The doorbell rings, the family arrives and everyone gets his favorite version of a breakfast egg.
When Julian was in Schweden he called home quite often, he absolutley fell in love with all the stores there! Design wherever he looked.
I think about the word I chose for this cake and this is exactly how I feel. Simple joy ! Warm joy. Filling joy ...
My home is a real home now! This bread filled our kitchen with the smell of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves incredibly addictive!
When was the last time you were in France or lets say even a visit to the french bakery will count? The best for me is not the Tarte aux Pommes but the the ones with pear!
My sweet Elena called and her first words were: 'Uhoh you sound terrible make sure you are ready on Saturday to come celebrate my birthday, you must come and yes! Please make a chocolate cake I only have a frozen one and that would be so lovely, chocolate, ok? It must be chocolate!' She said it there times so I thought a Triple Chocolate Truffle cake has to be made.
My fondest memories of Bermuda are about cookies as well. Not possible? Oh Yes of course...
My head is spinning, because the new year - as in new school year - is in full swing, new duties and the old ones seem to fight for attention and the lazy summer days are so far away. Do you feel the same? I just spoke to Sophie, and she even wishes for some snow!!
Everyone who comes to Vienna first wants to go see art and then heads to one of the famous coffee shops. Nothing like Starbucks, more like an extended living room for the Viennese.
I love crumbles of any kind, I love everything about them, they warm my heart. So today I made a new recipe that I kind of made up along the way.
It was time to make my own buns. living with a teenager and the threat of Five Guys each time we get close to the US, I thought about coming up with the most delicious bun for dirty and high calorie food. So this is our cheat meal. Once a week you eat what you like - NO REGRETS!
For this recipe I'm going to give you two options, because the dough isn't completely simple to make. I learned how to make it while in culinary school in Paris and mine still don't always turn out perfectly.
I know I certainly haven't had much of a summer between constant rain and dreariness in Paris and Vienna, but if there's one combination that always has me excited for late summer and fall, its plums and apricots.

When summer bursts with cherries and feasts are crowned with the flavors of June