Pasta al Pomodoro. Exactly. That’s spaghetti with tomato sauce. Any questions? All right then: The simplest dishes that stand the test of time do so for one reason only: they are brilliant. So it is with this one. One of…
Bavarian Sausage Salad and Pickled Alpine Cheese
We live in Bavaria, and here, the Biergarten is a big deal. We’ve written about how and when this tradition developed in our article on beer radish. There’s a whole range of traditional foods that are either served in beer…
Nasi Goreng
Nasi Goreng simply means “fried rice” in Indonesian (nasi = rice, goreng = fried). The dish originates from Indonesia, but it’s also deeply rooted in Malaysia, Singapore, and even the Netherlands. In Dutch supermarkets, you’ll find ready-made Nasi Goreng mixes,…
Keema
The word “keema” means “minced meat” in both Hindi and Urdu and in India it is usually prepared with lamb or goat. We choose a mixture of lamb and beef, but beef alone also makes an extremely aromatic curry. As…
Paella de setas
We have already explained what makes a paella here. If you have little or no experience with Spanish rice dishes, you should read this article (again). Today we are cooking a vegetarian – actually vegan – paella de setas which…
Monte Christo Sandwich
The Monte Cristo sandwich is a dish that combines two well-known culinary concepts: the croque monsieur and pain perdu or French toast. For our recipe for a club sandwich, refer to this link. We have described how to prepare a…
Madeleine
We were recently in Luxembourg and in the capital of this small country in the middle of Europe, Luxembourg City (Luxembourgish: Stad Lëtzebuerg, French: Ville de Luxembourg), there is the “Boutique Léa Linster Delicatessen” of the great Luxembourgish chef (4…
Ratatouille
First things first: we are describing the classic preparation of ratatouille here. This is not the one from the now legendary animated movie of the same name, in which the rat Rémy, the ingenious “little chef”, prepares a simple dish…
BLT Sandwich
We have already presented our version of a club sandwich and also explained how you can prepare some sauces for sandwiches yourself. And they always taste better than the industrially produced products. Equally classic is the BLT – which stands…
Japchae
The name “Japchae” (잡채) literally means “mixed vegetables” or “mixed ingredients”, which describes this colorful dish perfectly. Japchae is a traditional dish in Korean cuisine that originated in the 17th century. Today it is always prepared with glass noodles made…
