Archive for Comfort
German Lentil Soup (One Pot Dish – “Linsen Suppe – Eintopf”)
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German lentil Soup
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The lentil soup is pretty much a family staple food in Germany. Although this is a classic soup / one-pot-dish, every family has their own variants re the ingredients, meaning every family develops their own traditions how they like their lentil soup best.
For some it’s just soupy with lentils and sausages, for others it’s a full blown meal with loads of veggies in it. Here is my version of it with suggestions as my Bavarian grandmother would cook it: with “Speck”.
(Although Wikipedia traces its origins to Austria and Italy, Speck is very traditional to Germany. It is not for the super lean cuisine conscious folk, but I challenge anyone who experiences the delicious and mouth watering cooking smells wafting enticingly through the home not to develop a very healthy and hearty appetite!!
Autumnal Vegetable Soup
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Autumnal Vegetable Soup
The other day my dear friend Simone invited me over to spend a lovely afternoon and evening with her. Ever the outstanding hostess and brilliant chef, she produced this delicious tomato soup from fresh ingredients. It was totally amazing. So tonight I decided to cook it lest I forget how she did it. I added a few other ingredients and did some small short-cuts to make it really simple, in fact you can use any autumnal veggies and play around with it.
Unfortunately the battery of my camera was dead, so I used my iPhone to take the pictures. The soup is delicious and quickly made … definitely a winner!
Chocolate Cupcakes with Nutella Cream-Cheese Icing
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Chocolate Cupcakes with Nutella Cream Chese Icing
These cupcakes Charis baked yesterday, too. I must say they were incredibly delicious. We could not stop licking our fingers *accidentally* dipped into the Nutella cream cheese icing. The cupcake base is beautifully chocolatey moist.
Really yum!!
Earl Grey Cupcakes with Lemon Buttercream Icing
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Earl Grey Cupcakes with Lemon Buttercream Icing
Today, my daughter Charis baked two lots of cupcakes, and I acted as her chef’s assistant, plus taking pictures. Here are the Earl Grey cupcakes with a really delicious lemon buttercream icing.
Basic Streuselkuchen
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Basic German Streuselkuchen (with yeast)
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My daughter Charis was supposed to have baked cupcakes today, but changed her mind after a late night 
So, as there was plenty of butter in my kitchen, I thought I’d knock up a Streuselkuchen (crumble cake).
It has a light and moist yeast base and a really yummy crunchy buttery crumble topping. next time I’ll add some fruit into it.
Cornish Pasty Family Recipe from Grandma Pengelly
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Piping hot Cornish Pasty - nose and taste buds tantalizing pure West-Country delight!
Late Grandma Pengelly, my former mother-in-law, took great pains to teach me how to make a proper Cornish pasty as enjoyed generations back. In fact it must have been the first and most important Cornish family tradition to pass on to the then new daughter-in-law.
