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Hello my name is Juli and I am the person who keeps this place full of food, stories and bad jokes. Just kidding, my jokes are the bomb!  I am a thirty-two (still cannot believe it) year old 'girl' living in the south of Germany and I refuse to see myself as a grown-up! In fact I think I never

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Happy first day of October! For us it’s definite Happy first day of October! For us it’s definitely a golden one. 
Now that we have successfully passed the small talk stage, I gotta be that cliché and ask: Where the hell has this year gone? Is it just me or has 2021 ambitions to break the record of the fastest passing year in history?!?

Even though the days are still warm, summer is definitely over. On my (now very infrequent) morning walks with the baby (who has trouble napping for more than a few minutes) the air is crisp and chilly and even when it gets warm under the chunky cardigan I wrap both of us in, our cheeks still feel cool. 

Another unquestionable signs that it’s autumn (I mean next to the obvious like the turning leaves the earthy smell and the inevitable reappearance of PSL everything) is that oatmeal for breakfast is a thing here again. And that I would not mind to eat a bowl of soup - which only happens for like a week every year if there is enough cheese or garlic bread to make the soup feel like a side.

So to celebrate that autumn has arrived (and in view of the fact that I have no idea when I will be able to do food photography and show you new images again) I will share on of my favorite autumn food pictures from two years ago with you.
Even though the motivation to share old pictures is kinda low (hence my long absence here) I just miss engaging in and obsessing over food pictures pictures.

Here’s to the change of the seasons and hopefully that there will come a time when I can pick up my camera again!

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Hellooooo!!!! I am back! Or rather I am trying t Hellooooo!!!! I am back! 

Or rather I am trying to be back because taking care of an 2 month old is more than a full time job.. one where you don’t leave the house much and are actually pinned to the same spot on the couch for a significant part of the day… but I digress already! 

What can I say… everything has changed in my life! From who I am to what I eat.. everything is a bit upside down. 
While a little bit less significant than changes I experienced in other areas of my life (RIP pelvic floor and 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep) let’s try to stay on brand (not that this is a thing here) let’s focus on food today:

1. As the little one is spot on with waking up from her naps precisely when dinner is ready I have become pretty used to eating everything cold. But as I have always almost preferred the cold leftovers over the actual meal anyway, I don’t really mind 

2. I can finally eat everything I wasn’t allowed during pregnancy again 🥳🥳🥳

Isn’t it funny how you can crave something once in a blue moon and from the moment you can’t have it anymore (or better after week 18 when you’re not deadly nauseous anymore) you desperately need it ASAP? 

So because I have hyped myself up now, I’ll present you my list of weirdly specific forbidden pregnancy cravings in order of urgency (and in brackets what happened to that craving postpartum):

1. Chilled Rosé - the very very lightly rose colored one (I sneaked a sip here and there but as I am currently breastfeeding I am technically still not allowed to drink wine… so unfair 😂) 
2. Runny egg yolks (haven’t had nearly as much as I anticipated) 
3. Chilled White Wine (see chilled rose)
4. A Parma Ham in olive chiabatta sandwich (Stefan brought me one to the hospital the day the baby was born)
5. Avocado and Tuna inside-out Roll (craving officially satisfied)
6. A McDonalds McSunday with caramel sauce (we finally stopped by the Golden Arches yesterday)

Okay, it’s was kinda really random. I’ll leave things here BUT I would be really interested in your latest weirdly specific cravings or pretty much anything you feel like sharing from the past 8 weeks that I missed out on. 

Happy weekend from my spot on the couch 😂
Reels - what do we think of that feature? Do you l Reels - what do we think of that feature?
Do you love it? Do you actively search for Reels to watch? Do they go more or less unnoticed?

I must say I do not really understand how they work but when I stumble upon them it’s an enjoyable form to consume content. Plus I think it’s a fun way to low key start practicing video skills without the pressure of a big project. So why not give it a go? So I set myself the challenge of making a Reel last week. Spoiler alert: I failed!

Well, there are two main factors that so far held me back to embark on the endeavor of mastering the art of the very short film format:
1. I find coming up with interesting 30 sec video ideas VERY difficult!
2. I am a walking disaster when it comes to filming myself!

While lack of creativity doesn’t count (I mean when you photograph food you can always do a cooking video, duh) factor 2 turned out to be a little bit of a bigger hurdle.

