. We arrived way to early, …
One of my favorite German traditions is the 3pm coffee and cake break ☺. Growing up, we usually only upheld this tradition on the weekends, but when we’re with my parents these days, we often celebrate this tradition daily. During an afternoon trip to Moers, …
It’s been at least 25 years since I’ve been to the circus, and this tiny travel circus did not disappoint 🐫🐴🐶🤡🤹🏻♀️. They had everything from horses, to camels, dogs, activates, clowns and more. What a fun afternoon ☺. One of the best parts, this perfectly …
We’re in the mids of celebrating Karneval here in Germany 🎉, my favorite season in Germany ☺!! It starts on November 11 @ 11:11am and it kicks of the celebration before we enter lent. It’s a huge deal where I grew up in Germany and …