There is a moment each summer, right at the height of it, when you first realize it won´t last forever. When it comes to food, at least to me, that moment is marked by the appearance of the plum. For someone who grew up in Germany, plum cakes belong to late summer days like thunderstorms, […]
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In the name of the Pooh
“Well,” said Pooh, “what I like best,” and then he had to stop and think. Because although Eating Honey was a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were, but he didn’t know what it was called.” (A.A. Milne) It´s […]
The draw
deutsche Version It´s been a while since my husband surprised me with this dessert. By the time, all his attempts to make me fall in love with beer had failed, which he pretended to take somewhat personally. The “defeat” before his eyes, he came up with a little trick: One night, he cooked dinner, and whipped […]