Breakfast

Nico’s Favorite Yeast Waffles

August 17, 2011

Dreams come true when your kids are finally old enough to treat you to a homemade breakfast, especially when the smell of crispy fluffy homemade waffles fills the air. What a special surprise. Yeast waffles are what my son served us last Sunday morning. He decided to bake waffles that use yeast as a raising [...]

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Blueberry-Lime Bundt Cake and Impressions of Berlin

August 6, 2011

Blueberries, lime and cream cheese come together in this moist and flavorful Bundt cake; a tasty summer treat that is assembled in a wink. I baked it this week for my son and his friends on their last week of summer break. Can you believe it is already time for the kids to go [...]

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Rum Raisin Bread and a Cookbook Winner

May 2, 2011

In my quest of mastering the secrets of yeast dough I thought it would be handy to have a recipe that allows the dough to rest over night in the fridge, so it would be ready and baked in time for breakfast. I found this “cold yeast dough” recipe by the Austrian chef Johann Lafer [...]

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Happy Easter – Frohe Ostern – Lime Bundt Cake

April 23, 2011

Happy Easter form our house to yours with a picture of our annual Easter bouquet. My kids have dyed the hollow eggs over the years. My suggestion for your Easter coffee table would be a fresh tasting lime Bundt cake with lime zest, lime juice and yogurt. A moist and fresh cake that keeps well [...]

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Cinnamon Bun Bread

April 9, 2011

Are you in need for a quick and easy treat for this afternoon’s tea or coffee time? Here it is. A cinnamon bun bread served still warm out of the oven. Who could resist? This cinnamon bun bread is made with yeast, but don’t worry, there is no kneading or long rising time involved. After [...]

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Pomegranate Banana Breakfast Shake

April 2, 2011

I wish that every morning could be a Sunday morning when we have the leisure to sleep in, get up in no rush, enjoy a long and relaxing breakfast with family and sit around in PJs forever. Yes, that would be my kind of perfect morning. Unfortunately it is often pretty hectic. In addition to [...]

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Allspice Date Almond Granola

March 28, 2011

Our wonderful neighbors just returned from California and brought us back some dates. And what a coincidence, the perfect granola recipe was already waiting for the dates to arrive. I have had it on my desk for a while, but whenever I suggested to my family to try out a new granola recipe I was [...]

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Chai-Scented Granola with Kefir and Blueberries

January 16, 2011

Breakfasts are usually very simple at our house, mostly because I am not a morning person and it is definitely not the first thing on my daily agenda to get up early to prepare an elaborate meal for everybody. I often feel like I am sleepwalking preparing school lunches. But I still think that it [...]