Elisenlebkuchen – Elise’s Gingerbread

Jump to Recipe | Zum Rezept Christmas is such a magical time of the year, especially when you have kids. Well, the nearly 6-year-old gets a bit overexcited with so many treats and experiences (read: overly emotional, expressing itself in massive cheek and colossal tantrums) and the baby, well, she’s a baby, what does she…

STFT #4 Gingerbread Spice Mix – Christmas edition

The UK may be part of the Commonwealth and we have access to some of the most incredible produce at our fingertips as a result of it, BUT … even before Brexit, there are a number of German ingredients I can’t get hold of – not for love nor money. Thankfully, this spice mix can…

STFT #3: Egg

It can be frustrating when a recipe calls for an ingredient that you can’t have, isn’t (yet) available at your supermarket or you simply haven’t got at home when you get really want to cook up a storm in the kitchen. In the Swap This For That (“STFT”) series, we are applying some easy hacks to…

Banana-peanut butter muffins

Skip to recipe I’ve been back at work for a few weeks now after 10 months of maternity life  and – boy! – life has certainly picked up the pace. When people ask me how I shed all that weight I gained during the pregnancy (we’re talking North of 30kg), I jokingly respond: “I run…

Beef brisket in red wine

Ingredients 1kg brisket Salt and pepper 2 tbsp garlic-infused vegetable oil 6 sprigs thyme and rosemary 3 spring onions, green parts only 2 bay leaves 1 tsp of Low FODMAP chicken bouillon or 1 stock cube (Sainsbury’s chicken ones are Low FODMAP) 2 tins of chopped tomatoes 1 tbsp tomato paste 750ml red wine A…

Sticky pork ribs 

Ingredients 1 kg pork spare ribs 2 tbsp oil Spice rub 1 tbsp salt 1 tsp chilli powder 1 tsp smoked paprika 1 tsp mustard powder 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp dried oregano leaves Marinade 120g rice malt syrup 250ml red wine vinegar 125ml bourbon 2 tbsp tomato sauce 2 tbsp Dijon mustard 1…

STFT #1: Buttermilk

It can be oh-so-frustrating when a recipe calls for an ingredient that you can’t have, isn’t (yet) available at your supermarket or you simply haven’t got at home when you get really want to cook up a storm in the kitchen. Fret not. Simply swap this for that (“STFT”). In this edition, we create buttermilk…

Hühnchen süß-sauer

Als Kind liebte ich Hühnchen süß-sauer. Das war auch ganz gut so, denn nach der Schule und vor allem anderen (Ballett, Tennis, Klavier, usw) war eigentlich nicht genug Zeit für aufwendige Gerichte: Hühnchenfilet anbraten, Reis kochen und ein Glas Dr Oetker aufmachen. Fertig. Das war aber noch in der unschuldigen Zeit, als mir oder uns…

Sweet & sour chicken

When I was a child, one of my favourite midweek meals when I was a child was sweet & sour chicken. It was an easy and quick meal to prepare for my mother once we piled in from school and had only an hour to spare before disappearing to our playdates and after school activities:…

Thai Green Curry

Some of my favourite dishes are Thai: Satay, Pad Thai, green curry, … you name it. While I’m still experimenting with pad thais (pads thai?), I’m getting pretty close to perfecting my green curry… Even the Northerner prefers it to restaurant curries. If you are lusting after a delicious dish of hot, sweet, sour and…