Pisto is a rural dish that is often said to originate from the Spanish region of La Mancha. It is therefore often referred to as Pisto Manchego. However, it is prepared in slightly different versions in almost all of Spain.…
Spaghetti alle Vongole
We are on a trip through Spain and there are mussels like, well, sand by the sea. We are particularly fond of clams, of which there are again several varieties with different names. The best ones come from Galicia in…
Königsberger Klopse
The city of Königsberg was located in a country called Prussia. Today it is called Kaliningrad. Fitting to the bizarre and also gruesome history from which today’s Germany emerged, “Königsberger Klopse” are nevertheless one of the most famous dishes of…
Huevos estrellados
A simple but delicious Spanish dish that can be enjoyed at any time of day and that everyone will succeed with on the first try. Spanish cuisine often stands out for its simplicity. This straightforward but delicious dish is a…
Pasta e ceci
Our main goal is to provide recipes and explanations, especially for young people and beginners. Pasta e ceci is a simple, healthy and inexpensive dish that can be easily prepared vegetarian or vegan and is ab-so-lute-ly delicious. Who should not…
Tortellini
Forewarning: This is not a recipe that you can reproduce quickly. Tortellini are not suitable for fast cooking anyway. If you love cooking and pasta, you should nevertheless give these little marvels a try. There is a dispute, between Bologna…
Basque cheesecake
Especially on the Internet you can find many recipes for this particular cheesecake, so we are not describing anything fundamentally new here. But how could you when it comes to food. We just want to draw attention to this preparation…
Dolmades
We have already presented a Turkish preparation of stuffed vine leaves, Sarma. There we have also described how to handle the vine leaves. Now follows a Greek recipe: Spring onions, fresh herbs and lemon are indispensable. We like to supplement…
Sarma – stuffed grape leaves
Sarma, small roulades made of grape leaves (sometimes also other plant leaves) and rice, also with meat, are a typical Turkish starter. Very similar preparations can be found in many countries of south-eastern Europe and we will show an example…
Tomato fond
We love Turkish cuisine and when we were reading a cookbook by Ali Güngörmüs, we came across this idea that we want to include in this blog for use in other recipes. Certainly not only for Turkish dishes. It doesn’t…
