tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10119782.comments2023-10-05T10:19:06.422+01:00HeliosphericHelenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00112402505658315085noreply@blogger.comBlogger227125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10119782.post-14153339483746301472012-05-11T13:06:17.422+01:002012-05-11T13:06:17.422+01:00Helen, Time to update your blog??Helen, Time to update your blog??Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223040482420514208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10119782.post-27017563504580748842012-01-05T14:58:21.510+01:002012-01-05T14:58:21.510+01:00Chris, lovely to hear from you! Wow - Ghana - I mu...Chris, lovely to hear from you! Wow - Ghana - I must admit it isn't on the top of my must see list, but you never know...What a fabulous experience for the kids. How bloody exciting!!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00112402505658315085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10119782.post-8485774309078212602012-01-05T10:03:55.474+01:002012-01-05T10:03:55.474+01:00Oh, I like the sound of operation rolling pin inde...Oh, I like the sound of operation rolling pin indeed. Your cranberry kipferin look delish. I'm always lacking the Christmas spirit [TM]. Good on you! Hope all is well in your neck of the woods. We are all moving to Ghana early february, so should you and Big Red feel like a holiday in West Africa (as I know its on the top of almost everyone's bucket list [ha!]), please visit! Love C xChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10441442451871326442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10119782.post-13926327698780843342012-01-01T13:42:27.055+01:002012-01-01T13:42:27.055+01:00Gingerbread should never be complained about!Gingerbread should never be complained about!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00112402505658315085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10119782.post-90225787458114474482011-12-31T22:34:46.027+01:002011-12-31T22:34:46.027+01:00oh, if only I had seen this a few hours ago, befor...oh, if only I had seen this a few hours ago, before I invested several spare egg yolks into a double batch of gingerbread. These sound delicious! Not all is lost though, I am thinking the cookie fiends won't be complaining about gingerbread.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15782767951927332717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10119782.post-3454208887782261922011-12-17T16:48:55.364+01:002011-12-17T16:48:55.364+01:00Scoffed the lot (almost) in a very linearly optimi...Scoffed the lot (almost) in a very linearly optimisational manner.<br />Yummy! Girl done good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10119782.post-77467634514033066652011-12-17T16:44:26.425+01:002011-12-17T16:44:26.425+01:00@YMBFA - I'm a very free-form star cutter-oute...@YMBFA - I'm a very free-form star cutter-outer. Optimisation algorithm be damed.<br /><br />@Rute - good luck with your baking.<br /><br />@pyjamamel - HI! Yes, the kitchen smelt great. I hope all is going swimmingly with your new little one.<br /><br />@Kate - good luck with the baking. As you probably already know - almond meal also goes by the name of almond flour/ground almond. My only Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00112402505658315085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10119782.post-13454398907982705852011-12-17T13:19:18.537+01:002011-12-17T13:19:18.537+01:00All I had to do was "google" it and foun...All I had to do was "google" it and found the definition of almond meal. Wonder if I can find it here; will call some gourmet shops.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223040482420514208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10119782.post-46503361605271762372011-12-17T13:17:05.613+01:002011-12-17T13:17:05.613+01:00What beautiful gifts! May I ask what is almond me...What beautiful gifts! May I ask what is almond meal? I have never been successful at baking, but I'm a "mean" cook, and I'd like to try these!!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223040482420514208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10119782.post-42355233311278514442011-12-17T01:52:40.862+01:002011-12-17T01:52:40.862+01:00gorgeous! Bet the kitchen smelt wonderful!gorgeous! Bet the kitchen smelt wonderful!pyjamamelhttp://pyjamamel.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10119782.post-3568926886110642932011-12-15T18:30:22.782+01:002011-12-15T18:30:22.782+01:00I´ll run the same program this weekend...
