Few things taste as delicious as crispy fried onions. When stored correctly, they have a long shelf life and are ideal for enhancing countless dishes. Not only do they add wonderful flavour, but also a crunchy texture. There are many…
Pasta with chanterelles
It is the season for chanterelles again and we feel we have to include this short recipe outside of our weekly rhythm. In addition, a reader pointed out a similar preparation to us last year and we want to share…
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…
Shashlik
Shashlik is a dish of the Turkic peoples of Central Asia and refers to a meat skewer. There are very different dishes of this name, with different types of meat, but also without any meat at all. Shashlik is usually…
Fish in pomegranate syrup
Today we are showcasing a particularly elegant preparation for tuna or swordfish. The key ingredient is pomegranate syrup, as it is mainly used in Turkey (“Nar ekşisi”) for various dishes. Unlike grenadine, this syrup is very thick and dark and…
Pumpkin soup
There is no shortage of recipes for pumpkin soup. Today we explain how we find it particularly tasty, describe an alternative preparation technique and give you some ideas for variations to suit your personal taste. Pumpkin is a plant genus…
Boiled eggs
Eggs are one of the most miraculous ingredients, their versatility and inherent complexity are probably unrivaled. That’s why we explain how to cook with eggs in detail and have already described how to poach eggs and fry sunny-side up eggs…
Brown veal stock
In fine cuisine, there is always talk of veal stock and perhaps only bones from young cattle are ever used there. Over the years, we have mainly used the bones of older animals. Where in the world a distinction is…
Tomato sauce
We have already presented a delicate tomato fond as the basis for exciting dishes here. We have also explained how to make a very good tomato ketchup at home. Of course, we can’t get past a tomato sauce either, this…
Chanterelles
Chanterelles are exquisite edible mushrooms which have a very special flavour of their own, are rightly considered a delicacy and also enjoy great popularity in top gastronomy. When using such mushrooms, they should take centre stage in the dish –…
