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 –…
Spanakorizo
The name Spanakorizo is a combination of “Spanáki” (“σπανάκι” = spinach) and “Rýzi” (“ρύζι” = rice), meaning spinach rice – and not rice spinach, which says something about the composition. We recommend using four times the amount of spinach (by…
Soba noodles with miso aubergine and mentsuyu
Even if it’s still too cold and wet around here, summer has arrived. We are looking forward to hot days when we also love to eat lukewarm or even cool food. This noodle dish is wonderfully succulent, full of flavour…
Lasagne (vegetarian)
Who doesn’t love lasagne? And who hasn’t made one. There are two reasons why we are nonetheless describing this dish: Our favourite way to prepare it is the one from the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna and we have already shown…
Mooli Paratha
Indian Chapati or Roti (meaning “flat” in Urdu and Hindi respectively) are flatbreads made from Atta, a wholemeal wheat flour. They are the simplest form of Indian bread. The word paratha is made up of “parat” and “atta” and means…
Bernese Rösti
With a few regional exceptions, Rösti is a grammatically feminine word, pronounced “Rööshti”, with a long “ö” and an “sh”. Rösti is a national dish of Switzerland and despite of or because of its simplicity delicious. It can be a…
Moroccan preserved lemons and Chermoula
We love Moroccan cuisine and tajine in particular. We have already published recipes for this ingenious cooking technique, for example this one. Indispensable ingredients in this cuisine are the spice mixture Ras el-Hanout, preserved lemons (also known as salted lemons),…
Roast potatoes
Roast potatoes are such a basic dish and so extensively described that you have to ask yourself why you should contribute anything at all. Wouldn’t that be like saying: “Everything has already been said about it, except by me?” No,…
Oatmeal cranberry cookies with white chocolate
The combination of oat flakes, roasted almonds and sweet and sour cranberries with the delicate melting of white chocolate in this recipe is really ingenious. Oat and almonds are the stars of the recipe. They add flavor and texture. The…
Dal Makhani
Dal Makhani, which translates as “buttery dal”, is an iconic dish from Punjabi cuisine. And our favourite dal of all. However, we also recommend our classic mung dal tadka and this recipe for khichdi. It takes much longer to prepare…