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Light, Refreshing Summer Cake: Oma’s German Lemon Sheet Cake (Zitronenkuchen)

Oma's German lemon sheet cake, Zitronenkuchen, lemon icing, easy, quick, light, airy, picnic-ready - Oma's Rezept, grandma's recipe, deutsch, Kuchen, Happier Place

Luci’s Grandma’s German Lemon Sheet Cake is the ideal summer cake: light and airy, subtly sweet and refreshingly tart, picnic-ready and super easy to make from scratch.

No-Knead, Lightning-Fast German Multi-Grain Bread: Mehrkorn Blitzbrot!

Bake at home Mehrkorn Blitzbrot, easy, super fast delicious, multi-grain, multi-seed, wholewheat, authentic German bread recipe by Happier Place

You’ll be amazed how easily and quickly you can make your own freshly-baked, scrumptious, crunchy-crusted, flavorful, hearty, whole-wheat, multi-seed, multi-grain bread with this Blitzbrot recipe.

Surprisingly Quick, Easy and Delicious: Homemade Hummus (Classic + Variations)

Homemade Hummus with olives sun-dried tomatoes pinenuts

Homemade hummus is excellent for picnics and snacking on-the-go. It’s super easy to make and better than store-bought. And wait until you’ve tried our delicious variations of the classic hummus recipe…

Crack Nuts: Savory, Sweet and Spicy Nut Mix

Crack Nuts: Irresistible Savory, Sweet and Spicy Nut Mix

Elevate your next party or outdoor adventure with this irresistible savory, sweet and spicy nut mix. The well-balanced mixed nuts, with just a hint of curry and coconut, are ideal as fancy cocktail nuts or an exotic trail mix.

Best Northern German Potato Salad (Norddeutscher Kartoffelsalat)

Best Northern German Potato Salad with apple and cucumber - Happier Place

Light, yet filling – refreshing, yet comforting – easy to make, yet irresistibly delicious: this is the best Northern German potato salad recipe for good reasons. Try it for yourself!

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Azlin Bloor: Chef, Cookery Teacher, and Food Blogger (England)

Azlin Bloor creates wonderfully inspiring food and cocktail recipes, photos and videos. Even if you don’t try out any of her easy-to-follow recipes, her entertaining posts and beautiful photos alone will make you happier.

Our Favorite Picnic Food: The Happier Pasta Salad

Favorite picnic food: Happier Pasta Salad recipe features tomatoes, mini mozzarella, sun-dried tomatoes and toasted pine nuts.

The Happier Pasta Salad is the perfect picnic food because it’s full of flavor, refreshing, easy to make, nutritious, beautiful, and it doesn’t need to stay fridge-cold. It’ll fill you up without weighing you down!

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Best Quick Cake for All Seasons and Occasions!

This is not your mom’s cup cake, it’s “My Mutti’s Becherkuchen”! And as soon as you try it, I believe you’ll also call it the “Best Quick Cake For All Seasons and Occasions”…

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Quick Homemade Salsa in Just 15 Minutes

This quick homemade salsa is perfect for a summer picnic or your backyard Happier Place. Using a food processor, you’ll have fresh homemade salsa in about 15 minutes. That’s faster than running to the store and back – and more delicious!

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