A new home - a new place & yummy treats // + Playlist

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It's almost been a whole month since I moved cities. A new home, new places

and paths, new cafés and meadows, a whole new feeling.

It can be hard to feel comfortable when everything is new and you don't

know so many people that can help you feeling welcome.

So for me it was all about using autumn's gifts and turn them into

yummy treats. I took the last carrots with me from the garden and they

became the most delicious carrot cake with walnuts and hazelnuts. 

I also enjoyed the last beetroot and apples from the garden

before my aunt and dad treated me with some more fruits

and vegetables from their garden. Pears, plums, apples, more beetroot and 

more carrots, pumpkin, garlic, walnuts, apple juice, cabbage turnip

and black radish. 

So every morning could start with something delicious

and on other days I prepared a quiche with pumpkin and mushrooms for

lunch or a danish with plums as a treat as well as an apple cake 

for my brothers birthday with sweet cinnamon crumble. 

Other mornings were very slow and perfect for over night oats and porridge

such as this warming one with roasted bananas and apples.

But it was also about finding my own green places. 

A meadow that became mine, a river and stones that became mine, a picnic place that

became mine, 

cats I meet daily on the streets or that I watched being cozy on the window sill in other homes. 

Willow slowly started to make this home into his too after

having trouble with the noises, brightness and new scents. 

Now he has his place by the window and on the blanket

if he doesn't go back to bed with me. 

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Garden party / Thyme lemonade recipe

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On Monday Florian and I prepared a little summer garden BBQ for these girls.

We had a garland and lights hanging above the table and went on a little sunset walk up the hill.

We prepared grilled avocado filled with chickpeas and cucumber, vegetable skewers , a lot

of grilled cheese, marinated cauliflower and baked sweet potato.

For dessert we had berries and grilled peaches with vanilla

ice cream!

The girls also brought a filled bread with cheese and balsamic onions, ( so incredible yummy!!)

tomato salad and a paprika bread! :)

 I also made thyme lemonade for the first time which was really good and simple as well!

All you need is:

1 cup of sugar

1 cup of water

1 handfull of thyme (or a little less if you don't like it too intense)

1 cup fresh jemon juice

cook sugar, water and thyme until the sugar is dissolved,

put it in the fridge over night

and mix 1 part syrup with 1 part lemon juice

and put it in a big jar filled with ice cubes.

Fill the open space with sparkling

water and enjoy your fresh lemonade on

a hot summer day!

and add some wild strawberries when you serve it! It looks extra cute!

Simple & delicious Walnut bread

Since we moved together I'm baking a bread about once a week. Most of the time I bake a simple whole wheat bread with a lot of different seeds you don't have to knead, but every once in a while I try out something a little different. This time, I made this walnut bread. For more variations, you can simply add some dried tomatoes or herbs! 

You need:

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100g whole spelled flour

200g wheat flour

1ts sugar

half a cube of fresh yeast

150ml hand warm water

1,5ts salt

2 small hands full of walnuts (toasted for more flavor)

what you need to do: 

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• Simply mix water, yeast, and sugar until everything is well combined
• add the flour and salt and mix it with a wooden spoon, add some more flour if your dough is too sticky
• Finally add the walnuts too, knead your dough for about 8 minutes and let everything rest for one hour
• knead the dough again and make a flat ball, folding the outer parts of the dough into the middle
• let it rest for 30 more minutes
• preheat your oven with an oven proof pot to 230 degrees celsius 
• put your dough in the pot and let it bake for about 25 to 30 minutes 

Enjoy it with some herb butter!