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Chocolate Cupcakes

INGREDIENTS 1/2 sachet Dr. Oetker Baking Powder 1 sachet Sonnentor Vanilla Sugar 150g butter 150g powdered sugar 150g flour 170g dark chocolate 2 large eggs For the topping: 250ml cream 1 sachet Dr.Oetker Cupcake Icing Preheat the oven to 170°C (air circulation). Froth up the sugar and eggs for a…

Layer Cake

The cake with the special wow – effect! Ingredients ( for each layer of the cake) 100g powdered sugar 3 eggs 100g flour 1 tbsp Dr. Oetker Baking Powder Fore the filling: 500g Mascarpone 500g quark 75g sugar 50g vanilla sugar 3EL Contreau Juice of 1 lemon 100ml cream 5…

HEALTHY LIFESTYLE – SMOOTHIES

Smooties are everywhere at the moment. At coffee shops,at the mall and at fast food restaurants, but often they are full of sugar, stuffed with frozen yoghurt or even ice cream, definitely not an healthy option. In that kind of form they do more harm than good. So the…

SOULD FOOD – Gâteau au Chocolat with fresh berries

Ever since I can remember my Mami backed this heavenly Chocolate Cake for special occasions or just on Sundays to have something mouthwatering for the traditional afternoon coffee with the family. She learned the recipe back in the days when she lived in Paris and always kept it as…

SUNDAY STROLL

Beanies definitely are my favourite must-have pieces this winter. My Instagram followers might have noticed already, that my new dearly beloved red beanie is my constant companion lately.After searching for a beanie like that the past few weeks, I finally got a customized one from a very talented lady. (Check out…

BROCCOLI-PINEAPPLE SOUP

I tried this recipe a few days ago, well it actually is my own creation. A normal boccoli soup just seemed quite stale to me, so I decided to give my soup this extra something by adding pineapple.Hope you like it !Ingredients: * 1 onion peeled and finely chopped* 1…

PERFECT MACARONS

Macarons are coming back into fashion in a big way. Everyone is talking about this sweet little confectionery and the most famous macarons might be those from Pierre Hermé and Ladurée (I absolutely adore the macarons from Ladurée). After flipping through a wonderful french cook book, I came up with…

PAELLA PARTY

On Saturday evening we hosted a ”Paella Party” for some friends at our terrace. A wonderful summer evening with absolutely delicious homemade food, great conversations and lovely friends. PERFECT PAELLA60ml olive oil500ml good-quality fish stock50g sustainable monkfish1 onion1 tsp smoked paprika200g chopped tomatoes50ml dry white winePinch of saffron soaked in 1…

PERFECT SATURDAY

On Saturday we started our day with a stroll at the local market, something I love to do on Saturdays. This amazing scent of all the different sorts of food, the big variety of different food from local vendors and vendors from the Alps-Adriatic region. We bought different kinds of…

AT THE FLEA MARKET

I finally managed to fix the problems with my internet connection!This is the perfect moment to thank each and every one of you for your support and all the lovely comments. I appreciate every single reader and I’m always chuffed about all the nice comments -THANK YOU!On saturday my boyfriend and I…

Crème D’asperges

Crème D’asperges Ingredients*500g green or white asparagus *1 large onion, chopped*2 chicken stock cubes*2tbsp olive oil *fresh lemon juice of 1/2 lemon *1/2 l water*salt and pepper*Cremfine or fat-reduced Crème fraîche Skin the asparagus stalks (white asparagus), you don’t need to skin the green asparagus stalks – only chop of the lower…