Basically, I'll still go where the stomach leads me (and probably protagonists of my novel series universe), but I'll also – as the description indicates – throw in German (Alpine) Yums my (grand)parents used to cook when I was a kid.
Yes! Ricotta is better than only using cream cheese. I have made crust using Zwieback crackers crushed. I like it better than Graham crackers. I also used butter cookies, chocolate cookies, and various other crust experiment choices.
Yes, I use to bake a lot. I made the Italian cookies, Greek cookies, pies and cakes. It was very Zen. Now, I find meditative interest in other things like renovating rooms in the house. I enjoy cooking meals, but not bothering with baking anymore because I gave up sweets years ago, I have no sweet tooth at all. I guess that's a good thing. However, once a summer, I love to get Pistachio ice cream from an ice cream shop. YUM!
That looks good! It has some very intricate steps involved. YOU have lots of patience.
I do love pistachio, so that's an interesting crust.
I used to make many different types of Italian cheese cake, three types of cheese including Ricotta. I know the steps, all the prep, and it's time consuming for sure.
Needless to say, with kids grown and on their own, I don't really bake anymore.
Fresh mint is the best. So glad you grew up with a garden where good things grew, and that your mother and grandma knew how to take advantage of it.
My late parents used to have a little place on the costa brava (I sold it, it was their dream) and I remember Moroccan mint growing in our flower pots / garden. It made the best (iced) tea.
Ironic, eh, a cake with a sour-ish veg?
Also, you could call this food that I did avoid where I could for years, on either side of my mother's death in 2017... as it would trigger me.
I'm not badmouthing here, as my mother said herself that she was the kind of person that shall not be let loose on unsuspecting children. Accordingly, she did very effectively eff me up in the head (and sabotaged my treatment!), "passing on" her bipolar disorder (and s... [Read more]
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