Travel bit: Lübeck and Fehmarn

Last weekend, my husband and i decided to go on a short little trip to the coastline of the Baltic sea and visit Lübeck. We wanted a few days to escape our everyday madness and just relax, to see new places, take long walks on the beach and visit some cozy cafés.

Well, let me tell you Lübeck is one beautiful city! It has a lot of old buildings and very interesting Architecture. Wandering through these old cobbled streets, admiring the beauty of the city and breathing in the vibe of coffee houses and ancient tea trading places... thats my kind of happiness.

All these cute houses with their little white windows and beautiful flowers, old stairs and wooden doors, golden doorknobs and bikes leaning against the wall made me wish that I could live there.

Later that day, I visited a small art gallery called "Ansichtssache"and discovered some beautiful artwork by Volker Derlath and some other talented people. There were shelves full of different postcards, pictures and art prints, I could have spend hours and hours looking at them and i couldn't resist to buy a few little pieces to put on top of my mirror in the hallway. Here you can see how I placed them when I came home.

From left to right: Deprinotes by Thomas Schütte, Schmetterlinge (Butterflies) by Volker Derlath, Step into the world out there by Banksy,  Melonely by Thomas Schütte

Right across the street, there was this beautiful café called "Kaffee Haus" which was full of people and looked just way to cozy to not go inside, so we decided to take a little break of our city tour and sit down for a nice cup of chai latte and a piece of cake. Talking about cake, the cake there was out of this world. They had a huge selection of different cakes, each one looking better than the other. We decided for a buttermilk walnut cake and let me tell you, we didn't regret it at all! So yummy and so moist. Amazing. 

If you ever get the chance to visit Lübeck, do it! This city is beautiful and has a lot to offer from art galleries to a beautiful park, cute little cafes and old streets full of nice architecture and little tea shops. 

After our day in Lübeck, we headed to Fehmarn which is an Island next to Denmark. It has long beaches, little villages and good restaurants that offer fresh fish and other local specialities. You definitely have to visit the restaurant "Aalkate", they serve the freshest fish and delicious soups as well as a great selection of homemade smoked fish. When you are looking for some yummy cakes and good coffee go to the "Café Kontor" in Burg, which offers homemade cakes, made after old collected recipes and good quality coffee or visit "Café im Hof" which offers the biggest cake slices I have ever seen and also a huge variety of different teas. 

Lemon and Yoghurt Cake slices

My first ever post on this blog was a lemon drizzle cake. This cake has been one of my favorites for a log time now. But sometimes, I think it is important to change and try new recipes. I thought about  ways to make an ordinary lemon drizzle cake much fluffier and even more moist. Adding yoghurt to the recipe, gives the cake an interesting twist and the perfect amount of moist and creamy texture.






 The first time I made this cake, was when we had guests over. I didn't have enough butter on hand and I needed a quick cake. So I used plain natural yoghurt to add moistness to the cake and I pured it into a square pan. After 20-30 minutes the cake was baked and I only had to pour some lemon icing on top, add some lemon zest and let it cool for a bit. After that, I cut it into squares and placed it on a nice plate. Everybody that came, immediately took a little piece and devoured it with delight.
Within a short time, all the pieces were gone. The mixture of sweet and sour accompanied by the aroma of frehly grated lemon zest makes this cake taste so fresh and irresistible.

Ingredients:

3 large eggs
2 organic lemons
150g butter
220g sugar
120g natural yoghurt
270g flour
2 tsp baking powder
4 tbsp powdered sugar

Preparation:

Put the eggs, softened butter and sugar in a large bowl and mix it with a hand mixer until light and fluffy. Add the finely grated zest of one lemon, the juice of one lemon and the yoghurt and mix again until it is all nicely incorporated. After that, add the flour and baking powder and mix it in until it is all incorporated. Pour the batter into a greased square pan and bake it in the preheated oven at 180° for about 20-30 minutes or until it is golden brown on top.
While the cake ist in the oven,  prepare the lemon drizzle: Mix the juice of two lemons with the powdered sugar. When the cake is out of the oven, pinch it with a fork and put little holes all over it. The, drizzle the lemon-sugar drizzle on top and decorate with some freshly grated lemon zest. Let it cool completely and cut it into squares.

Vegan Blueberry-Oat Muffins with Cinnamon

I guess that everybody can relate to this. You've bought bananas. A lot of them. And now they are turning brown and nobody in the house wants to eat them any more. I hate to waste food, so most of the time i would cut them up and freeze them in little bags to use them for smoothies.
This time, I also had some blueberries on hand so I thought I would try something else.
I pureed the bananas, added some oats, agave nectar and blueberries, put the batter in a muffin baking dish and out came some delicious and nourishing breakfast muffins. Amazing! Not only simple but  also delicious and healthy as well.










Ingredients:

3 very ripe bananas
3 tbsp agave nectar
1 tsp cinnamon
2 tbsp semolina porridge
10 tbsp porridge oats
2 tsp baking powder
pinch of salt
some coconut oil

one or two hands full of blueberries

Preparation:

Puree the bananas until smooth, then add agave nectar, cinnamon and salt and blend again. Now, add baking powder, semolina porridge and oats and mix it in with a whisk. Add the blueberries and gently fold them in.
Grease a muffin tin with some coconut oil and put a big spoon full into each mold. Put it in the preheated oven at 180° and bake for about 20-30 minutes until they are golden brown and cooked through. Let them cool a bit and enjoy!