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Cottage Pie

Have you heard of cottage pie? This is a British casserole dish containing one layer of minced beef with some veggies and one layer of mashed potatoes. It is baked with some melted cheddar on top. Typically it is served with peas. I already have the so called shepherd’s pie on the blog. This is a similar dish, however, it contains lamb instead of beef. Since it has been very popular among my readers, I decided to add cottage pie. I personally like cottage pie a lot, probably more than shepherd’s pie. Probably because I was born in Uruguay, which is known for exporting a lot of beef. I find this pie perfect in fall and winter, it is such a comfy dish. May I interest you in making it?

21/11/2025

American Pumpkin Pie with Butternut Squash

Yay, I finally found a pumpkin pie recipe I like and I am happy to publish it here. I don’t know if you are going to kill me, but I made it with butternut squash. Somehow this is classified as a pumpkin in Germany. I decided to roast the squash in the oven. This gives it extra flavor and makes it so much easier to work with. I like butternut squash much better than hokkaido pumpkin, which is basically the main pumpkin here in Germany used for cooking and baking. I find the flavor milder, nuttier, and with a touch of caramel. I also like the fact that the color is so much brighter. It makes it more fun to take pictures of the pie. So finally I got to introduce the traditional pumpkin pie here on my blog!
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31/10/2025

Apple Pie with Caramel

Today you get a classic: American apple pie, this one, however, with caramel. We will use the caramel in the filling, but have enough to also serve some on the side. This is an updated version of my apple pie recipe I published five years ago. I simplified the recipe a bit and finally am a proud owner of a pie form. Finally my pies look how they are supposed to look. Obviously they are delicious, anything made from scratch is always so much better!

26/09/2025

Tomatoe Tart with Fresh Tomatoes

Today you will get a homemade tomatoe tart with homemade red pesto and a thick layer of tomatoes! If you are going to make the pesto as well, you will need more than a kilo of tomatoes. I introduced my red pesto with fresh tomatoes on the blog last year. It has become pretty popular among my readers. This year I finally managed to also introduce you to my beloved tomatoe tart, which contains the red pesto as well. Think a pie crust with a layer of red pesto, a layer of fresh tomatoes and cheese and pine nuts on the top. I really enjoy this tart a lot and make it each year several times. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

02/09/2025

Triple Berry Pie

Berry pie, today it is triple berry day. How to make a pie crust I explain in this blog post. This pie is filled with at least three types of berries. I had a lot of blueberries, some raspberries, and blackberries. You may also use strawberries, or, if you want to go crazy, even cherries. This pie is another summer pie, feel free to check out my cherry pie, peach pie, strawberry pie, or these blueberry hand pies. The trick for a proper set filling is here that you cook half of the berries first with some cornstarch and then add the fresh berries for additional texture. This is so delicious, I promise.

26/07/2024

Peach Tart with Four Ingredients

Today I am presenting a peach tart with only four ingredients: peaches, flour, sugar, and butter. If you have these ingredients at home, feel free to get started on this beauty. This is an upsidedown cake, so you will need an ovenproof pan. However, the tarts I photographed here were all made in Spain and I didn’t have an ovenproof frying pan. This is also possible, just make the caramel separately. Think caramelized peaches that are held together by some dough and you will get this summery dessert. Serve with a dollop of whipping cream or ice cream and you’ve got summer on your plate.

14/06/2024

Rhubarb Strawberry Crostata

Today I am presenting a rhubarb strawberry crostata or rhubarb strawberry galette. You may call a crostata or galette the cousin of rhubarb pie or rhubarb tart. Yes, you have pie dough, but you just roll it out to a circle, arrange the fruits in the middle of it, and then you fold the edges toward the middle. There is no lattice pattern, no need to decorate, or even using a pie dish, this is much faster and easier. I was very much in the mood for a simple and quick tart, so here it is. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did making this crostata. If you prepare the dough the night before, it comes together in a jiffy.

30/04/2024

Tarte au Riz or Rice Pudding Tart from Belgium

Rice puddig tart is an elevated form of rice pudding. You are going to pour the prepared pudding into a tart form, which was lined with yeast dough. Since it will be baked at a very high temperature just like pizza, this will result in a caramelized top, yet creamy center. I would like to invite you to try this dessert from Belgium. If you like rice pudding, you will love this rice pudding tart from Verviers in Belgium.

23/02/2024

Meat Pie with Leftovers from Christmas

Everybody talks about sustainability and I am doing my best not to waste resources. Today I decided to put this into practice by using leftovers from Christmas and make something delicious with it. In my opinion a pie is the secret to any leftovers. As soon as you sandwich leftovers between pie dough, it makes it so much better. And to make it even more convenient, you can freeze the unbaked pie, so you can enjoy it at a completely different time and don’t have to eat the same thing for a week. Plus, even something like gravy can be hidden in this pie. The pictures show a pie that contains leftover cranberry sauce. Another version I made was with some apple and raisins. Both were extremely delicious.

22/12/2023

Onion Tart from Germany

Onion tart (Zwiebelkuchen) with a loooot of onions nestled into a thin pastry dough and covered with a cream and eggs mixture. This is exactly how I like it. It may be something savory, it may be sweet, but I always want more filling than dough, that is for sure. That’s why I created this recipe. This onion tart is traditionally served in September with the first wine of the season. This wine is called “federweißer”, it is only partially fermented and is pretty sweet. When I lived in Dresden, I was sure to visit the wine festivals (the wine from Radebeul is pretty popular) and eat my share of Zwiebelkuchen. It is divine! The version below contains caramelized onions mixed with some bacon, a dough similar to pie pastry and is then topped off with an egg and cream mixture. I am telling you, this is sooo delicious!

08/09/2023

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