Tag: vegan

chocolate cake

Lately, I baked a chocolate cake for work and since one of my coworker is gluten intolerant it had to be gluten free next to vegan. For a chocolate cake these are not very easy conditions, quickly you end up with a dense and muddy cake and not a fluffy old fashioned chocolate cake. Just […]

basil hummus

Hummus, who doesn’t like this amazing paste? Perfect substitute for butter, because way better, for sandwiches and as a dip for a party the perfect choice. The version today is part of the “lazy” category. I used the canned chickpeas to save some time and have a tasty snack during lunchtime. The basil became part […]

Quick multigrain bread

I always thought that baking bread was a matter of feeling. Like with Grandma’s yeast cake: At some point, you would just get the hang of it and you’d always succeed – or at least most of the time. Unfortunately, my success rate at baking bread was more at around 50%, or even below… until […]

Glass noodles & peanut sauce

Very often I am way too lazy to cook for myself and then I normally go for pasta. This time glass noodles. Just to keep it interesting, at least a little bit, and because I wanted to reach the next level with my Asian cuisine skills, no idea if it worked – but it tasted […]

quick and easy spelt bread

This bread is super easy and actually only contains four ingredients: Flour, salt, water and yeast. If you like, you can add some spices.

pretzel pastries

I come from southern Germany and have to admit that there are some things which I miss in Leipzig, regarding culinary things that I know from my home region. The food that is associated with the strongest emotions for me are the lye pastries: I have simply not found any good pretzels in Leipzig yet. […]

my best vegan Bolognese sauce (so far)

Vegan Bolognese pasta sauce? It took me quite a while to accept that it is possible to prepare good food with soy. Even more: Food which is in taste well comparable to the meat version. This pasta sauce is one of the dishes where this is true, without doubt. I needed a couple of attempts […]