they lo...I´ll run the same program this weekend...<br /><br />they look delicous!Rutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00023102480162137636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10119782.post-38369113052167446282011-12-15T13:43:49.078+01:002011-12-15T13:43:49.078+01:00I think we need to run the cooky-cutter algorithm ...I think we need to run the cooky-cutter algorithm through some linear optimisationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10119782.post-64492091432555756632011-11-04T11:49:36.376+01:002011-11-04T11:49:36.376+01:00Likewise! I'm in Mainz once or twice a week a...Likewise! I'm in Mainz once or twice a week at the moment so give me a shout (there's a link to my email on my blog - I couldn't find one on here so apologies for the public invitation) if you fancy a coffee sometime...Frau Dietzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08543454770330234364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10119782.post-27679030786967311142011-11-04T10:27:59.542+01:002011-11-04T10:27:59.542+01:00To be fair, I buy roasted pumpkin seeds here at Ar...To be fair, I buy roasted pumpkin seeds here at Arab markets and in the US the tradition came from our southern neighbors.<br />I'll post a picture of the Fledermaus this week: it was yummy.G in Berlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11168975470282994167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10119782.post-55896506136258480072011-11-04T08:27:20.260+01:002011-11-04T08:27:20.260+01:00@G - I like the idea of the seasonally appropraite...@G - I like the idea of the seasonally appropraite Weckermänner. It will be so lovely for you all to have Thanksgiving with Nana and Grandpa. Enjoy!<br /><br />@Frau Dietz - Thanks! I am slightly miffed at my American friends for not alerting me sooner to the delights of roasted pumpkin seeds. <br /><br />*waves back*.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00112402505658315085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10119782.post-36141632259810507082011-11-04T08:22:17.326+01:002011-11-04T08:22:17.326+01:00@G - there is nothing wrong with a good, hearty Le...@G - there is nothing wrong with a good, hearty Lentil stew! I'm often caught out by the more obscure religious public holidays here in Germany. But, a day off is nothing to be sneezed at.<br /><br />@Kate - I love soup at this time of year. It is so comforting.<br /><br />@Frau Dietz - I'm glad you got to have your cake and eat it too (figuratively speaking, of course). It is exciting toHelenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00112402505658315085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10119782.post-3487431437603676322011-11-03T15:41:58.817+01:002011-11-03T15:41:58.817+01:00Hurrah for pea and ham soup! I wish I had a freez...Hurrah for pea and ham soup! I wish I had a freezer :( I got the best of both worlds on Tuesday: my Mainzer husband had the day off work but everything was still open in Wiesbaden :)Frau Dietzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08543454770330234364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10119782.post-21084665925834635842011-11-03T15:39:36.067+01:002011-11-03T15:39:36.067+01:00Hello :) I just found you via G in Berlin's b...Hello :) I just found you via G in Berlin's blog. I think your pumpkin is awesome - I've never tried doing it myself, but I did give roasting the seeds a go for the first time a couple of weeks ago and you're right, they're really tasty - why did I never think of it before?!!<br /><br />*waves from across the river* :)Frau Dietzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08543454770330234364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10119782.post-52795496998819369872011-11-03T11:32:58.764+01:002011-11-03T11:32:58.764+01:00My goodness, Helen, what's gotten into you...p...My goodness, Helen, what's gotten into you...posts two days in a row!! November 1st and 2nd are festive days in México,honoring the dead (actually I'm impressed with that culture's ritual for their dead), and I wish I were there, but since that's not possible, I guess I, too, will follow your lead with a little soup-making activity--but not for the dead. I turn into a Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223040482420514208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10119782.post-76749246703508983502011-11-02T11:21:37.774+01:002011-11-02T11:21:37.774+01:00That looks fabulous. We skipped Halloween this yea...That looks fabulous. We skipped Halloween this year: wasn't feeling well and the kids are revved for Thanksgiving at Nana and Grandpa, so it passed without a murmur (and with some Geist and Fledermaus weckermaenner:-)).G in Berlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11168975470282994167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10119782.post-83765071231397863082011-11-02T11:19:48.849+01:002011-11-02T11:19:48.849+01:00So not a holiday here in Berlin that when I asked ...So not a holiday here in Berlin that when I asked my husband what the holiday was, he didn't know. (He also works in Munich, where it was a holiday- he just worked anyway:-)).<br />Yeah for soup! Yesterday I made Lentil soup, but somehow it turned out to actually be stew?G in Berlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11168975470282994167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10119782.post-20115327767515610002011-11-01T14:06:10.547+01:002011-11-01T14:06:10.547+01:00Kate - I have been trying to resist the siren call...Kate - I have been trying to resist the siren call of the left over chocolate bars all morning.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00112402505658315085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10119782.post-75701519294138179382011-11-01T13:29:33.656+01:002011-11-01T13:29:33.656+01:00The lighted pumpkin looks terrific. We get fewer a...The lighted pumpkin looks terrific. We get fewer and fewer kiddies with each passing year. The calories I consume with the left-overs add up quickly. Can't resist the temptation.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223040482420514208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10119782.post-24901946529343657662011-11-01T06:48:19.724+01:002011-11-01T06:48:19.724+01:00Rute - thanks! After two days, the pumpkin is stil...Rute - thanks! After two days, the pumpkin is still in pretty good condition. I'll be sad when it rots.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00112402505658315085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10119782.post-18848517284556127472011-10-31T20:24:06.922+01:002011-10-31T20:24:06.922+01:00Looks so pretty!Looks so pretty!Rutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00023102480162137636noreply@blogger.com