Pastries are always a good start to a brunch. And, on their own, they make a great breakfast. Making the actual pastry for pastries however is a rather lengthy process that I tend to cheat on by buying ready-made pastry, as I did for these quick and easy to make Hazelnut Twists. If you want to make […]
This was originally going to be red velvet waffle receipe which I was going to post – nicely timed – on Valentine’s Day. But when I started making the waffle batter and it came to adding the red food colouring I realised I didn’t have any! I was a little disappointed at first but then […]
Britain has their mince pies, in France it’s Bouche Noel and Germany has Stollen – alongside all the other Lebkuchen and Christmas cookies, which are all together traditionally served on a ‘bunte Teller’. Literally translated that means ‘colourful plate’ and that is very much what people create with all their varied baked treats in the […]
I hope you’re all having a nice holiday season so far! It’s about two weeks until Christmas and I’m getting into the mood. In Germany, we celebrate the “Adventszeit” in the run up to Christmas with an “Adventskranz”, a wreath with four candles that get lit up in the four Sundays in the run up […]
When I was in the US recently I came across a pop-over pan in William-Sonoma, which is one of my favourite kitchen shops to browse for inspiration and getting the occasional treats. I didn’t know what pop-overs were but when I looked up the receipe for them I realized they are pretty much what […]
The Sweetest Brunch 