Cooking with the guys: Part One - Past'e lenticchie
October 29th, 2009

Show me a neat – doable – pasta shape and I’m sold. It doesn’t take much to twist my arm and that’s what happened when I first laid hands on a dear friend’s book. Anonyme Köche is the name of Claudio Del Principe’s food blog as well as his brand new book and besides the fact, that I think he is a super talented writer and has the most wonderful name (Del Principe – I’m sure others would kill pay for his name, myself included), his book is a perfect way to introduce this cool blog to those who prefer a real book over its digital alter ego.

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Last summer's favorite antipasto - Ottolenghi inspired
October 14th, 2009

The “last summer’s” in above headline is a reminder for myself, that summer is not that far behind us – quite hard to imagine considering the first snowflakes that have been falling today. But despite their seasonal context, I wouldn’t hesitate to serve these spicy bites year-round, certainly throughout fall and the upcoming winter, they’re just too good to miss out on.

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Stuffed, but happy
October 7th, 2009

What you can see below is a glimpse of our – almost – daily breakfast situation during our most recent trip, many new found favorites included. Can you guess, where we’ve been?

EDIT: Some of you were right, we’ve been to the Côte d’Azur again … more on the trip is soon to come.

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Stocking up on dessert snacks - Coconut rice pudding
September 28th, 2009

Do you remember these little glasses? Back then, fellow food blogger Ulrike had lent inspiration to prepare semolina pudding. Ever since I skipped store-bought stuff such as rice puddings, fruit curds or custards. Rice puddings are especially close to my heart, a childhood thing, who would have guessed?

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