Unfortunately pregnancy brain apparently made me forget the fact that I am extraordinarily clumsy and a big time mess when it comes to cooking - or any other area in life. You should really see all the bruises on my legs from making bumping into door frames, chairs and coffee tables an extreme sport... but I digress!

Anyway, with fresh energy and highly motivated I was flipping through the list of things I wanted to cook that week and found the perfect contender for my filming endeavors: making frozen yoghurt! I mean, what can possibly go wrong?

Well, let me tell you, anything can go wrong and everything did! Not only did I smear frozen yoghurt on my shirt and bumped into my camera mid-filming so that I wrecked the angle completely, I also spilled a bag of chocolate covered raisins all over the unvacuumed kitchen floor. A clear fail!

BUT I ended up posting my first Reel nonetheless using old footage from another more or less disastrous attempt at filming a video of me making guacamole last year. You may watch it on my Reels tab if you like.

Now one question is still pending: Is not missing out on that feature worth the shenanigans (and inevitable floor cleaning)? What’s your stance on Reels?
Pop Quiz time: What do Steamed Pork and Shrimp Dum Pop Quiz time: What do Steamed Pork and Shrimp Dumplings, Buttermilk Chicken Tenders and a Bò lá lốt Rice Noodle Bowl have in common? 

Answer: They are on the list of my all time favorite/ can always eat/ never getting tired of recipes and also they are definitely not an easy weekday dinner fix!

I cannot really say why, but all my favorite recipes fall in the same category: They contain about 7 different components, a 3-step preparation process that takes 2+ hours of 1-2 people in the kitchen, they make a huge mess that requires another hour to clean up and also they all are super delicious (but sadly that’s not the point).

That leads me to todays real question and reason for this kinda lengthy introduction: Do you tend to cook more complicated, elaborate dishes or are you team quick and easy? 
Because (surprise!!!) I am team complicated and elaborate (aka time consuming) or (almost) nothing. And with that I mean: 

1. Spaghetti al Pomodoro (pictured here) 
2. Oven Roasted Potatoes with Feta Cheese (sadly a bit unphotogenic) 
3. Making my husband call the Pizza delivery of our trust 

I mean all of the options above are super delicious but I assume it will get a bit boring if I don’t broaden my repertoire soon. 

So if you’re team quick and easy (or team complicated and know a trick or two) I need your ideas, advice and recommendations. I am looking for recipes that are the opposite: They contain only a few components, they can be thrown together in a heartbeat (I don’t mind a bit of oven or crockpot time) and require not too much cleaning up. I cannot compromise on the super delicious part but hat’s a no-brainer, right… 

So please share your favorite recipes, recipe links, dish ideas and accounts who share these kinds of recipes. 

My husband will thank you too, as he’s been promoted to head chef at home recently!
Serious question to all of you: What drives you to Serious question to all of you: What drives you to keep posting your work on Social Media? Or more precisely, how do you stay motivated to show up on Instagram during these times? 

Because I seem to be unable to do so! 

I know I don’t have to but I would very much like to use this platform as a means of connecting and/or stay connected with everyone again but it’s become so hard in this past year!

And for once I cannot use my tried and tested excuse and complain about my lack of time and overall business. 

I mean I am I remarkable busy for a person that has no obligations besides deciding what they want to eat next and order stuff online  but as little as a post a week would be very very doable! 

If you’re one of the people who actually read my captions you might have come across me complaining about my lack of caption writing creativity and ongoing sort of writers block but this is feeling different!

I feel like I have given up as all I could share is boring (nothing ever happens), too personal for the time being or - and this is new - just way too entitled. 

I feel like my ramblings which I try to keep light-ish and funny just don’t go well with my feelings towards the state of the world (and I am keeping it as vague as possible because I can’t emotionally afford to go down this rabbit hole here now).

So where can I go from here? This is a serious question. Do I go? Do I stay and post the occasional panic post because I don‘t feel ready to vanish completely? Do I get over it and ignore everything that’s going on and post meaningless prattle (which is kinda my favorite option)? Do I need a purpose to keep showing up?

How are you guys handling this because I cannot be the only one with feelings like that! 

P.S. Picture of today: an old one with a new edit! Also I have a brand new shoot planned for tomorrow morning 💃🏻 - and it will totally happen tomorrow after I rescheduled it 4 days a row!
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