Autumn Salad

Hi guys, I’ve a wonderful new recipe for you! Today I was inspired by the autumn weather. It´s very cold outside, the sun is shining, colorful leaves on the tracks and fresh air. I love the autumn, it´s my season! On a walk I got this idea for an autumn salad. Therefore, this evening I created this delicious salad. It´s very easy to do and particularly healthy, because the salad is without carbohydrate and you can eat this one in the evening without any considers. But the most important thing: it looks like autumn, because the ingredients have the same color like leaves!

 

Ingredients:

sorts of salad

red grapes

1 orange

pine nuts

balsamic dressing for decoration 

for dressing:

50 ml white wine vinegar

50 ml oil

50 ml walnut oil

orange juice

salt

pepper

1 tsp. mustard

1 tsp. honey

How to make a delicious autumn salad – step by step:

Step 1: clean the salad with water and cut into bite-size pieces

Step 2: clean the grapes and cut it in half, peel the orange and cut it into thin slices

Step 3: roast the pine nuts in a pan (use a low level and no oil)

Step 4: put all ingredients on a plate together and decorate it with balsamic dressing 

 The dressing is a bit complicated, it didn´t work that well.  Therefore you have to make your own experience.Take the white wine vinegar and mix it with honey, salt, pepper, a bit orange juice and mustard. After that, you mix it with the oil and walnut oil. Moreover taste it and find out if something is missing… I know it´s difficult, but you have to make your own experience! If it´s doesn´t work, just use the balsamic dressing. ;-)

Do you have a nice idea for an autumn salad, too? Than write it under the post! Have a nice evening!

Love, Pia <3

Dr. Oetker world

Last weekend I visited my family in my hometown Bielefeld. It’s always fantastic because we do awesome things with the whole family. This time we visited the Dr. Oetker world! We have made a guided walk in the large building and have seen the different products and learned a lot about the development of Dr. Oetker. All in all it was very great and exciting day! But the best: everyone got goodie bags. The bag included a lot of recipes, the latest Dr. Oetker magazine and a ring cake baking mixture. 

Therefore I baked the ring cake. The instruction of the package is very easy and quick. You just need eggs, milk and butter for the baking mixture. 

Conclusion: The ring cake tastes very well and it´s fluffy as well. When you ever expect guests and haven ´t enough time to bake, the Dr. Oetker baking mixture is a good alternative to self-made cakes. 

Do you like Dr. Oetker baking mixtures and do you use them often or do you prefer self-made cakes?

Read more about the Dr. Oetker world: http://www.oetker.de/oetker/dr_oetker_welt.html 

Love, Pia <3

It´s cookie time

Hello guys, finally it´s weekend! During the weekend I generally like to bake some sweets for example cakes, pies, muffins and so on. On Friday I decided to bake some chocolate-chip-cookies. I have chosen this one, because I like cookies and I love chocolate even more. Besides we are going to visit my “future parents in law” and I would like to make them a little present of self-made goodies.

I have never baked cookies before, it was my first try and therefor they are looking and tasting very well. Currently, at chilly autumn days, it’s very nice to have a hot cup of tea together with some cookies. 

Have you ever made cookies by yourself? If you have any suggestions or further recipes, I will appreciate your feedback!

Ingredients:

125 g cashew nuts (salted and roasted)

300 g flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. Salt

200 g butter

100 g sugar

2 packet vanilla sugar

125 g brown sugar

2 eggs

100 g yoghurt

150 g brown and 150 g white chocolate drops

How to make cookies – step by step:

1 step:

Clean the cashew nuts with warm water and dry them with kitchen paper. Then chop the nuts in small pieces. Meanwhile preheat the oven up to 180°C air circulation.

2 step:

Mix the flour with baking soda and salt in a bowl.

3 step:

Mix the different kinds of sugar with the butter in a new bowl together. After that, mix it with a hand mixer for two minutes. Add the eggs step-by-step.

4 step:

Mix the second step with the third step and add the yoghurt.

5 step:

Put the nuts and chocolate pieces to the dough and mix it carefully.

6 step:

Spread the dough in small circles on a baking plate and put it in the oven. After 10 minutes they are ready.

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the result

Love Pia <3