Rowenta art deco chrome toaster E 5214:
A trust worthfull breakfast friend, works always. Sometimes to well if you get distracted and forget to turn the slices. An all time classic in use for decades and a fine example of engineering and design ment to last. Rare to find but possible, check Ebay for Rowenta E 5214. If the slices are not too light or sticky they will turn by itself by 180 degree when you open a door, which is a nice stunt. Check a video here made by HausfrauJournal.
Waffeln mit Schlagsahne und Schattenmorellen:
Today it was time to make some Waffles / Waffeln. First of all I found out that there are cast iron waffle irons available and I ordered one to round up the upcoming barbecues with a dessert. Secondly I talked to someone about it last night and was close to go crazy be-cause the cast iron waffle iron hasn´t arrived yet but I had to have waffles very soon. So next morning I had to buy whipped cream and find a fitting recipe. Ah and lastly I did two hours of Muay Thai and sparring (fucked up my face a bit) so absolutely no regrets on the carbohydrate side or my BMI (if there ever had been any).
Ok so here is the recipe:
125 g of butter
75 g of sugar
1 package of vanilla sugar
2 eggs (3 are recommended if the dough is too stiff)
250 ml of milk
250 g of flour
1 teaspoon of backing powder
Mix everything together (make sure the butter is soft, preheat it in the oven if to hard) and the last ingredients are the eggs, one after another. Thats it! Crispy waffles on the outside, soft inside. And they do not get hard or too soft after cooled down. Perfect.
Best served with whipped cream and cherries. Hardly to be beaten by another dessert – enjoy.
Buick Riviera Boattail 1973:
Jan from Alltagsklassiker restocked his portfolio with exceptional cars. One of them a brown Buick Riviera Boattail from 1973, 7,5 litre engine, 250 hp and with 16.500 Euro affordable.
Boxwerk München:
Some weeks ago having lunch at the Frontküche I saw a flyer or was it a sticker of the Boxwerk. Checking their website I decided that I have to train there soon. The Boxwerk logo, their “cultural” approach combined with boxing and the whole concept which stands behind this club seems to be very interesting and well rounded. Can´t wait to see it in real.
Ready for the funeral:
A truth – family and friends pass away quicker than they gain.
Personalized iPod shuffle:
I have to think twice before I borrow it to someone! Probably not another like this one on this planet. The engraving was for free and nothing better came into my mind to make it really personal and a bit I tried to figure out if they would censor it.
Pike Brothers 1937 Roamer pant:
A fine piece of my wardrobe, worn for about 3 years now, still no remarkable traces of destruction – worth every cent!
Marmorkuchen (marble cake) with milk:
Ok the first try wasn´t that pretty but yesterday I got it right. It´s really obvious for me that there is a coincidence that spring started with my two cakes I backed. The biggest mistakes on cake one was too less buttering of the form and not breadcrumbed. I enhanced the recipe a bit due to the size of the cake form:
250g butter
250g sugar
250g flour
4 eggs
3 spoons of real cacao powder for the other half of the dough
1 brief of vanilla sugar
a bit of salt
a bit of baking powder
a bit of rum
50 minutes on 180 Celsius, thats it! Best served with fresh cooled milk from a farm.
A Place at the Table – “Food Inc. 2.0”:
From the makers of Food Inc. another documentary worth to see and to spread. Just two days ago we had a talk about, that kids right now will not grow as big and healthy as we did. The availability for good and affordable food is low. And also the art to process them for your family and friends. It is shown all the time on TV but mostly forgotten and seldom put into practice in a daily routine.
More on A Place on the Table here.
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