🇬🇧 A trifle is a sweet dish from England. It usually consists of several layers of custard, fruit or jam, sponge cake and whipped cream. The sponge cake is often soaked in alcohol. Recently I was on a trip and brought rhubarb as a guest gift. This was then directly used for a compote and… Continue reading Rhubarb Trifle
🇬🇧 The rhubarb that was freshly planted this spring grows so well that I actually could or rather had to harvest some, as the biggest stems were broken after a thunderstorm. When I look around the supermarket, my garden seems to be worth its weight in gold. Rhubarb is incredibly expensive. You pay 4,50 EUR… Continue reading Rhubarb compote
🇬🇧 Recently I described how I make peppermint syrup. I have now used the syrup to make a delicious summery ice cream. I call it "Minty Stracciatella." The syrup from my recipe is very round in taste without the sometimes aggressive, biting, minty taste of purchased syrups. This also makes the ice cream very pleasantly… Continue reading Minty stracciatella
🇬🇧 One of the few plants that are already from last year and therefore grow all the better in the newly created kitchen garden is peppermint. I personally like especially the smaller leaves. Since peppermint grows like weeds in my garden, I cut it back from time to time. You can do a lot with… Continue reading Peppermint syrup
🇬🇧 What to do with all the walnuts from the garden? One idea is making walnut liqueur. I prepared mine with this recipe of 850g walnuts,500g brown candy (Kandis) sugar,1 vanilla bean (halfed and cut), 2 pcs cinnamon barks,1 Tbs Cocoa nibs,1 Tbs instant coffee, and2 liters Jonge Jenever (Korn). I added all ingredients in… Continue reading Walnut liqueur
