I finally got around to upgrading the blog’s software to the latest version and sorting out some of the old drafts that I had started a long time ago. This is one of them. I think I made this picture about nine months ago and never really finished / published the post that goes with it. I’m quite happy though because as it happens, my camera is broken now when I planned to restart working on the blog. Until I manage to get it fixed I’ll simply dust off and finish those drafts.
Before I’m off, packing for Barcelona, I simply had to post a picture of this wonderful cookie I had yesterday. Generally cookies should be prescribed by doctors, really. A cookie always helps. Recipe will be posted soon. Updated – And here is the recipe I used: http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/05/crispy-salted-oatmeal-white-chocolate-cookies/ One of my favorite food blogs btw
While I lived in France I actually forgot how beautiful fall could be in Munich. Trees are plunged in all shades of red, orange and yellow while waves of leaves start to cover the floor, gleaming in the last warm sun rays of the year. Well, that’s as much as I see of it while taking a look through the windows of my new flat, which is in a complete mess at the moment. A bazillion of cartridge boxes are scattered everywhere between partly assembled pieces of furniture. Why partly? Well, while reading the instructions and assembling as you go, you always reach a point where the pieces described in the pictures are nowhere to be found or where three different parts could fit and instead of making the painful choice you think “oh, there are still some boxes to unpack, I rather go with that 
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Do you know the kind of dish you taste for the very first time, thinking “this is so good; imagine I’d have died without ever having a taste?” or “my palate just touched a piece of heaven “. This actually happens quite rarely to me. Mostly I need to acquire tastes and once I eat a certain type of food several times, I start to develop a liking for it. But this cake… I literally fell in love with it after the first bite.
Contents:
- Whole-wheat spaghetti “à la provençale”
- Snow peas
- Tamagoyaki
- Apple rabbits
As it’s getting hotter around here in Germany (surprisingly it hasn’t rained since 3 days) I’m naturally leaning towards lighter meals and bentos. This recipe for pasta is great because it tastes even more delicious when it’s cooled off. You can freeze leftovers in portions and just put them in the bento box quickly in the morning. While the spaghetti unfreeze on the way, they also cool your bento, which is especially important in summer. The only thing I actually had to make in the morning was the tamagoyaki, the apple rabbits and the snow peas (15 minutes including time to pack up the bento).
Eating a piece of tiramisu must be the biggest sin you can commit when you are watching your weight. But when you look at this delicious treat, it looks so innocent and actually also tastes fairly light, one has a hard time believing that a portion contains more calories than a human should consume during a full meal. The treacherous ingredient that makes it a calorie-bomb is the Italian triple-cream cheese mascarpone, made from crème fraîche and cream, which contains about 80% fat. Luckily there is a low-fat alternative which contains only 40% fat and tastes almost just as good, which I used in this recipe. With 420 kcal per portion I still wouldn’t recommend eating loads and heaps of this tiramisu, but it does make indulging in this all time favorite dessert weigh a little less on the conciousness 
And the best part for me is that this is made entirely without eggs, so there should be no risk even if you keep it in the fridge for 2-3 days.
During the last two weeks I didn’t get much time to post but I managed to keep reading my favorite blogs and some very interesting things have been posted: Biggie over at Lunch in a Box updated her link section (click here) with a lot of new bento blogs/sites. Over the past year or two the trend seems to have spread and there are so many bento blogs now, it’s Read More ...
Exams take their toll on students, not only mentally but actually physically as well. Personally, I have to ressort to take-out / fast food / sandwiches just to be able to eat anything (we really have that little time). I really loath this and I feel unhealthy during this period: I’m tired, don’t have much energy and am simply unsatisfied after every meal. I’m still trying to squeeze in a Read More ...
I’m actually never quite satisfied with the amount of vegetables and fruit that I manage to eat in a day. Normally one is supposed to eat five portions of fruit/vegetables a day of which at least three should be fresh. Beside there are other things like yogurt or nuts that are said to be good for the health too. The list of things a person should consume regularly gets quite Read More ...