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Fabulously flaky - Sherry's impromptu fruit galette

Nicky — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:13:50 +0000

Picture yourself on a lazy Saturday afternoon. Both laundry and shopping for the weekend are done, lunch was merely a quick snack at the market and the dinner invitation from your friends is still many hours away. You crave … something. Something sweet. Something that doesn’t involve additional shopping or much work. Well, if that’s so, I either turn to my grandma’s sponge cake roll or my friend Sherry‘s galette.

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My favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies - and how to pimp them

Nicky — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:25:41 +0000

My favorite part of having written two cookbooks? Readers’ emails, hands down. In these hectic times where people rarely take the time to tell others how much they appreciate their work, readers’ emails are THE BEST. For several reasons. On the one hand it’s a great way to find out which recipes your readers are most excited about and on the other hand – and more importantly – it warms my heart to read their personal stories around my recipes.

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Buttermilk ice cream with basil & vanilla - Summer, come back!

Nicky — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 17:03:39 +0000

People who know me well wouldn’t hesitate to call me an optimist, I concentrate on the positive aspects in life and do my best in cheering up sad friends. Naturally, I have ignored the fretful voices which have been cursing the inconsistent summer weather over the last weeks.

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Rice pudding popsicle with rasberries - My kind of frozen treat

Nicky — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 16:31:35 +0000

Spring has been very kind this year, the weather has been pleasantly warm and sunny, we were able to fast-forward to sandals, BBQ and homemade ice cream – no complaints at all! By now our loyal ice cream maker would have been churning away for days, yet it has been put to a rest lately, popsicles are THE THING in our freezer right now.

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Spiced Pavlova with caramelized cherries & pistachios

Nicky — Tue, 31 May 2011 15:53:14 +0000

Strawberries have always been my favorite fruit. Usually with nothing more than a little sugar – just enough to get the juices flowing – and probably a tad too much freshly whipped cream on top, this is what I consider bliss. Well, considered bliss. This year, strawberries don’t really tickle my taste buds. At all. Oh, and adding insult to injury: it seems as if sweet cherries have quickly filled the vacancy!

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Lime-Vanilla Cheesecake - A Creamy Classic

Nicky — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 08:59:15 +0000

I still rave about the slice of cheesecake I had in a mall in San Francisco back in 2000, it was one of those ‘when you least expect it’ experiences. So neither were we on a quest to find the best cheesecake at the time nor anticipating anything special, we were plain hungry after a shopping spree and cheesecake was the first item we agreed on. Unpretentiously devoured with a plastic spoon, that slice was so wonderful creamy, it became THE measure of all cheesecakes for me ever since, unrivaled for many years.

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