In my last post, I told you about my old Mondamin baking tin and my mission to find the cake it was actually made for. And I found it! After lots of searching, I finally came across an old Mondamin cookbook on eBay Germany. And there it was — on page 15: Wiener Nuss-Kuchen. The … More I Found the Original Mondamin Cake Recipe!
I think I’ve finally realised I’m never going to find my recipe box. For the past year and a half, I’ve kept hoping it would somehow turn up. I’ve looked everywhere — more than once — but it’s not coming back. And that makes me really sad. It wasn’t just a box of recipes. It … More My Lost Recipe Box
Today my grandmother, Agāfija — lovingly called Gāfiņš — would have turned 103. She was a remarkable woman. A gifted chef who, even under Soviet rule when private businesses were forbidden, organized a cooking school in 1985 and worked in the local prestigious café. She never owned a restaurant, because she couldn’t — but she … More She Would Have Been 103 Today
I was outside with my camera and when I came inside, I was surprised! I found Nelle (5-year-old) in the kitchen with the bowl and handheld shredder! I asked Janis – what is going on!? And he answered that Nelle is making a salad! Her first salad ever! She never wanted to be in the kitchen. Well, … More Nelle’s in the kitchen!