Soupe au pistou isn’t a recipe. It’s a principle that goes like this: take whatever the season has to offer, cook it gently in water, and finish it off with a mortar full of basil, garlic and olive oil. The…
Choux pastry – the basics, explained
Fasnet – the Swabian-Alemannic carnival – has just ended. A time between the end of winter and the beginning of Lent, historically shaped not only by jesters and masks, but also by rich, fatty cooking: whatever butter, lard, and eggs…
Oeuf Cocotte
Eggs are probably the most versatile of all foods. Entire books have been written about what you can prepare with eggs. Therefore, we also attach importance to explaining the different basic preparations of eggs one by one. We have already…
Boeuf Bourguignon
For many, the hardest part of Boeuf Bourguignon is learning how to spell it. Admittedly, cooking it is no walk in the park either. But if you follow the instructions here, you’re sure to succeed in making this classic French…
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…
Camembert en croûte
It’s so easy to prepare an elegant and unfortunately rather forgotten dish, Camembert en croûte, for a cosy evening. Baked, slightly runny camembert filled with potatoes and bacon, or mushrooms, and/or onions. Or you can opt for a sweet version…
Pear Tarte
We’re not fans of lots of sugar, but we definitely can’t resist a delicious tart with ripe fruit. This pear tart is so easy to make that even those who don’t consider themselves great bakers will be able to make…
Pissaladière
Pissaladière is an open tart from the south of France whose key flavour elements are heavily, long caramelised onions and anchovy fillets. Olives round off this exceptional flavour experience. Its name comes from ‘Pissalat’, a paste made from anchovies or…
Tarte flambée
Flammkuchen (Alemannic “Flammekueche”, French “tarte flambée”) originates from the French regions of Alsace and Lorraine as well as the outer south-west of Germany. A particularly thinly rolled out pastry base is spread with crème fraîche, topped with raw onions and…
