Tomato soup

Days are getting colder here in Germany and it is time to enjoy a filling soup. It is our habit to have a soup at dinner time during the cold seasons until days get warmer again. I usually make a soup using whatever vegetables are in season and to adjust smoothly to a real "wintry" kind of soup,

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Homemade plum tart

When it comes to making a tart nothing beats homemade sweet pastry dough! Jamie Oliver's head chef pastry articulates it perfectly in his post on tips for perfect homemade pastry: "Making your own pastry may seem like a slow and intensive process, but that’s the joy of it.

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Fruit crumble

I don't know about you but now that days are getting colder and shorter, I am craving for a slice of cake!
However baking a cake can take time and effort so when I am running out of time and I am in need of something sweet, I go for a crumble.

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Potato, kohlrabi and smoked trout gratin

I now have a "big" family and so far I have to feed five people everyday (3 boys and 2 adults but my boys eat nearly like adults!). Needless to say I am looking for easy big meals which can last for a few days so I don't spend my days slaving in the kitchen.

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Sunday lunch

One thing I did enjoy when living in England was the traditional Sunday lunch. We would either head to our local pub and enjoy a roast or head to our friends and spend most of the day eating, drinking and talking. This was partly because one of our friends was French and she did enjoy as much as we did sitting at a table for half the day enjoying the food and conversations about nothing and everything!

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