Turkish doner kebab, Greek gyros, Mexican tacos al pastor – all dishes where slices of seasoned meat are layered on a rotating skewer and then gradually grilled from the outside. That’s how it’s done with shawarma as well (in gastronomy),…
Braised beef with onions and mushrooms in cream sauce
Weekend with the family in the countryside – clearly a case for Bavarian cuisine. Zwiebelrostbraten is a typical southern German dish that can be prepared with briefly roasted beef or braised. The braised version is especially good if, like us,…
Zaalouk
Zaalouk is a real all-rounder; you can serve this dish as a salad, a side dish or a dip, and it tastes just as good served warm as it does at room temperature. It’s made mainly from aubergines and tomatoes…
Pasta al tonno
There are dishes that are delicious yet completely underrated – and are cooked silently in large quantities by those who know them. Pasta al tonno is one such dish. You hardly ever see it in restaurants. No fanfare, no surprise…
Stir-fry vegetables in black bean sauce
We love the very different Chinese cooking styles and Chinese food is always an option in our kitchen. Accordingly, there will be many recipes here over time. We will start by introducing some typical ingredients and a very simple vegan…
Warm asparagus salad with Parmesan crisps
In Germany, the asparagus season is an important event that is celebrated every spring. Wherever you eat, traditional inn or fine dining: asparagus everywhere. The classic is of course the delicious recipe of white asparagus and hollandaise sauce, but there…
Carbonade Flamande
For us, carbonade flamande is the Flemish answer to boeuf bourguignon and we cannot claim to prefer one dish to the other. The central element of the dish is dark beer, whose bitterness is balanced with the sweetness of raw…
Roasted cauliflower Lebanese style
In the countries of the Levant, the eastern Mediterranean, cauliflower is often roasted, which brings out its full flavour potential. Here is a vegan preparation from Lebanon that is fantastic as a side dish, part of a menu or even…
Egg in a basket
Anyone who watched the movie “V for Vendetta” has seen the egg in a basket. It is a simple but often forgotten form of preparation that gives free rein to the imagination and is perfect for a surprise Sunday breakfast.…
Moussaka
Anyone who has eaten Moussaka in a Greek restaurant inside or outside Greece is unlikely to have put this dish on the shortlist of highlights of this cooking culture. Which is an absolute shame, because it’s utterly delicious if you…
