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Gifts from the kitchen - Cookbook no.2

Nicky — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 09:10:49 +0000

I know, I know, it’s a tease and a bit unfair to show you a preview of our upcoming book in light of the fact that it’ll be only published and available in German language, for now. Well, for now! But keep your fingers crossed (pretty please) and in return I will keep you posted on what’s happening on the overall licensing front (English, French, Spanish translation, other languages?).

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Cookbook no.2: Done, done & done!

Nicky — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:38:27 +0000

Writing a cookbook sometimes feels like living in a parallel universe, my usual daily routine got reduces to what looked like planet earth from outer space. Luckily, there is light at the end of the tunnel. Now that we are (almost) finished, I keep asking myself where the last months went and what actually happened in the world outside my office (and kitchen) and Coco’s studio.

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The salad it all began with - Writing another cookbook

Nicky — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:52:43 +0000

Last year, pretty much around the same time, we had a long meeting at my editor’s place. The sun was shining, all attendees were bursting of enthusiasm, and the location – a spacious shadowy balcony overlooking the neighborhood of Au-Haidhausen – was the ultimate place one could wish for on a hot summer day. It was the kick-off meeting for a new cookbook project.

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Grandma Luise's Schoppala - The one and only

Nicky — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 22:10:14 +0000

Ever since my friend Kristin started to sell my book at her coffee bar, I get lovely feedback. Almost on a daily basis. For instance from a little girl who, encouraged by her dad, pointed out how much she liked the cheese cake they baked, and a young guy, who claimed (with a wink) that he can now marry his girlfriend – because she finally proved that she indeed can cook (my mini-quiche recipe). Together with the email feedback from avid readers it gives a nice, yet not representative hit list of the recipes my readers’ most often picked as their firsts to try (and which – in case you’re wondering – have been followed by rave reviews, too).

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Burnt & Strange - or, How to get a signed copy of my book

Nicky — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:53:09 +0000

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. Heck, I try my best to make up for the messy writing by whit and charm, but when my grandpa called me the other day to inquire about what I had written in his book, it dawned on me that I failed. It sucked.

Anyway… if you’re up for a little guessing game yourself and are willing to ‘decipher’ one of the following photos, you may be in for a delicious treat (including a scrawly signature, if you insist). So while I’m traveling and am away visiting dear friends, the comment section remains open and is awaiting your suggestions on what these pictures show. Drop a note until October 14th 2008 and do not forget to add a valid email address as well. Everybody with at least one correct answer goes to the pool of candidates from which Oliver will pick three random entries (manually, no voting machines from the ETC are involved … ;-), who will receive a copy of my book (either in German or English language) – as long as you live on this planet. Happy guessing!

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delicious days, the book - many questions, some answers

Nicky — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:09:57 +0000

I guess it was symptomatic, that I had just submerged my fingers in a gooey meass that was supposed to become an elastic, smooth and speckled pasta dough with poppy-seeds (basic recipe: 275g all-purpose flour, 25g ground poppy-seeds, a pinch of salt, a pinch of cinnamon, 3 medium eggs, 1 tbsp sunflower oil, 1 tbsp water, if necessary), when the door bell rang. With a sigh, I hastily cleaned my fingers and answered the door: “Hello? … Hello? … Helloooho???” Silence. I despise when that happens. With another sigh, this time a little louder and a tad frustrated I returned to the kitchen and continued kneading the pasta dough.

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