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My relationship with matcha is complicated. Not as complicated as with booze. But still. I’m not a fan, to put it mildly. I bought a 200 g bag about six months back. For an idea I had for a glaze for Queen Elizabeth cake. And then I used it once for that matcha recipe. And … Read more
Hard to say whether it’s more of a drink or a dessert. A liquid dessert, best in the heat. Best still with ice cubes, and if you haven’t got any, haven’t made ice cubes, then definitely with ingredients chilled in the fridge. that’s ingredients from the fridge. And like ice cream, it comes from Asia, … Read more
Odd as it sounds, there’s a holiday for it. And it was just the other day, 19 July. And it’s dead symbolic, especially with the US waging war on Iran, the heir to ancient Persia. To make ice cream you need an ice cream maker, and it’s not pricey kit. You can pick one up … Read more
Soy yoghurt, mustard, tofu and oil, blended smooth and served straight from the fridge. A cold soup on its own, or the base for cold cucumber soup once you stir in the grated cucumber. Plus the second half of the definition of real work.
I committed a crime. Well… at least I broke the law. In my own kitchen. And now the entire European Union will be after me. I’m joking, of course. It’s hard to keep a straight face about something like this. But on the other hand, the issue is more important than it might seem at … Read more
Something Cold with Caffeine! “Something cold with caffeine!” That’s what I asked for on Saturday at a restaurant in Hamburg. And what I got tasted so good that I created my own version of a matcha latte. Or maybe more of a smoothie. INGREDIENTS: 1 litre of soy milk (or any other plant milk) 1 … Read more
Make Cold Brew One glass of cold water (250 ml) One tablespoon of coffee (or however much you normally use for a single serving) Stir it and leave it for 12 hours. The easiest way is to make it in the evening while preparing dinner and put it in the fridge. Make sure it’s covered … Read more
Sometimes all it takes is a little scratching beneath the surface to discover that politics, power relations, and privilege are hiding everywhere. And the story of this popular drink has fascinating Polish connections that go much further back than most of us would expect. The same is true of Ilex paraguariensis, the Paraguayan holly used … Read more
Asparagus is one of those vegetables whose popularity and the excitement people feel about them are completely beyond me. Probably partly because all my life I’ve liked strong, intense experiences — culinary ones too — and the delicate, refined asparagus, together with the typical upper-class cultural aura surrounding this vegetable, is just completely unattractive to … Read more
If someone had told me even two months ago that I’d be sitting there flushed with excitement, emotionally invested, spending even several hours a day watching television, I’d have told them to… take a long hard look at themselves. Because ever since I moved out of my parents’ place at twenty (let’s politely call it … Read more