In the past few years right in front of the town hall in Frankfurt there is a vendor who is selling delicious Jam-Filled Yeast Dumplings. Every year at least once we orderer them along with a cup of hot mulled wine. Jam-Filled Yeast dumplings traditionally come from Austria (like many other delicious dumplings:)). The traditional …
Sometimes I crave a sweet dumpling. If you also do, please have a look at the German strawberry dumplings recipe. The recipe I will be sharing today is originally made with plums, but I didn’t want to wait for autumn to eat those! Please keep on reading if you would like to find out how …
Mixed Berry Shortcake is one of my favourite cakes for summer – it is light, has wonderful flavours and it’s seasonal. I grew up in a house with a big garden; therefore, my summer always had a unique taste. I loved how my brother and I would go to the garden and pick fruits and …
Bethmännchen is German pastry originated in Frankfurt. Bethmännchen are baked for Christmas, and you can buy them on Frankfurts Christmas Market. The legend says that this cookie was developed for Simon Moritz Bethmann (a wealthy banker from Frankfurt) in 1838 who had four children; therefore the pastry was decorated with four almond halves. After the death …
I am sure I have mentioned this before – I love Christmas time in Germany! The Christmas markets with mulled wine and all this amazing dishes and sweets! As quick as I fell in love with potato cakes and Flammkuchen I fell in love with German Christmas Cookies. Today I am giving you the best …
Yesterday I have finally got what I was waiting for for the past 3 years: Creme Brûlée from my husband. Crème Brûlée is one of my favorite desserts and I have eaten it in London for the first time in my life. Growing up in Poland the only dessert which I knew were all different …
Pumpkin pie is a traditional dessert, often eaten during the autumn and winter – especially for Thanksgiving and Christmas. One of the biggest producers of pumpkin is North America and also here was found the oldest evidence of pumpkin. In United States in cold months is all about pumpkin: pumpkin ice cream, pumpkin coffee, pumpkin …
