Monday, November 15, 2010

Rainbow Cake

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The past few months haven´t been that much fun and I wasn´t well enough (due to a pneumonia and a bronchitis) to celebrate the kids´ birthday parties properly. So now that I am felling better I thought I should make up with a colorful cake. They wanted to have a rainbow cake and that ´s what I made.

Coloring the batter:
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The batter dropped into the cake pans:
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The baked cake...
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... with the frosting and the candles.
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And the fabulous and colorful inside of the cake:
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We had fun eating the cake, even when most of our family didn´t really enjoy this "unhealthy" treat. It is just not common here in Germany to eat such bright and colored stuff.  But the cake tasted great and my kids and I liked it. I followed these instructions and used them on this recipe.

Monday, November 8, 2010

Project RED

Project RED is coming to an end. I need only 20 more answers for the year 2010. Help me to complete the project by sharing your thoughts. Let me know, what comes to your mind, when you hear the word "RED". Thanks!
You can read more about the project at "What is RED for you".

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Window Shopping in Paris

ouis Vuitton‎ - Avenue George V

Kusmi Tea - Rue Des Rosiers
Flower market Ille de la Cité
Window shopping
Window shoppping Paris
Window shopping
Flower market Ille de la Cité
Flower market Ille de la Cité
ouis Vuitton‎ - Avenue George V
Most of the time, my sister and I just spent hours walking around watching people and everything what was going on around us. Paris is really made for that.

L´As du Fallafel

L´AS Du FALLAFEL Rue Des Rosiers
L´AS Du FALLAFEL Rue Des Rosiers
L´AS Du FALLAFEL Rue Des Rosiers
L´AS Du FALLAFEL Rue Des Rosiers
L´AS Du FALLAFEL Rue Des Rosiers

"(...) you can’t come to Paris and not have a fallafel at L’As du fallafel. It just isn´t done.David Lebovitz
And he is right. L´As du Fallafel "is recommanded By Lenny Kravitz" too. My sister took the Fallafel and I tried the Shawarma. While the Shawarma was delicious, I quickly envied my sister, whose Fallafel was heavenly. We ate outside and found a secret and quiet(!) green spot in the center of Paris. I won´t reveal the place, but there was really no one around. Just us, the food, the gras and the pigeons. Anybody recognize the place?
Bibliothèque Historique De La Ville De Paris

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Kosher Paris

Rue Richer
Rue Richer
Mickey´s Deli - Rue Des Rosiers
Rue Richer
Rue Richer
Murciano - Rue Des Rosiers
Sacha Finkelsztajn - Rue Des Rosiers
La Rose du Désert - Rue Des Rosiers
Rue Des Rosiers
Rue Richer
mi-va-mi - Rue Des Rosiers
mi-va-mi - Rue Des Rosiers
Paris has plenty of kosher stores and shops. So no need to go hungry on our trip. I can tell you, coming from Munich, Paris is just kosher heaven for me. Bakeries, fast-food, Indian restaurants, Maroccan food, chocolateries,... all available kosher. That meant heavy luggage on the way back to Germany. As we were here only for a few days we managed to visit only the Jewish quarters around Rue des Rosiers (historic Marais district) and Rue Richer (9th arrondissement). I´ll be back with my daughter in December, with another empty suitcase waiting to be filled.

Lovely Streets of Paris

Au Petit Moulin El Molino‎
Place des Vosges
Sight out of the Hotel Roma Sacre-Coeur
Paris
Paris
Paris
Moulin Rouge
Pont Neuf
Villa Léandre