I have had a bit of wanderlust recently, so you might have noticed that many of the recipes I’ve been sharing are from far-flung places as I travel in my imagination around the globe. I love the way the smell can taste of food can transport us directly into other
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Spinach and Ricotta Dumplings
When people imagine German food, they often think about only one thing. Meat. Yes, Germany is the home of gigantic schnitzels and plate-sized pork knuckles, but it is also the land of many different dumplings (knödel). True, the purpose of most of these dumplings is to soak up the sauce
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Black Forest Cherry Cake
I love reading through old cookbooks. Whenever I’m in a second-hand bookstore I make a beeline for the cookbook section and can spend many happy hours leafing through the foods of yesteryear. It is always amazing to see which recipes have stood the test of time and which seem hopelessly
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German Strawberry Cream Torte
The first strawberries have started appearing in the markets, juicy and glossy, fragrant with the promise of summer and sun. Of course, as soon as I see strawberries I get a craving for that most summery of recipes: an Erdbeer Sahnetorte - a German Strawberry Cream Torte. While it’s much
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Classic German Strawberry Cake
Something that will always catch my eye as I walk past a bakery or a patisserie is the beautifully displayed fruit tarts and cakes. They are always so bright and colourful, the glazed fruit glistening like gemstones on top of the luscious creme patisserie. Before moving to Germany I had
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