First and foremost, a belated merry Christmas to everyone! Hope you had a super day in spite of all the restrictions. Fingers crossed that 2021 will be better for all. For the sweet toothed among you, here’s a recipe that will guarantee you a mouth full of fillings!!!

Eierlikör is German egg liqueur, which is similar to eggnog, but so much better! Thick, creamy, and perfect for Christmas or Easter. Eierlikör, to you probably known as Advocaat, is a rich, creamy liqueur with a custard-like flavor. In Germany, it is mostly consumed during Easter and Christmas, but available year-round. Eierlikör is supposedly derived from “Abacate”, a drink that European explorers discovered from the indigenous people of the Amazon rainforest in the 17th century. (https://www.texanerin.com/eierlikoer-german-egg-liqueur/ )

I’ve recently found all of Mom’s handwritten recipe books in that “safe place” I’d put them 10 years ago and then promptly forgot where that was! Now if I could just do the same with the myriad of other things I have put in safe places… So I’ve decided to share these deeelicious recipe gems with you! Photos will be added as soon as humanly possible.

My beloved Mother passed away a year ago this week and I still miss her every single day. This is one of her recipes and I have made it hundreds of times throughout my life and it always tastes great. It’s easy and deeelicious – what more could you want?!

At the moment you are probably preparing for a glut of red tomatoes, but the time will come sooner than you think when you are trying to deal with the end if season green tomatoes and you will be ready for them with this recipe! I, and many of my friends, think this is the best chutney recipe EVER. And believe me, I have tried hundreds. Literally.

This is one of our absolute favourite restaurants. Food: great, Service: great, View: great. What more can you ask for?!

Been a while crocodile, bit I'm back again and full of the joys of Portugal. My wonderful mother passed away in August of last year and I took a 6 month break from writing. I still miss her every single day, but I'm ready to get back to my beloved blog.

Apparently in France, the tradition is that you have until the end of January to wish people a happy new year...so I'm not simply late, I'm merely obeying tradition! Here's wishing y'all the best year ever in 2020.

Yup, you read right. A cake with beetroot. And let me tell you, it is awesome! You can’t taste the beetroot at all, but what it does is make the cake so moist, a bit like a brownie cake. Try it – I promise you’ll love it!

I’ve been cooking up a storm the last month or two, but have not gotten around to telling you about it. But today’s the day!! I made this for the wonderful Tante Inge and Onkel Günter last week and they loved it and asked for the recipe – always a good sign. They drove 4 hours to come and celebrate Karl’s 84th birthday (my father-in-law) – thanks for coming!