I am fully embracing the festive season! This is my favourite time of the year and I love the idea of bringing everyone together around the table with good food. It is one of the reasons why I admire America’s Thanksgiving, especially the way that they embrace all the autumnal seasonal produce to create a big feast with family and friends. Christmas is our time to do the same and it really is a special occasion. My husband and I always head back to the UK over Christmas but we still make the effort to have special dinners and nice treats at home in Berlin in the lead up to Christmas….
smoked mackerel
Smoked Mackerel with Pickled Radish
This time of year is always so magical with Christmas decorations lighting up the streets, mugs of warming glühwein, sitting by the fire and excitedly preparing for the Christmas holidays. But winter can get people down. It is dark in the mornings making it incredibly difficult to get out of bed. It is dark by 4pm, a time that a lot of people are not even halfway through their afternoon at work. Daylight is just a flicker through the blinds from your office window. It is cold and especially at this time of year…
Smoked Mackerel Pâté with a Chilli Oil Dressing
Happy Friday! It has been a short week but after a nice long 4 day Easter weekend it has felt like a long week!
On a visit to my local supermarket last week I was happy and surprised to find some fresh smoked mackerel. You can tell that I have been in Berlin for far too long when I get excited about seeing some smoked fish! Obviously this meant that I couldn’t leave the supermarket without buying the mackerel – I mean this is Berlin, you might not see it in the supermarket again for another year or so.. …