i think i am getting back in the mood for foodblogging

curiosities

tomatenraritäten, a photo by tschörda on Flickr.

i did not eat tomatoes for more than 30 years of my life. i can't even remember why.

spot the sorrel!

spot the sauerampfer!, a photo by tschörda on Flickr.

in your FACE

in your FACE, a photo by tschörda on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
i see a smiling frog.

cooking for one

dinner for one, a photo by tschörda on Flickr.

fennel forever

fennel forever, a photo by tschörda on Flickr.

growing stuff

growing stuff, a photo by tschörda on Flickr.

dinner for one: spring edition

odds and ends

yes, soup

white sugar makes way for brown cane sugar

i am guessing cauliflower

since i always have leftovers when i make a big pot of soup it is not so unusual for me to freeze the odd batch or two. every time. my little ice box is brimful with frozen blocks of soup! and i rarely ever label the frozen jars. this makes it kind of fun to guess what i am having for dinner when i thaw a container with a generic liquid and hardly any signs of ingredients.

recently i was kind of hoping for a leeky potato soup and it turned out to be cauliflower and dill.

not so bad either!

i really love chai tea lately

i make myself a schnitzel

start spreading the news ...

well. i am not a globetrotting kind of person.

but when i look back at my year i am amazed that i have seen so many places and that i took so many nice trips in 2010 that lead me away from my regular paths. berlin, istanbul ... and guess what, i am practically on my way to new york city now. it will be a trip with my department from university and it is pretty well planned (they have a lot of arty and touristy stuff covered), but i also want to sneak off every now and then and do stuff on my own.

i especially intend to eat my way around new york. or maybe i should watch a few episodes of sex and the city in preparation for my trip?

or perhaps you want to help me fill my google map with personal tips off the beaten track? that would be really nice!

oh, and if you want to get in contact and maybe even join a little european girl wandering around manhattan - don't be shy! get in touch via email! it would be really cool to meet fellow foodbloggers!

... i am really getting excited now ... !

dish towel salad dressing

i am a frugal person living on a budget and i just HATE seeing food go to waste. especially since i usually buy the more expensive organic version of things.

would you throw your money in the composte bin?
i wouldn't either.

so i was wondering how i could handle my "salad problem" better. i often ended up eating bigbig portions of salad because i would fear i'd have to throw out a half eaten lettuce a few days later. i had to throw out several half eaten heads of lettuce nonetheless!


thank the fsm for apartment therapy and their food section "the kitchn". i recently tried their method on how to store greens and i have to say this approach is just perfect for me.


you should check that method out too and have crisp and fresh salad all week long!

i need one of those

restructuring. kitchen and life.

a while back there was this problem with the plumbing behind my kitchen cabinets. i didn't realise the subtlie leakage at first but as a weird smell developed after a few weeks ... yeah, let me spare you the disgusting details. believe me, you don't want me to paint you a picture of half rotten kitchen cabinets!

so i called the people from my local bulk rubbish service to pick up half of my kitchen (i usually would not touch mould with a pole, but i just had to put on my work clothes and get this disgusting stuff out of my space), i borrowed a car, drove to IKEA and bought some new kitchen counters.

after giving my empty kitchen a good goooood gooooooood and thorough cleaning - several times - and also treating myself to a mini diswasher (the first diswasher i own! EVER!) i now can show you my brand new kitchen with optimised storage and way more space.

i have to admit it is a bit high for a short person like me but nonetheless i love my new space because i wanted open counters for like forever.


as you can see i don't have a built in oven, i just pull out my electrical appliances from underneath. i love to keep things flexible like that and cooking here also works perfectly for me.

if it only was that easy!

Adobe Photoshop Cook from Lait Noir on Vimeo.

my shiatsu guy said i should eat porridge in the mornings

this is going to be tough because i am not a breakfast person at all. and with the gooey consistency of this meal ... is that really what a good start into the day looks and tastes like? though i have to admit, my porridge and fruit thing here did not taste too bad. i will certainly give this new breakfast ritual a try.