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Jana, German in the City (NYC). Lifestyle blogger. World traveler; Istanbul, cat and food lover.

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Tag: Cookies

Recipe: Cinnamon Orange Mascarpone Cookies

Recipe: Cinnamon Orange Mascarpone Cookies

Posted onDecember 3, 2022December 3, 20223 Comments

Cinnamon Orange Mascarpone Cookies – so easy and so tasty that they were the first Christmas cookies I made this year. Read More …

CategoriesBackenTagsChristmas, Christmas cookies, Cookies, Food, janavar, Recipe

Recipe: Pear Almond Cookies | janavar

Recipe: Pear Almond Cookies

Posted onSeptember 30, 2021December 20, 2022Leave a comment

My Pear Almond Cookies are based on the traditional recipe of Turkish elmali kurabiye (or apple cookies). Only I modified the filling by using pears and almonds instead of apples and walnuts. The result are delicious, juicy cookies. I haven’t Read More …

CategoriesBackenTagsalmond, Autumn, Backen, Cookies, fall, pear, Recipe, Rezepte, seasonal

Recipe: Orange Whiskey Crinkle Cookies

Recipe: Orange Whiskey Crinkle Cookies

Posted onOctober 24, 2020December 20, 2022Leave a comment

A cookie a day keeps the sadness away. Life recently hasn’t been bad. But it hasn’t been magnificent either. I mean besides our week of vacation in Maine and our two little kittens, obviously. It feels a bit like waiting Read More …

CategoriesBackenTagsBacken, Baking, Cookies, Essen, Food, janavar, Life, Lifestyle, orange, Recipe, Rezept, whiskey

Recipe: Vegan Blackberry Basil Lemon Cookies - janavar

Recipe: Vegan Blackberry Basil Lemon Cookies – Perfect for Valentine’s

Posted onFebruary 11, 2020January 24, 20232 Comments

Recipe: Vegan Blackberry Basil Lemon Cookies – Perfect for Valentine’s Day or any other day – and I believe every day is cake day Read More …

CategoriesBacken, VeganTagsBacken, Cookies, janavar, Lifestyle, Recipe, Rezept, vegan, vegetarian

Recipe: Turkish Salty Cookies (Tuzlu Kurabiye) | janavar

Recipe: Turkish Salty Cookies (Tuzlu Kurabiye)

Posted onNovember 27, 2018December 20, 2022Leave a comment

I have a big bag full of cookie cutters. Some are still from Germany – like the traditional star shaped ones for Christmas cookies. Others are from Istanbul where the amazing baking supply shops had such a great variety to Read More …

CategoriesBackenTagsCookies, Essen, Food, janavar, Kochen, Recipe, Rezept, Rezepte, Turkey, Turkish food

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Lived in Istanbul from 2010 to 2015 and in Boston from 2015 to 2019.
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40+, German, living my NYC dream 🗽
Mom · bookworm · fashion lover · cat lady 🐱
Culture · style · real life in Midtown ✨
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You, Me & New York ✨️ Take a walk through Central You, Me & New York ✨️

Take a walk through Central Park.
The MET.
The Flat Iron District at night.
The High Line.
And always coffee.
Are you coming along?
The first heat wave this season is upon us, and I The first heat wave this season is upon us, and I am well prepared 🦄🌬 (to survive standing on the playground for about half an hour) 😆
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#nycmom #nycheatwave #manhattanlife #unicorntribe #unicornfan
A good old fashion haul 🛍 with everything I brough A good old fashion haul 🛍 with everything I brought from the brand-new Primark flagship store here in Midtown Manhattan:

- handbags 👛
- clothes for the girls 👕🩳
- slippers 🩴
- tops 👚
- bath bombs 🦋
... and Lotti definitely felt very left out 😸

In the end, I feel I did well as I didn't buy blindly and too much. The girls absolutely love their new stuff.

Can you guess how much I paid in total? ⬇️
My babies 💞, who somehow aren't babies anymore. Ha My babies 💞, who somehow aren't babies anymore.
Happy Mother's Day!

Oh, and our real life background: our piano has become a shelf for arts and crafts materials 🙄
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