peanut butter

Homemade Peanut Butter

We are making peanut butter today! All by ourselves. And you need all of two things: 1) Peanuts 2) A food processor Easy! I made peanut butter for the first time in Berlin earlier this year when I had a baking day with Erin from Texanerin Baking. I was absolutely amazed as the food processor whizzed and whizzed and turned her peanuts into a spread. I couldn’t believe how easy … Continue reading →


Salted Caramel

So I decided I am going to start a little Baking Basics section on the blog. And this salted caramel will be the first little ‘Basics’ installment. I thought that it would make it easy for you if you are ever looking for a basic pie dough, caramel or pastry cream recipe, that there will be (soon!) an entire section devoted to them in my index. And then instead of … Continue reading →


Nutella Filled Cookies

Nutella. Yummy, gooey, chocolatey, hazelnut spread. Cookies. Crispy, chewy, buttery, warm dough. Nutella + Cookies? Oh. My. God. It is a revelation. Nutella filled cookies. Soft, gooey filling inside a slightly crisp, chewy cookie. Like a chocolate chip cookie, but with a completely different texture. Like the hazelnut filling in a Ferrero Rocher, without the crunch. Like Nutella on toast, but better. I can’t even explain it to you. The … Continue reading →