august and september are like the land of milk and honey. there are millions of things which are ready to harvest. your entire vegetable garden is exploding and the trees and bushes are hanging full of fruits.
this recipe is the result of mixed up memories and improvisation, but it turned out to be excellent! blackberries, french brie cheese and tarragon between two slices of bread, grilled. as i remember right now, the original recipe was with fontina cheese and … Continue reading →
this cake is so yummy, that i had it twice a day, but unfortunately not only me. as the apple season just started and the blackberry season will last until early autumn i am sure we will bake this cake … Continue reading →
and one more delicacy with tomatoes. this reveals all the tomato flavour you can imagine. while you bake them for more than one hour at a low temperature the tomatoes get soft, sweet and aromatic, intensified by garlic and oregano. one of … Continue reading →
after you tried this raw tomato sauce the first time i am sure you will wonder why you cooked tomatoes ever in your life to prepare tomato sauce. it is so unbelievably good! and without cooking it is the fastest … Continue reading →
this is the swiss chard recipe i was looking for since we are growing chard in our garden. in the beginning i had no idea what to do with swiss chard, so i decided to try every spinach recipe i knew … Continue reading →
it is time again to harvest onions and shallots. two summers ago, i wrote you should harvest onions on sunny days only, because they should dry a bit before stocking them.
these little currant cupcakes are really nothing special, but never the less really good! if you like, you can of course add some buttercream topping. or you can soak the cupcakes with some lemon syrup after baking them. this time … Continue reading →
these are our latest eatable friends from our terrace: a small tree with red currants, a bush with black currants and one with gooseberries. maybe not all three of them but at least one will find some space even on the smallest … Continue reading →
broad beans are my absolute favorite vegetable at the moment! and this is another example for limited time consuming cooking while enjoying good food. all you need are local ingredients: broad beans, spring onions and aneth, a good splash of olive oil … Continue reading →
