You don’t cook with truffles every day. Fresh truffles are a costly affair and also not available everywhere at all times. Therefore, many people never cook with truffles themselves, except perhaps with truffle oil, which we would only advise using…
Chicken fricassee
A very delicious and old cooking technique is fricassee (French: “fricassée”). A related method is the “blanquette”. In both cases, we are talking about dishes with a light, bound sauce, traditionally as a ragout with meat. But there is no…
Khichdi
COVID in the house again, so food with healing powers is needed. Last time, chicken soup was the remedy of choice, this time we are countering the virus with Indian cuisine. This ancient Indian dish is called “खिचड़ी” in Hindi…
Onion Blue Cheese Smash Burger with Brioche Buns
Let’s start with a confession: we are not big fans of burgers. The NextGens, however, see this quite differently, which is why today we are presenting a version of a burger that also we think is great. The basic concept…
Pasta Carciofi, Funghi e Patate
Artichokes are one of the most exciting and intense vegetables in flavour. They originate from the Mediterranean region and Italy is their largest growing area worldwide. They come in many different varieties, ripening in different sizes at different times of…
Sulu Köfte
Ekşili Ve Terbiyeli Sulu Köfte – a really wonderful dish that can be enjoyed with or without rice. What we like very much about it is the slightly acidic, bright sauce. This is quite different from the sauce made with…
Gaisburger Marsch
Gaisburger Marsch is a southern German stew from Swabia in Württemberg. The name refers to the Gaisburg district of Stuttgart. There are all kinds of stories about the origin of its name, but that’s not something for a cooking blog.…
Consommé Double
Understanding how to make stocks and sauces is part of the essential knowledge of cooking. When you boil any ingredients in water, flavours from those ingredients get into the water. This is the reason for this. If you do this…
Lentil Stew
Lentils are one of the oldest cultivated plants and are eaten in many parts of the world, since ancient days also in Europe. Today we present a recipe for a classic lentil stew as our grandparents in Germany would have…
Harira
Harira („حريرة“) is a delicious soup of the Maghreb and is served particularly often in Morocco. It is especially eaten after sunset during the fasting month of Ramadan, but can also be a breakfast dish. Almost every family will have…
