reading time: 2 min Vegan butter cake – sounds like a contradiction in terms? In fact, it's not only quite possible, but also quite delicious and very easy to make!  Butterkuchen ("butter cake") is a popular coffee cake here in Germany, and is...

reading time: 2 min It's been a while since the last time I posted something on here. But now that NaNoWriMo is over (and I successfully participated, yeah!) I do have a little more spare time again, and I plan on posting a...

reading time: 5 min Where to start?  While I moved away at the beginning of the year to start a new job, my boyfriend was supposed to follow me so we would move into a flat together. However, things turned out differently. I...

reading time: 2 min Last fall I shared my mom's healthy apple cake, this year I'm sharing another one of mom's made up recipes: a healthy pear cake with almonds and white wine (don't worry, the alcohol will evaporate during baking). The sweetness...

reading time: 2 min This traditional German plum cake with streusel topping is a wonderful, homey dessert for late summer and early fall. It's plum season, and when my boyfriend and I were given a bucket full of fresh picked plums from his...

reading time: 2 min Episode 4.  As I already explained in this blog post, oil is actually very beneficial for your body – at least in some ways.  Overnight, toxins accumulate on the tongue. That's why we usually have a bad taste in...

reading time: 3 min Today is my birthday! I'm turning 27 on this rainy, stormy late summer's day, and what better way to celebrate this fresh year of my life than by taking care of myself. Given that I have the day off,...

reading time: 3 min One of my favourite childhood memories is: Bienenstich aka bee sting cake! Creamy, fluffy, sticky yeast cake with a vanilla custard filling and caramelized almonds on top. A German classic. Last weekend I gave in to my boyfriend's pleas...

reading time: 3 min Long time, no blogpost. The reason for that is that my boyfriend and I moved house two weeks ago, and we still don't have internet -.- Above that, there's just sooo much to do in the house and so...

reading time: 3 min I have been using medicinal clay for many years now, and I love it for its detoxifying and re-mineralizing properties. In this blog post I want to show you how to use healing clay for a cleansing face mask...

Hello party peeps, welcome to my last Friday Favorites linky party with me as a co-hostess!  I have thoroughly enjoyed this experience and I'll be joining you each week as a "party guest" just like I used to do before I become a...