May and June is the season for elderflowers here in England, and the trees with their delicate white flowers and their intense scent are everywhere. Once I see them, my urge to forage is woken and I have to get my hands on a few of these ‘freebies’. Last year I shared a recipe for elderflower pancakes with…
I’m not really a great fan of starters. A couple of years ago I read somewhere that the difference between men and women was down to how they read a menu: men start with the main course and then pick the rest, whereas women invariably choose a dessert before checking what else they could fit…
Feuerzangenbowle isn’t just punch, it is an event. Immortalised by a 1944 film of the same title, this mulled wine is served with a rum-soaked sugarloaf which is set on fire, dripping melting sugar (and some rum) into the concoction. A popular alternative to mulled wine, it’s a great way to round off a Christmas or…
No German Christmas market is complete without mulled wine, or Glühwein, ‘glow wine’, as we call it, as it warms you up instantly in usually freezing temperatures. German Christmas markets are amazing – often set against the backdrop of beautiful buildings, they offer food, crafts, gifts and traditional Christmas decorations. In Stuttgart, my hometown, the Christmas…
Only days after their king Juan Carlos announced he would step down, the Spanish football team, too, abdicated from their reign as world champions, and they did so without any style. Beaten successively and comprehensively, they were the first team to go out, thereby ruining whatever credibility I ever had for predicting the winner of this…
I don’t know much about Ecuador, neither the football team nor the food. All I could come up with is the painter Oswaldo Guayasamin, whose paintings of indigenous people mirror the pain they are suffering in their everyday lives. The issue of the rights for indigenous people has been simmering away across the continent: the…
Tonight is England’s first appearance at this world cup, and like always it is accompanied here in England with a mix of defiant optimism and hysteria. We could do it, is the message, as long as we don’t get to a penalty shoot out or have to play Germany. In their defence they can leave…
To be honest, the Socceroos haven’t got a chance in hell. Not only are they the lowest ranked team in the world cup – at 59 – they are also in the toughest group with Spain, Holland and Chile. I wouldn’t be surprised if they arrived with hand luggage only. It’s a shame, though, as…
It’s finally happening – the World Cup is kicking off tonight! But am I ready for the challenge to cook or pour a drink from evey nation taking part? We’ll see. An opening match is a bit like an appetiser, preparing you for the feast to come. Let’s hope tonight’s meeting fulfils its role as…
May means sunny days and warm evenings, and an al fresco lifestyle demands a suitable beverage. This May punch is a highly seasonal concoction, relying on fresh strawberries as well as sweet woodruff, a sweet-scented plant often found in shady or neglected areas of gardens or in forests. Sweet woodruff is very popular in Germany, which makes this…
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