Botswana’s Breakfast Porridge

Excuse the long silence but I have been away for a few weeks… I visited Botswana, in southern Africa, to volunteer at an orphan nursery and pre-school/day centre in Maun, a small town in the north of the country. I heard about this project through some Australian friends of mine who built this school and […]

Poppy Seed Pancakes with “Saucy Oranges”

I just can’t get enough of pancakes, it seems. After about four months of blogging, this is already the fourth time that I am telling you about another pancake recipe. I guess, it’s not that surprising as pancakes make such a satisfying brunch – they are yummy and quick and easy to make! Another reason […]

Christmas Granola

It’s about 2 weeks until Christmas and as it’s still quite warm in London I can’t say that I have really got into the Christmas Spirit yet. I therefore decided to make some Christmas Granola, which I invented as I found a German Spice mix for German Christmas Gingerbread “Lebkuchen”. Unfortunately, I don’t really have […]

French Toast Soufflé

It’s taken me over 8 posts to feature French Toast  – but here at post number 9 it is! Well, French Toast of sorts, as I decided to try out a French Toast Soufflé which I came across on another blog (see below). Most of my readers will know how to make basic French Toast. […]

Lemon & Lime Crumble Slice

It seems the season of colds and flu has begun, boohoo. Many people around me have come down with nasty colds. To ward off all these bugs I have increased my Vitamin C intake and one of the ways of doing this is to have a glass of warm water with freshly squeezed lemon first […]