A “Strammer Max”, which can be translated as “Stalwart Max”, is a seemingly uninspired preparation of German origin that used to be quite common longer ago and can sometimes still be found on menus in old inns. However, it tastes…
Croque Monsieur, Croque Madame
A croque monsieur (from the French verb croquer = to crack, crunch) is a ham and cheese sandwich, but a very elegant version when prepared correctly. For a croque madame, a sunny-side up egg is placed on top. This simple…
Breadcrumbs
Everyone experiences this: despite all efforts to avoid leftovers, the bread becomes so dry that you can no longer eat it. There are many uses for dry bread, but the easiest is clearly to simply make breadcrumbs out of it.…
