Well, two more days before school starts again after the Easter holidays and I’m in a bit of a rut. It’s quite chilly outside and the flat isn’t much warmer. So I’m grateful to the internet surfer who was looking for a recipe for raisin bread from the Thermomix or bread machine. It gave me … Continue reading
One of the great things about being a teacher is that occasionally you get a postcard out of the blue from an ex-student who is studying or working somewhere outside Germany and wants to tell me what he or she is up to. It’s amazing in what ways they further their studies, their vocational training … Continue reading
Easter is upon us and I’m spending a relaxing Easter Sunday pottering around, catching up with season 2 of “Lie to Me”, wandering in and out of the kitchen, and wondering whether or not to cook something. Recently, I read an interesting post on the rather wonderful blog emmycooks (http://emmycooks.com/2012/04/06/a-delicious-cracker-homemade-matzo-with-olive-oil/) which I am going to … Continue reading
A few years ago during one summer holiday in the Lake Balaton area of Hungary, one of our neighbours, Sara, showed me how she makes pasta squares with a dried prune filling. Lekvár (Hungarian: jam) is an extremely thick prune purée and very versatile: use it as a filling for cakes, steamed dumplings (serve with … Continue reading
This recipe is from http://www.chefkoch.de and was submitted by Schrat, a chef. He posts some wonderful recipes which always have rave reviews. Early this morning I posted this recipe for wild garlic pesto on my blog and my conscience kicked me all day for posting something that I hadn’t tried before publishing. Luckily, I found … Continue reading
Take a look at this internet site even if you can’t speak or read German: http://rolandrauter.wordpress.com/about/ Roland Rauter has published a vegan cookery book entitled “einfach Vegan” (simply vegan). AT LAST there is a vegan cookery book on the German book market that really makes me want to clank my pots and pans in the … Continue reading
I have been on the lookout for a recipe for vegan quiche which doesn’t use any soya products like tofu or soya cream. Luckily, I found Hannah Kaminsky’s blog under www.bittersweetblog.com and she has a recipe for chickpea-veggie quiche. My version is loosely based on hers and has more of a mediterranean filling. Of course, you can … Continue reading
Make this when you have few leftover potatoes lying around in the fridge. The dough is quite sloppy when it comes out of the Thermomix. Just pour it into an oiled baking form, leave it to rise and then bake it. My neighbour’s son (12) can eat one batch of this in a sitting. Alone. … Continue reading
Scribblings from a chaotic kitchen 
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