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Four more sleeps until Christmas. My son is counting the days. Yesterday, we had a Christmas party for the children in the neighborhood. The kids were decorating Christmas cookies and writing their letterRead More

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Less than two weeks to go until Christmas!! I am still struggling a bit to get into the festive mood. Perhaps it’s because we have to combine so many traditions. Germans, for instance,Read More

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My current marathon training allows me to chomp down cookies like there is no tomorrow. Carbs is what my body needs, right? Well, not only, of course. In fact, I went to aRead More

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During the summer, I haven’t baked much cookies. But all of the sudden, it is October and for the first time in my life I am already thinking of Christmas. I used toRead More

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  Today is the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan. I am not a Muslim, but living in Dubai, it has an effect on everyone. It is not allowed to eat orRead More

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Less is more.  If I think about this saying, I realize that I feel the happiest and the most complete when I have little but well chosen things on my daily plate. ThisRead More

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I want to squeeze in a last recipe in April, as I have posted comparatively little this month. I mentioned in one of my earlier April posts that we had a streak ofRead More

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It’s been some time since I tried new cookie recipes, and I am just wondering why. Or rather: What have we eaten in the meantime? I can’t really come up with an explanation.Read More

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For some time, I have been planning to make biscottis again. And for even longer, this jar of blackstrap molasses has been sitting in my kitchen cupboard. I have seen a few interestingRead More

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   I bake quite a few cookies on a regular basis. While doing so I try and replace ingredients and make the somewhat healthier. However, I still try not to eat too manyRead More

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I was about to post a bean stew recipe tonight. But as we are sitting here in Dubai, with sand storms blowing for the third day in a row, I rather share myRead More

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I am proud to say that these are my prettiest, most delicate cookies I have ever made. They can be served to any kind of guests for afternoon tea, be it your neighbor,Read More

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I have been in love with orange peel and lemon peel for quite some time. Any recipe that contains either ingredient has got my immediate attention. Both have such authentic, strong and freshRead More

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Why do healthy cookies always look so ugly? I am in a serious predicament here, as I am aiming to post healthy, wholesome foods and dishes in this blog. At the same time,Read More

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I love recipes with very little ingredients. There is always a good chance that you have all of them at home and you can throw together a meal, or in this case, aRead More

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My latest culinary revelation comes with two warnings: Coconut and dried dates are a pairing made in heaven. Warning #1: It’s highly addictive. Warning #2: I will surely explore all sorts of recipesRead More

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I haven’t quite finished two of my major projects of the recent past: “cooked legumes in cookies” and “coconuts”. Here is my latest creation: cocoa coconut balls !! I first tried a recipeRead More

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Hey, I consider this my first very own cookie creation!!!! I am very proud of it! It’s been developing in my head over the last week, after I bought a package of coconutRead More

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Germans don’t do Thanksgiving and Halloween. Neither do the South Africans, to whom I am married. We currently live in Dubai, in a Muslim country, who, least of all have any relation toRead More

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Beside cooking and photographing (in fact, these are two of my newer hobbies) I like running. I started off with just short distances up to 5km, just jogging for myself. Soon I participatedRead More