Banana Cinnamon Cake – With Buttermilk

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I love my man. My man loves banana cake. What a better way to please your man but to bake him his favourite cake? You know he is game when the smell of freshly baked banana cake permeates the air, and he can’t wait to cut that first piece Continue reading

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How To Preserve Fresh Herbs

The perfect method for preserving fresh herbs is to make them into a paste or pesto. The herbal paste or pesto will retain the herb’s flavour, as well as its etheric oils, colour and health benefits… Continue reading

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Spring Thoughts…

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Your hefty wild flavours and fresh scents bring my blood to the boil, clean the body and sharpen the senses. Magnolias, cherry blossoms, lilac intoxicate the senses … Continue reading

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How To Seduce A Real Woman/Man… And Keep Her/Him Sweet (Food, Love & Longevity)

Like any passionate relationship built for longevity this Oxtail With Chorizo And Rioja needs a lover with a slow cooker and an easy touch. Thus you need to start preparing 2 days in advance. Then dress for maximum impact. A menjar! Continue reading

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Mousse Au Chocolat – Food Of The Gods

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The word chocolate surrounds a sensual spell that makes my mouth water. Chocolate is widely renowned as one of the most natural aphrodisiacs. And who hasn’t been tempted by a chocolate covered strawberry or a real Mousse au Chocolat? Continue reading

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Great Grandma Adele’s Apricot Muffins

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When I was little and that’s quite a long time ago, my mum would take us to visit my Great Grandma at her garden plot. Apricot trees were staple in my Grandmother’s fruit garden and on Sunday mornings the smell of fresh apricot muffins would waft out of the kitchen across the allotment… Continue reading

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Slow-Roast Lamb Shank With Herbal Crust

Easter is just like a real family Christmas celebration. The whole family gets together, it’s time for good conversation, good food and of course for fun and games with the children. Easter customs vary from region to region but all have in common the joy of joining around mum’s dinner table and tucking into a nice slow-roast lamb… Happy Easter!
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Easter Bunny Baking Fun With Kids

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Long before Easter, Easter eggs are painted, hung on trees or shrubs and are indicative of the coming Easter celebrations. This is the time to gather the family around the kitchen and bake some fluffy Easter treats… Continue reading

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Simple Slow-Roast Lamb Shank

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The North of Germany with its rugged coastline is famous for lamb – The talk is of the delicate, aromatic meat of the Schleswig Holsteiner Deichwiesen oder Salzwiesen Lamm ( lamb fed on salt marshes)… Continue reading

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Pret A Manger Sharing The Love On International Women’s Day

“Long day?” “Yes, very long day…” It’s 6:45pm. I gratefully return his smile. “You?” “Yes, me too.” He smiles. “A cheddar sandwich, a can of ginger beer on the house. Bless you this nice evening! Would you like a bag, … Continue reading

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