Archive for October 2013 | Monthly archive page

Currywurst and Church

Up to now I’ve only seen that in Berlin! Beneath the bell tower of the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedaechtniskirche you can buy souvenirs but as well savour the famous Berliner Curry Wurst (a sausage cut in pieces, served with a spicy tomato sauce) and Reibekuchen (potato pancake). To the chimes of the bell many tourists take a quick […]

Cookie Fellows as give away

Christmas is approaching and you can find cookie cutters of all sizes and forms. Some of them found their way into my basket and back home I immediately tried them for a short pastry recipe. Mix all ingredients at room temperature with the  dough hooks of your food processor and let rest for about 30 […]

Dough pastry for Amaretto fans

Those who love Amarettini should immediately try these dough pastry snails. In summer I already tried a recipe with them and some raspberries. This time I tried a recipe with apricot jam and mascarpone cream. For the pastry mix flour, sugar, egg, yeast and a dash of salt in a large bowl. All ingredients should […]

Autumn again

We enjoyed the October sunshine and made a long walk through the woods of Ratingen collecting things the first autumn winds had blown down. With these you can create the most wonderful  in- and outdoor decoration. Last winter I organized a trunk already cut in sections about 10 inches high at our local provider of […]

Technical difficulties

The last update of a plugin for galleries does not function as requested. That’s why at the moment you don’t see any pictures at all or can’t open the gallery at the end of a post. We’re working on it and we’ll try to deliver fullsize pictures as soon as possible. Then I’ll also publish […]