14.9.10


this post is for those with a huge plum crop - or for plum lovers in general
we tried so far:
unbelievable delicious PLUM CHUTNEY
on the list PLUM GALETTES
and we had this cake three times so far:
PLUM CHEESECAKE
base:
90 g Graham crackers (Leibnitzkeks), crushed
75 g ground hazelnuts, slightly toasted
20 g sugar
60 g butter melted
line a large springform pan with parchment paper
combine the ingredients, fill them into the pan and press them with the back of a spoon down on the bottom of the pan
bake 12 minutes at 160 degree Celcius
let cool completly
but in the fridge for 20 minutes
filling:
900 g plums, pitted and halved
60 g butter, soft
100 g sugar
pinch of vanilla
pinch of salt
2 eggs
375 g curd cheese
35 g semolina
20 g vanilla custard powder
125 g creme fraiche
beat butter with sugar, vanilla and salt till foamy and pale
add eggs
mix semolina and custard powder
add to the mixture with curd cheese and creme fraiche
beat well
fill into the springform pan
arrange halfed plums like shown above
bake at 175 degree Celcius for about 40 minutes
enjoy

12.9.10

very sweet weekend
we got amazing baked goods from Sardinia made with lots of marzipan
from a neighbor who was on vacation there
Ss blackberry torte
since we are in such a sugary mood - i´m going to post a plum cake recipe tomorrow

8.9.10


i´m making jam... a lot of jam... apricot, peach and pomegranate,
peach and honey melon and now plum
received this beautiful CATALOG a few days ago
and amongst the most amazing posters - there´s mine
we got ourselfs a bit of equipment to drill into hard stone
so i´m working on a few pieces of pebble jewellery
i´ll show you soon...

5.9.10

the little giveaway arrived in AUSTRALIA
a few heart necklaces are soon available in our LITTLE SHOP
working on some cross stiching pattern
made THESE from our overwhelming fig crop
the custard turned out amazing, but i used the wrong tart dough
since i´m fiddling about with a new plum cake i might as well do a fig cake version, too

3.9.10

summer is definitly leaving
the last mint twigs are drying
doing a bit of paper cut
but i´m not sure if i´ll actually gonna use it
just had these mafalde pasta - imported from italy for my brithday from a friend
(who is hopefully soon my business consultant - if that´s the proper word...)
have a nice weekend! you too, K!