Archive for the 'discoveries' Category
| In and around my kitchen - 9 favorite tools of 2011 |  |
Dec 23rd, 2011 |
… I decided for something different and compiled a list of my favorite new kitchen tools from this year. They all have proven to be extremely useful on many occasions and I wouldn’t want to miss them. So, if you need some inspiration what to do with that extra Christmas money …
| Tramin, our culinary grail |  |
Aug 23rd, 2011 |
This is Oliver writing. Again. What? Merely 5 months later, after my last post on Dubai, I regained temporary control over d:d and thought I’d take the opportunity to share a few impressions from our last photo shoot at our favorite restaurant in Munich – and while I’m at it, thank you Uli for introducing us to [...]
| Bacon ice cream with a hint of maple - Weird. But in a good way. |  |
Jun 29th, 2010 |
“Now’s the time!”, I thought to myself, my own bacon ice cream being the most appropriate way to kick of ice cream season in our kitchen.
| Thylehogichi - or how to fight a nasty cold |  |
Feb 9th, 2010 |
You’ve never heard of Thylehogichi? Well, neither have I. But THYme LEmon HOney GInger CHIli tea sounded a little stiff and boring, hence the new word creation by simply using the ingredient’s first letters…
| Hm. Plum or cherry? |  |
Aug 17th, 2009 |
My mum calls them Kriecherl or Kriacherl, they aren’t bigger than black cherries and taste similar to plums.
| And then she asked me if I wanted to try some... |  |
Mar 17th, 2009 |
While its taste made my tastebuds cry “woah, sour!!!”, the shop assistant insisted that the little pearls go exceptionally well with champagne, vodka or oysters. I certainly have been wowed, but I’m pretty sure some of my smart readers know what I’m talking about, no?
| Burnt & Strange - or, How to get a signed copy of my book |  |
Oct 7th, 2008 |
These days I especially have a wish for one little skill: a very readable, pleasing to the eye and charming handwriting. Whenever somebody asks me to sign a copy of my book I’m a bit hesitant, because I know my handwriting just too well, and it is about as far from pretty as it can get.
| How to poach an egg - differently |  |
Mar 20th, 2008 |
One small detail in his book struck me the most – he had used an ingenious method to poach an egg. In case your Easter plans warrants a poached egg, why not try this for yourself?
| Misplaced, found again & tossed |  |
Mar 9th, 2008 |
Things sometimes disappear in my kitchen. Right, I’m usually quick in blaming Oliver especially for food items miraculously vanishing but my kitchen gadgets & spice collection are starting to crowd my counter tops and I guess its in the nature of things that every so often
| What have I done?! |  |
Feb 23rd, 2008 |
Yet new ideas keep inspiring me, this time around I wanted something to complement a very pure and basic panna cotta. How about a reduced, thick, spiced wine syrup?
| Sticky Pig Candy Stripes |  |
Nov 3rd, 2007 |
For me the term pig candy is an oxymoron, a contradiction in terms. Culinary wise, I do love most pig parts, albeit there are some I’m not too fond of. But turning pig into a candy bar, sounds a bit off, doesn’t it?!
| 'Think you've seen it all? |  |
Oct 21st, 2007 |
For me, one of these days greatest food moments are to discover a fruit or vegetable I had no idea existed. I wasn’t lucky enough to spot some Pink Pearls, but on our recent trip to San Francisco, the below fruits were sold in front of the Ferry Building.
| Hermann, the new family member |  |
Apr 3rd, 2007 |
Want a baby? were the words, Kristin welcomed us with recently. Not exactly sure, whether I was up to a discussion about family planing early morning, so I simply glazed at her with questioning eyes. She laughed wholeheartedly about my silly face and revealed the background of her deluding question: She was raising a Hermann and therefor looking for adoptive parents.
| Am I sharp or what?! | Mar 15th, 2007 |
A new discovery.
| First timer... |  |
Dec 29th, 2006 |
…just about 5 days ago. Hint. We had also read about this one and others in various articles, but were pretty surprised when it happened to us…
