Watermelon & Mint Granita

    It’s been a while… The reason is that I am on vacation, back home in Berlin – hot and sunny Berlin! The temperature keeps hitting the mid thirties here and all I feel like eating when it’s this hot is ice cream. And even ice cream can be too rich when you’re in […]

Three Ingredient Scones

I have been eating a few scones recently on various afternoon tea and film shoots. That’s when it occurred to me that scones make quite a nice morning snack too, especially when they are as easy and quick to make as my “Three Ingredient Scones”. What I am about to share is probably my shortest […]

Apple and Marzipan Swirls

  I love baking but at the same time, I have a little fear of baking with yeast. My fear is that the dough will not rise enough and that all the waiting for it to rise and rise again, was a waste of time. But I also love baked goods made with fresh yeast, […]

Baked Rhubarb Custard Pots

  A few weeks ago, I got very excited when, for the first time this year, I found a cart full of  pink and green bunches of tender springtime rhubarb at my local farmers market. That same weekend was also the first time this year that we had a proper sunny Sunday, which meant it […]

Easter Cookies

It’s hard to believe it’s almost Easter, thanks to the ongoing sub-zero temperatures and snow in front of my window, that makes it feel more like Christmas. That’s no reason though, to not try to get into a more spring like mood, at least indoors, for example with the help of some springtime decorations. And […]