reading time: 4 min  »I think I know who that one's from,« said Ron, turning a bit pink and pointing to a very lumpy parcel. »My mom. I told her you didn't expect any presents and – oh, no,« he groaned, »she's...

  reading time: 17 min Have you ever listened to the English Christmas carol The Twelve Days of Christmas and wondered what they are singing about? The Twelve Days of Christmas are also known as Twelvetide, The Omen Days, The Twelve Quiet Days...

  reading time: 3 min I LOVE a good, fresh out of the oven yeast dough. In other words, I love me some sweet and carby goodness :) This braided challah-esque bread is particularly soft, doughy, buttery, and best consumed when still warm. While...

reading time: 5 min Black Forest Cake (Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte) is a traditional German dessert, probably named after the Black Forest in southwestern Germany, or rather the local speciality of Schwarzwälder Kirsch(wasser), a brandy made from sour cherries. It is the most popular cake...

 reading time: 4 min In summer 2018 I chopped off 30 centimetres / 12 inches of my hair because I needed a fresh start, and also because I really wanted to donate my hair to a charity. From this day onward I stopped...

reading time: 4 min »Indeed it is,« said Gimli. »Why it is better than the honey-cakes of the Beornings, and that is great praise, for the Beornings are the best bakers that I know of; but they are none too willing to deal...

 reading time: 2 min Hello fellow chocolate lovers,as I am still currently buried in work for this year's NaNoWriMo, here's a quick little recipe for you that I (or actually, more like my fiancé J) made for our friend's baby shower last month....

 reading time: 3 min I'm a sucker for milk tea. Whether it's black tea, chai tea, roiboos tea, or matcha –– they all taste better with a splash of milk in it! Plant-based milk, of course.So after making my very first Dirty Chai...

reading time: 6 min Last year I shared how to make your own food dumplings for wild birds (and squirrels), so this time I want to show you my favourite DIY bird feeding station – using a flower pot! If you want to...

  reading time: 3 min Confession time: I had never heard of a "dirty chai" before recently watching Rachel Talbott's video on seasonal home maintenance – I absolutely adore her videos, especially the ones about gardening and housekeeping!! So in case you aren't...