Course: Breakfast

Rhubarb and Banana Jam

Rhubarb and Banana Jam

  Don’t let spring slip through your fingers. Now is a good time to preserve some of spring’s pink bounty – rhubarb. It couldn’t be simpler than this sweet and tangy rhubarb and banana jam. It is official; I’ve turned off the central heating; spring 

Banoffee Muffins

Banoffee Muffins

  My first ever cookbook was a flimsy little thing not even 60 pages long entitled “Even more muffins” – the sequel to “Muffins” (which a part of me always regretted not owning). It is in German with the cover depicting a single blueberry muffin 

HOMEMADE, AUTHENTIC PRETZEL RECIPE

HOMEMADE, AUTHENTIC PRETZEL RECIPE

As a German, in particular a Bavarian, life is meaningless without pretzels (or as it is known in German ‘Brezel’ or ‘Breze’ if you are inclined to be authentically Bavarian). That holds true, even if you are only half German like me… You can eat them 

SIMPLE GRANOLA

SIMPLE GRANOLA

I used to love granola for breakfast. As a teenager I’d buy strawberry granola from the supermarket and eat a huge bowlful before school in the morning. It was crunchy. It was sweet. It was delicious. Then, as I got older I started to pay 

ULTIMATE WAFFLES (WITH CARAMELISED PEACHES)

ULTIMATE WAFFLES (WITH CARAMELISED PEACHES)

Waffles are delicious. Truly delicious. Slightly crunchy on the outside, warm and fluffy on the inside. Waffles make the best ever breakfast. Savoury – topped with crisped streaky bacon, a drizzle of maple syrup, a fried egg with a rich golden yolk and a dollop