There's something about strawberries and white chocolate that makes anything with those two ingredients irresistible to me. Maybe it's a childhood memory. Maybe it's because the lightness of the strawberries just perfectly counteracts to the heavy sweetness of white chocolate. Whatever it is, it just has me wrapped around its finger. A swiss roll, or "Biskuitroulade" we Austrians call it, is usually not the cake I make on the regular. But this strawberry white chocolate version might actually ...
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Strawberry Mascarpone Coconut Cake & Spring Vibes
Wow! 2020 has been moving fast! It's already spring here and temperatures are starting to rise into the 20°C. But, while we would much rather spend our days at the beach, we're confined to our homes due to the Covid-19 outbreaks around the world. This might be frustrating and annoying, but I also believe that it's an opportunity. A chance to concentrate on what's really important. A chance to really connect with each other, even though we cannot meet up in person. A chance to slow down and take ...
Garlicky Roasted Bell Pepper & Tomato Soup – and a farewell to summer!
It's been a wonderful, sunny and exciting summer! The days have been warm and pleasing. The food on our tables was abundant. Rich in color, smell and taste. But now it's time to say good-bye. To let go of what was and to welcome the new season. As summer leaves us, the days are getting considerably shorter while the nights are getting cooler, everything reminds us of the endless circle of life. Trees that once were strong and vibrant are now shedding their leaves. The colours in nature are ...
Greek Watermelon Salad with Mint Dressing
There's a bit of melancholy hanging in the air when I think about this salad. It's already the end of summer and watermelon and tomatoes are still offered in abundance, but deep within I also know that this might be the last time I'll fill my plate with this refreshing summer salad. For this year at least. The sweetness of the garden-ripe heirloom & cherry tomatoes. The lovely, cool freshness of diced watermelon. A tangy mustard-lemon-olive dressing and lots of fresh mint. All of this ...
Summer Tomato Zucchini Galette (Vegan)
Oh, boy! Where has the time gone... It feels like summer has just arrived and at the same time we're running head on into fall. But before we warm ourselves inside out with hot stews and hearty, fall salads, let's soak up summer once more and make the most of those super ripe tomatoes and endlessly growing zucchinis. Fun fact: did you know that zucchini comes from zucchina, which means tiny squash in Italian? And that courgette, which is often used synonymously for zucchini, has a French origin? ...
Cherry Hazelnut Sheet Cake & some exciting news!
Hello my friends! It's already July - how could that have happened? We have already passed mid-summer and while the days are getting shorter again, they keep rewarding us with warm temperatures and the best summer produce we could imagine. Currently I'm enjoying all the cherries I can get and I keep putting them in galettes, pies, on my morning p&b toast or even into my salads. Yes, I'm a sucker for fruit in salads, but that's a different story... Today I want to talk to you about ...
