As of this autumn sweet potatoes found in Swiss supermarkets are no longer imported but grown locally. Furthermore, my dad has harvested his first batch of homegrown sweet potatoes this year. The seemingly unlimited supply of local sweet potatoes has also led to me buying some almost every time I go to the shops. Another…
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Pumpkin Walnut Cookies with Choc Buttons
Hey there, Last week I asked you on my Instagram what kind of recipe you’d like for this week and people were asking for another pumpkin recipe, so here you go. Let’s have something sweet: Pumpkin Walnut Cookies with Choc Buttons I decided to go with something sweet for this week’s recipes. I…
More procrastibaking – Date orange cake
Hey there! As we all know, I really like baking, especially when I am a tad stressed out. So if you’re following my Instagram you’d know that I am in the middle of my end-term exams. I am not particularly good at starting to study for exams weeks in advance hence I am a tad…
St.Nicholas knows everything – Tahini nut cookies
Hey there! Hüt chund de Samichlaus! – Today’s St. Nicholas day! In Switzerland St. Nicholas Day (Samichlaus) is actually one of the most exciting holiday’s for little kids. I think I used to be more excited for St. Nicholas day than Christmas. Well, St. Nicholas actually came and talked to us, Santaclause didn’t. Every…
About happiness and therapeutic baking sessions- Tahini hazelnut apple cake
Hey there! How are you? Well I am very well, in case you’re wondering. I actually haven’t been this well in ages. I haven’t enjoyed my life as much in the longest time. I am not saying I had a terrible life for the past year, yet it is sort of difficult to…
When I want a real dessert, not a healthy treat, dessert – Chestnut cake with chocolate ganache
Hey there! Today’s recipe is dedicated to all those people with a sweet tooth out there who enjoy a splurge in a while. I personally don’t think that every single thing you eat has to super duper healthy and beneficial for you, sometimes I just want a delicious piece of cake and I just don’t…
When baking cleared my mind and a delicious cake was created – spiced chocolate cake / Magenbrot cake with figs
Hey there! Some people take a hot bath when they’re stressed out and tired, some drink a glass of wine, others go for a run in the forest and I bet there are even a few that just hide under they’re bed covers until they start feeling better. Well I don’t do either of these…
Fresh, tangy and sweet all at once – Blueberry lemon almond cake
Hey there! I’ve been planning this baking session all week long I was actually excited to finally bake another vegan cake on this sunny Saturday afternoon. Yet until this morning I was constantly pondering over what kind of cake I’d be making just in a few hours time. I was thinking about chocolate and chestnut,…