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Cranberry Spice Muffins

February 22, 2011

Ingredients for the Muffins 2 cups (255g) all purpose (Type 550) flour 1/2 cup (100g) sugar 2 tsp (double acting) baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 3/4 cup (180 mL) cold well-shaken buttermilk 3 oz (85g) unsalted butter, melted and tepid 2 large eggs 2 tsp finely grated lemon zest 1 tsp [...]

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Chocolate Chunk Cookies

January 2, 2011

INGREDIENTS 1 1/4 cups (143g) all purpose flour (Type 550) 1 cup (114g) bread flour (Vollkornmehl) 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 16T (224g) unsalted butter at room temperature 3/4 cup (150g) granulated sugar 3/4 cup (163g) firmly packed light brown sugar or Brauner Zucker 2 large eggs 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 9 oz [...]

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Christina’s Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies

October 14, 2007

Mrs. Fields ain’t got nothin’ on me! Although I’ve heard expats complaining about the consistency of their cookies being off, I’ve never had that problem with this recipe. For flour, I use Gold Puder type 405 für feine Backwaren, for butter I use Meggle die Alpenbutter, and for chocolate I use Sarotti and/or Côte D’Or [...]

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8 Random Facts About Me

June 13, 2007

I was tagged by both Barbara and Martina, so here goes: 1. I have to post these rules before I give you the facts. 2. Each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves. 3. People who are tagged need to write their own blog about their eight things and post these rules. 4. At [...]

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Grillspass and Mango Salad

June 11, 2007

Last night we had Cliff and Sarah over for a little Thai/American Grillparty. They brought Mac’n’Cheese and Thai coleslaw (you should post the recipe, Cliff), while we made Green Mango Salad, Bangkok-style BBQ chicken, Thai steak, Thai iced coffee, corn on the cob and a nice citrus buttercream with lime curd filling cake. With me [...]

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American food and cooking substitutes

May 31, 2007

Finding product replacements for your favorite foods and snacks is always tough for new expats (and occasionally some of us more experienced expats as well)! Here’s my attempt to help out and I have to admit, I learned quite a bit in my research for this post. Baking Baking Powder – Most North American baking [...]

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Happy V-day to ya!

February 14, 2007

Some folks are quite vehemently opposed to today, Valentine’s Day, and I can understand that, but it’s never really bothered me. I don’t go overboard and I don’t expect a dozen roses or anything, but I don’t mind having the holiday. Actually, I got a Happy V-Day balloon from a (now ex-)boyfriend once and I [...]

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