Archive for September 2013 | Monthly archive page

Surprise

This year I left all my tomato plants in flowerpots and honestly I didn’t even look after them very often. The pickings however were quite considerable and to our great pleasure we could harvest them before our summer holiday. The pots went straightaway to the back of our garden and the plants into the composter. […]

Flaky pastry rolls

I didn’t have much time and there was still the flaky pastry in the fridge. So I simply varied a recipe recently seen. The dark chocolate, almonds, sugar, vanilla sugar and cooking oil should be chopped in a mixer. Unreel the flaky pastry and spread the almond-chocolate mixture on it. Disperse the brittle on top […]

Traditional German Kartoffelsalat

For this traditional salad the potatoes need to be boiled in their skin. Clean them carfully and boil in about 2 pints of salted water for 20-25 minutes. Peel potatoes, cut them into slices or small pieces and give them into a salad bowl. Peel off the onions, cut them into small cubes and steam […]

Bastelesel worldwide

Bastelesel – a link of the German words Basteln = handicraft and Esel = donkey. In English I’d call myself the pottering donkey. I’m always looking for new ideas to reproduce and many foreign websites are very very interesting. I want to participate and tell about my projects in return. For the future I’ll try […]

Pork sausage

For all those too lazy for a BBQ but still fond of sitting outside having fun and a good meal. This salad being typical for the southern regions of Germany is mostly savoured with a spritzer of Riesling wine but you may also serve it with a fresh beer. 16oz of pork sausage and 9oz […]