the best of the blogs - january 15 ♥

become the best of the blogs of january 2015!

what do you have to do?

1. become a follower of my blog via GFC or bloglovin.
2. leave a comment with your blog address and write some sentences about you and your blog and tell me with which name you follow.

you can apply from today until the 31st of december. i will then select up to 5 blogs which i will present on one of the first days of january 2015. this is contingent upon the quality of the blogs which will participate.

this is a permanent campaign which is to be continued every month, so stay tuned ♥

good luck ♥

CHRISTMAS: rum truffles and marzipan potatoes.

hello, my dears! i have started my first christmas bakery session some days ago and today i want to share some of the results with you. this time i'm sharing some photos of my rum truffles and marzipan potatoes with you. i have made them last year for the very first time ever. marzipan potatoes are an all time christmas favourite of my dear brother, so i wanted to try out the recipe to gift him with some of them on christmas eve, and i succeeded. the rum truffles are a bit elaborate, especially if you grate all the chocolate yourself. each time i do that i have to time 30 minutes more for my baking session.

you can find the recipes of the rum truffles and the marzipan potatoes below.

i'm wishing you a wonderful holiday season!

IMPRESSIONS: autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.

i know that autumn has nearly come to an end but i didn't want to share these beautiful photos with you which i have made several days ago while strolling around my neighborhood. the lake is only 5 minutes afoot from my home - a beautiful place of peace and tranquility.