I initially came up with this chocolate chip cookie recipe for a school bake sale.  However, the bake sale never happened, and I needed to find a way of…

You always know it’s going to be a good dinner when my mom gets a packet of mince out the freezer and asks our delightful helper, Bongi, to make…

These buttermilk scones make the perfect afternoon tea treat.  It’s just so very lovely to cut a warm scone in half and smear it with butter, jam, and add…

This chopped broccoli salad is unlike many other broccoli salads because, well, the broccoli is finely chopped. And by fine, I mean fine. Like teeny weeny little pieces. With…

My very first time using an ice cream machine resulted in an out-of-this-world raspberry ice cream. I’d say that’s pretty impressive, seeing as I didn’t really know what I…

Ladies and gentlemen, you are never going to buy apricot jam again after trying out this recipe. It’s so easy to make yourself, and much cheaper than the storebought…

You will rarely catch us without a massive jar of toasted muesli in the cupboard, which we devour each morning. I’ve made muesli for my mom and me for…

I love, love, love bran muffins and these healthy bran muffins with raisins are officially (in my humble opinion) the perfect ones. After making such a claim, it’s only…

A Christmas at my German Oma’s house is not complete without a table loaded with huge tins of Christmas cookies, Vanillekipferl being one of them. This year, we sadly…

Ahhh…that feeling of satisfaction when the pita bread puffs up in the oven and you know that it has worked. Trust me, it doesn’t always work out that way.…

These lentil patties are a long-standing obsession of mine. And no, I’m not a vegetarian. I just love the flavor and texture, and they pair amazingly with simple tzatziki.…

This vanilla cake is a solid win of a recipe. It feels “proper”. I don’t know, there’s something about the sturdy yet tender crumb and the subtle, authentic vanilla…