Vegan chocolate coconut cookie bars
Reading Time: 2 minutes Baking treats for the office is not your run of the mill challenge in HipsterVille – also known as Berlin -. You’ve got your vegetarians, your vegans, your lactose intolerants, your gluten intolerants, and other such wonderful creatures. There’s nothing more disappointing than spending your evening baking delicious treats only…
Christmas chocolates
Reading Time: 2 minutes There aren’t many things quite as Christmassy as speculoos biscuits, is there? The spices in them are the epitome of this time of year, they smell like Christmas Eve gathered around the fire telling holiday-themed stories holding a cup of hot cocoa. Here in Germany they are BIG, they go…
Caramelized onions
Reading Time: < 1 minute By now you probably feel that it is all about caramelized stuff with me. I do really enjoy some sweet and savory contrast in my food, and caramelized onions are no exception! I first got obsessed with caramelized onions after I first went to the renowned yearly Tapas competition in…
Bunyols de vent – Mallorquin sweet puffs
Reading Time: 2 minutes In Mallorca, this time of the year we celebrate St. Ursula (21st October) or mostly known as the Virgins’ Day. The story behind is quite gruesome, involving St. Ursula and 11000 virgins’ pilgrimage to Rome through Germany, where they were killed by the huns as they didn’t accept their sexual…
Fruit & nut chocolates
Reading Time: < 1 minute As you may already know, I’m part british (although many people can’t tell due to my mish-mash of an accent) which automatically makes me a Cadbury lover. And it is no secret that my all-time favourite chocolate is their Fruit & Nut – followed closely by Toblerone, because who better…
Curry butternut squash soup
Reading Time: 2 minutes I’ve always loved pumpkin, likely because it used to be kind of exotic where I grew up (obviously nowadays is a different story). It’s always fascinated me how there can be so many different types, and their colour and shapes are simply the epitome of autumn. And when I moved…