A long dinner for dear long lost friends
Imagine you finally get to cook for long-lost dear friends and you only have a one time shot before they “disappear” again for a long-time. Sure you have remained in email and Facebook contact and know...
View ArticleFall lamb köfte and eggplant skewers – no more burgers for me!!
Minced Lamb “Köfte” with Eggplant/Aubergine on a Skewer Oven-baked Sweet and White Potatoes Chunks Fall Beet, Apple, Walnut and Goat Cheese Salad Köfte is a kebab variation which is popular in Turkey...
View Articleyum and more reloaded Bobotie baked in a Pumpkin
Happy Halloween Halloween has just come and gone here and although not all children living in Germany take part, it has become more popular over the years. The arrival of the costumes and the carving...
View ArticleA Greek dinner of lamb rack with orzo and mint apricot cilantro cheese paste
Having decided to go to Rhodes on Easter vacation in April, the pre-excitement got the better of me and I just had to have lamb and orzo to enhance the anticipation. Usually I marinate the lamb in oil,...
View ArticleGrilled Jasmine Tea Braised Duck Breast
I have continued to play around with various smoking and braising variations a lot of them tea-based. I recently discovered jasmine ball tea which looks like miniature brown/grey/green balls of wool....
View ArticleTo Spring or not to Spring? Rabbit Stew with White Wine, Carrots, Fennel and...
Spring is slow in coming here this year. As if it isn’t sure if we are ready. Ready for rebirth, ready for lushness, ready for the new chances and opportunities that spring brings to nature. And...
View ArticleBeing Part of LentiLab Made my Salone del Gusto Visit Special
Often when I can’t go to sleep after any exciting day, I write my blog posts or letters in my head. I compose and think of the words that inspired me about the event or the problem to be solved. When I...
View ArticlePotato Zucchini and Pork Sausage Gratin
So far the weather this year has been fickle. Snow, melt, snow melt, 1 day cold, 1 day warm… even the birds’ chirping has been tentative as if they are unsure if they didn’t return north too soon....
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