Ingredient: salt

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 

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 

Luxury Banana Bread

Luxury Banana Bread

I really started extensively baking banana bread a few years ago when my boyfriend/now fiancee/soon to be husband replaced breakfast by just grabbing a banana from the kitchen on the way to work. Some weeks there would invariably be some brown, spotted sad looking bananas 

Asian Noodle Salad

Asian Noodle Salad

  Even before I moved to China, I’ve always loved Asian food. It always makes everything taste so effortlessly fresh, packed full of vegetables and herbs without too much effort. Which also makes it perfect for summer. On those hot, lazy days where you start 

Zhajiang Mian (炸醬麵)

Zhajiang Mian (炸醬麵)

  I was living in Beijing at the time when I came across this little bit of food history – the origins of Swiss cheese fondue. It was printed on a board attached to the back of the drivers seat in a taxi. It was