Starters

Do you know this dilemma when you decide to have a little Starter from the buffet before your Main and it tastes so good, that you get more… and more… and, well your Starter kind of turns into your Main, because there is simply no space left in your belly?

It happens to me quiet a lot. I’ll show you some of that stuff here.

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Kitchen-quicky: cous cous salad

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Hi everyone! Yes, I am still alive and cooking ;–D I admit: long time no see… or read ;–) But now here I am with a delicious 10-minutes-recipe in tow. A kitchen-quicky for maximum enjoy-time at the table. You see, these days I am running a rather demanding “business” that keeps my me-time at an all-time low. Quick recipes are my life-savers right now, among other things like baby carriers and grannies. Luckily, at the same time, it’s the best job I could imagine doing: being a mother of two :–) This spring my second son joined our family. Ever since […]

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Light summery spinach quiche

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Wow, what a Summer! Minimum 30 degrees C heat waves, sun, sun and SUN. Even though I normally love the warm time of the year, I guess this last heat wave just made me realise that I am not made for this kind of weather. I was staying more inside the house than out and dearly wished we would have included some Brazilian standards when building our house: air condition! Well, we did not. However, on the upside: I came to appreciate an area of our house that so far was treated as the “step child” – the cellar. What […]

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Brazilian “pão de queijo” cheese (rock’n’)rolls for your Easter Brunch

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Can you hear that? Sounds like someone is hopping around… Might just be Easter bunny :–) At my place it’s more likely my personal “bunny” (=my husband) lurking around the kitchen, trying to sneak in unseen. Why? No, not to hide Easter eggs (as is tradition here)… But to nick as many pães de queijo (= Brazilian cheese rolls) as he can possibly carry! And he has big hands! Well… I have to admit, those little cheesy puffs are rather addictive. Rock’n’roll for your taste buds. Or maybe Samba… Either way, a party in your mouth ;–) If you have ever had the chance […]

Christmas tree pizza

XmasTree in the oven & magical (pizza-)bread dough

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Almost Christmas. Did you find the time yet to slow down a bit and actually FEEL it? And enjoy the good vibes (while skilfully ignoring all the lurking Xmas-stress)? I finally made it to that point :–D My happy Christmas-mood even magically turned our pizzas into Christmas trees last weekend ;–) There is no such thing as magic, you say? But isn’t Christmas all about magic? The enchanting magnificence of glittering snow (it snowed this week – YAY!). How all the Christmas-smells send you on a time travel back to your childhood days. How everyone suddenly finds a free spot in their schedule to meet […]

Therapist? No. Pumpkin!

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Autumn time = pumpkin time, right? Aren’t pumpkins just amazing? How they come in all kind of shapes and sizes and in the most beautiful, BEAUTIFUL colours… Don’t they just act like a motivation-therapist, giving you a visual pep talk, when you leave for a challenging day at work, looking at them as they sit there, radiantly decorating the front door? I was always a big fan of their looks. But it was only a few years ago, when I first ate some. Crazy, right? How could I possibly miss out on that delicate taste for most of my life?!?! Well, pumpkins just never made […]

Simple food for complicated days – oven potatoes!

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Do you remember the last time you had one of those days, when the world seems to be plotting against you? Well, this last Tuesday was my most recent hope-it’s-soon-tomorrow-day. My son is currently going through a quiet intense teething phase which turns this normally well-behaved little angle into someone that Santa Clause would most probably have on the naughty list… For all of you, who have never been a mom of a teething toddler: imagine a cute, little monkey of around 13 kg sitting on your hip, wanting to be carried around pretty much all day – and don’t even think about putting […]

Herbs – a gift for the senses

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Herbs just take every single dish up another level, don’t you think? Two years ago I planted my first few herbs and since then the amount and variety are increasing constantly. They are taking over my garden as reigning plantpower (although the pumpkin seems to attempt a coup this year ;–)) I know that most people would prefer vibrant, colourful flowers to decorate their garden, but I am totally into those different greens and modest, but beautiful blooms. And when you give them a chance and walk up close to them, they will completely charm you with their amazing range of fragrances. […]