The passing of my beloved father in 2023 left an immense void in my heart. For months, I struggled to find meaning or motivation, wishing time would stand still though life pushed stubbornly on. But the photos and memories shared here remind me that even in our darkest moments, there is light and love to…
I can’t believe I still haven’t finished my Indochina Travel Diary, more entries to come. I am interrupting the Indochina diary to catch up with the last 4 months. Lots has happened, the good, the bad and the ugly. The Ugly first…We had to put down our dog Kodi, which was heart breaking. I have…
Guess I am on a roll this week with my German recipes – although this one might qualify as “typical German” but it did not originate in Germany, the most delicious desserts actually come from Austria and to be specific from Vienna. I felt like eating something sweet for lunch and so I made this dish for…
As always I am a little bit late with my posts compared to when this dish was actually in season. Plum season ended 3 weeks ago, and I got the chance to raid the last plums in our friends yard and made this original recipe of a German Plum Sheet cake that originates in southern Germany, a town…
Mike brought home a bunch of apples out of our friends yard and I immediately thought that I have to give Applestrudel a shot. I’ve made it a long time ago and remembered that rolling out the dough super thin is the toughest part but even if its not getting all that thin it still…
My strawberry patch is going nuts and I am so happy I am getting bowls and bowls of the best tasting strawberries, there is just no comparison to home grown fresh strawberries. My strawberry patch started off with a couple of stragglers that Mike’s grandma left in our driveway. We never planted the strawberries, they…
Hm, the Germany diet is not going so well…I really really wanted to bake cookies and a couple of days ago I finally broke down and baked these super tasty Butter Cookies.I found this recipe on the back of a “Domino Sugar” package and to my surprise they came out great right after the first try – with…
I think I am on a banana streak (Banana Cream Pie, Banana Mango Skewers and now Bananas Dulce) and found the perfect Cinco de Mayo dessert – Bananas Dulce with home made coconut ice cream. There is a Mexican restaurant in Kirkland (Cactus) that serves this dish in a little cast iron pan and I think its meant to be shared but I always…
Are you looking for a light, quick, easy but still fancy and scrumptious dessert? This is the one to make – Strawberry Mousse with Raspberry Sauce – absolutely delicious! Now that I made it I am surprised that I don’t see it offered more often on dessert menus or at party’s. This for sure will be my go…
I had so many ambitions cooking lots of creative food for the Easter Weekend and posting lots of fabulous Easter themed dishes….and here I am posting Emerill’s Banana Cream Pie! Not exactly Easter themed but let me tell you it would make for a great dessert for Easter (or any holiday) especially if you host friends or…
A German in Seattle 