Luisa Weiss

The creator of "The Wednesday Chef" blog discusses her youth spent shifting between her father's home in Boston and her Italian mother's home in Berlin and her decision to pursue a culinary vocation in Germany.

A Love Story, with Recipes

My Berlin Kitchen

"German baking is legendary and informs baking traditions the world over: Christmas cookies, coffee cakes, delicate tortes, soft seeded rolls, and hearty dumplings all have their origins in Germany (and Austria). In Classic German Baking, blogger and author Luisa Weiss--who was born in Berlin to an Italian mother and American father, and married into a family of bakers with roots in Saxony--has collected and mastered the recipes most essential to every good baker's repertoire. In addition to the pillars of the German baking tradition, like Christmas stollen, lebkuchen, and apple strudel, Weiss includes overlooked gems, like eisenbahner--an almond macaroon paste piped onto jam-topped shortbread--and rosinenbrötchen--the raisin-studded whole wheat buns that please a child's palate and a parent's conscience--to create the resource that bakers across the world have long wanted,"--Baker & Taylor.

the very best recipes for traditional favorites, from pfeffernüsse to streuselkuchen

Classic German baking

From her cheerful Berlin kitchen, Luisa Weiss shares more than 100 rigorously researched and tested recipes, gathered from expert bakers, friends, family, and time-honored sources throughout Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. German baking has influenced baking traditions around the world for generations and is a source of great nostalgia for those of German and Central European heritage. Yet the very best recipes for Germany’s cookies, cakes, tortes, and breads, passed down through generations, have never before been collected and perfected for contemporary American home bakers. Enter Luisa Weiss, the Berlin-based creator of the adored Wednesday Chef blog and self-taught ambassador of the German baking canon. Whether you’re in the mood for the simple yet emblematic Streuselkuchen, crisp and flaky Strudel, or classic breakfast Brötchen, every recipe you’re looking for is here, along with detailed advice to ensure success plus delightful storytelling about the origins, meaning, and rituals behind the recipes. Paired with more than 100 photographs of Berlin and delectable baked goods, such as Elisenlebkuchen, Marmorierter Mohnkuchen, and Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte, this book will encourage home bakers of all skill levels to delve into the charm of Germany’s rich baking tradition. Classic German Baking is an authoritative collection of recipes that provides delicious inspiration for any time of day, whether it’s for a special breakfast, a celebration with friends and family, or just a regular afternoon coffee-and-cake break, an important part of everyday German life.

The Very Best Recipes for Traditional Favorites, from Pfeffernüsse to Streuselkuchen

Classic German Baking

“The new Julie & Julia!. . .You’ll finish a chapter and find yourself in the kitchen.” –Marie Claire The Wednesday Chef (and author of Classic German Baking) finds her way home—a story of love, life, and the search for the perfect ragú It takes courage to turn your life upside down, especially when everyone is telling you how lucky you are. But sometimes what seems right can feel deeply wrong. My Berlin Kitchen tells the story of how one thoroughly confused, kitchen-mad romantic found her way to a new life, a new man, and a new home in Berlin. Luisa Weiss was working in New York and about to get engaged when she decided to bake, roast, and stew her way through her huge collection of recipes. She started a blog to document her adventures. The Wednesday Chef was an instant sensation, bewitching readers who fell in love with Luisa and cheered her growing confidence. My Berlin Kitchen chronicles Luisa’s decision to give up the life she had built and move across the ocean in search of happiness—only to find love waiting where she least expected it. “A poignant memoir with charm, heartbreak, family history, and recipes galore.” –Elle “Luisa has a way of telling a story that’s nothing short of entrancing.” –Deb Perelman, author of The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook “Beautiful and inspiring. . . a remarkable and delicious tale of the romance of a lifetime.” –Kathleen Flinn, author of The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry “For anyone who's ever moved away from home, only to find that nowhere in the world is quite as special, My Berlin Kitchen is a lovely (and delicious-recipe-filled) read.” —Serious Eats

Adventures in Love and Life

Luisa Weiss had een prachtige baan en was verloofd met een knappe New Yorker. Toch voelde ze zich niet thuis in haar leven, iets wat haar al dwarszat sinds ze als jong meisje heen en weer pendelde tussen het Berlijn van haar Italiaanse moeder en het Boston van haar vader.In Mijn keuken in Berlijn vertelt de kookgekke Luisa hoe ze haar verloving verbrak, haar droombaan opgaf en terugkeerde naar de stad waar ze haar hart ooit achterliet. Ze vertelt over haar zoektocht naar rijpe pruimen in verlaten boomgaarden, het eindeloze getob met het schillen van de witte asperges aan het einde van het seizoen, het klaarmaken van een Thanksgivingdiner voor drie families in Berlijn, en het oplappen van haar gebroken hart met bakplaten vol Duitse koekjes.Op sprankelende wijze beschrijft Luisa Weiss hoe ze op zoek ging naar haar thuis, en dat vond in haar keuken in Berlijn.

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