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Restaurant Reviews

Dinner at Mary Jane Space Heidelberg

This year, my husband and I had a rare opportunity: it was Valentine’s Day, it was a Saturday, and neither of us had any commitments that weekend. So I took a look at my restaurant wish list and decided on Mary Jane Space in Heidelberg. Luckily, there’s a hotel right next door in the same…
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OTK Extra Good Things, Cookbook, Recipes

Sambal Tofu with pickeled ginger

This is by far my favorite tofu recipe. And this is probably the only tofu recipe my husband likes to eat. It comes with a spicy, flavorful sambal sauce, and the pickled ginger gives it a whole other layer of flavor. This recipe is from Ottolenghi’s OTK-Extra Good Things and I usually combine it with…
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Cookbook, OTK Extra Good Things

Spiced Coconut Rice

Today I would like to share one of my favorite rice recipes with you. The rice doesn’t require much attention and turns out perfectly every single time. There’s no need to worry about getting the right amount of liquid or salt. The original recipe says to let the rice soak 30 minutes to 4 hours,…
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Restaurant Reviews

The moment is finally here: Dinner at ‘Oben’ in Heidelberg

You may be wondering why this is such a big deal to me. Well, if you’ve ever tried to get tickets to an event and refreshed the website multiple times until the portal opened – this is basically how a reservation happens at the restaurant ‘Oben’. They only have 12 seats per night and are…
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Recipes, Cookbook, Ottolenghi Comfort

Silky zucchini-salmon salad

Ottolenghi – Comfort This is a simple and tasty salad from the Ottolenghi cookbook ‘Comfort’. The original recipe uses rocket salad, while I used lamb’s lettuce. Usually, I’m not a fan of rating a recipe after changing one of the main ingredients. However, I was shopping at our local small shop and they did not…
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Own recipes, Recipes

Roasted Pumpkin Soup

After the holidays, I always crave cozy, simple meals. The type that feels nourishing, but also light. I don’t know about you, but I feel like I have eaten enough for the entire month of January during the last 2 weeks. So today, I’m posting my easy and low effort pumpkin soup. You can let…
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Own recipes, Recipes

Homemade Chocolates

I love making chocolate candy this time of year. They make great Christmas gifts and you can make them exactly how you like them. There are just 3 rules you should follow to ensure your chocolate candy turns out perfectly: If you don’t have candy moulds and you don’t want to buy them, you can…
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Own recipes, Cookbook, Recipes

Christmas Menu

I usually prefer trying new recipes over making the same dish again when we have guests. There is one time a year that is the exception: Christmas. Every year, I roast a goose from our local farm, with my favorite stuffing and assortment of sides: Semmelknoedel (bread dumplings), Kartoffelkloesse (potato dumplings), red cabbage, and of…
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Own recipes

Spaghetti Squash

This is the first ever recipe that I published (on the German page ‘Chefkoch’). Below, you can find the recipe and what I would do differently today. Click on the image or here to go to the original Chefkoch recipe. What did I change compared to my original recipe from 6 years ago? These may…
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Restaurant Reviews

Schockes Küche

Lunch among the vineyards Hidden among the vineyards of Birkweiler, a charming small town near Landau, lies a culinary gem that makes the trip worthwhile. We had booked a table for the lunch menu, and before heading in, we took a short stroll through the quiet streets lined with historic houses and autumn-coloured vines. When…
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Hi, I’m Christina. I’m a passionate home-cook, home-baker and just overall foodie. I love all things food and I created his page to share my culinary adventures with you – in my own kitchen and beyond. About.

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This is my favorite tofu recipe 🌱 And it's the perfect match for tie spiced coconut recipe from my last reel. It's also from Ottolenghi'S OTK - Extra Good Things.

This is my favorite rice recipe. It's part of a recipe from #Ottolenghi OTK - Extra Good Things. It's easy to make and proves that rice is not a boring side dish! 🍚

Starting off the week with another healthy recipe. And I'm also kicking off my series on recipes from my cookbooks. This one is the Silky zucchini salmon salad from the Ottolenghi book 'Comfort'. It's easy to make and the cook on the salmon came out perfectly.

Welcome to 2026! After all the holiday meals, I'm in the mood for easy and light, yet cozy meals. Or in short: soup! I just posted my roasted pumpkin soup recipe on my blog, where your oven does most of the work. Depending on the stock you use at the end, this recipe is vegan, so this also veganuary-friendly ;)

Looking for a last minute homemade Christmas gift? How about chocolate candy? They are easy to make and just need some patience.

And here it is - my first post. To celebrate the season, I have posted a collection of my favorite Christmas recipes. Maybe you're still looking for inspo for your own Christmas meal?

So...I did a thing. After lots of contemplating I have finally decided to join the blogosphere. This not only means that I will start posting here more frequently again, there will also be a full blog post including the recipes for the dishes.

Weekday lunch: grilled carrots with harissa tofu

Hassleback beets with kaffir lime leaf butter and salsa

It's zucchini season! And once again we have more zucchini than we can eat 😬

Sometimes you don't quite epexct it, and then a perfect loaf comes out of the oven 😍 This morning I was kind of in a hurry and also messed some of the steps, but somehow the bread still turned out great 😃

Had some leftover dates and puff pastry, so I decided to do a spin on Beef Wellington: Pork tenderloin wrapped in serrano with dates and onions, baked in the puff pastry, with potato-parsnip puree and a port wine sauce on the side.