It’s getting dark here. Really early. So, for a pick-me-up weeknight meal to bring some light into this darkness, I decided to make this Roasted Carrots with Farro, Chickpeas & Herbed Crème Fraîche dish. OK, truth be told, I had carrots lingering in the crisper on their way to floppiness. I’m not a big fan … Continue reading A carrot by any other name
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Date with a Spitzkohl
It’s not every night you have a date with a Spitzkohl (pointy cabbage). My first choice was to meet Hubby for dinner in Hamburg, but those plans got derailed when he found out he had to be in Düsseldorf the next morning for work. I was disappointed, as I was looking forward to an evening … Continue reading Date with a Spitzkohl
Strawberry Lime Mango Crisp to the rescue
Feeling the urge to right a food wrong, today I baked this strawberry lime mango crisp from the Oh She Glows blog. I’m not a big dessert person, which was evident when I went to save this recipe on my Pinterest account and realized I didn’t even have a board for desserts. But it caught … Continue reading Strawberry Lime Mango Crisp to the rescue
Salsify my life
Named ‘The Winter Asparagus’, I had never heard of Schwarzwurzeln (black salsify) before moving to Germany. And if buying produce based on appearance, I’m sure I would have walked on by these dirty scrawny sticks in a grocery store. But, my online Bio store recommended them, and with the claim that they taste of asparagus, … Continue reading Salsify my life
Even walnuts have thick skins
It was a bit of an odd week, with two recipes taking me by surprise. The first was a spaghetti with walnut sauce. I chose it for a week-night supper, as it had very few ingredients (spaghetti, walnut pieces, breadcrumbs, olive or walnut oil, fresh parsley, garlic, butter, cream, saltnpepper, fresh parmesan) and I thought … Continue reading Even walnuts have thick skins
Celery root can be a Superstar
Last week, I ordered celery stalks through my on-line Bio store. Delivered instead was a hairy ball that reminded me of Wilson from the Cast Away film. Turns out I received celery root instead. Not having much practise cooking with celery root in the past, I wasn’t quite sure what to do with it. But, … Continue reading Celery root can be a Superstar
Not an old auntie cauliflower dish
I used to think cauliflower was the most boring vegetable in the world. It was rarely one of my picks on a veggie platter, next to broccoli which was equally as boring to eat. I’m guessing that’s why veggie dips were invented. When hubby does his weekly farmers market shopping, he often comes home with … Continue reading Not an old auntie cauliflower dish
Quer durch den Kühlschrank
With today being a cooler day, bringing gusts of wind that sprayed rain sideways, I decided soup for supper was needed to ease the melancholy. Especially since I also had fridge full of leftovers and two containers of chicken stock that needed to be used up. I normally prefer to cook with a recipe. Even … Continue reading Quer durch den Kühlschrank
Cereal for supper
Ever reach the end of the day and find you have no energy or creativity left to put together supper? Well, I can offer cereal as a perfect solution. And according to this author, it can be a wise choice. Yesterday evening was exactly one of those days. Especially since I didn’t have much in … Continue reading Cereal for supper
Talking about a revolution
Today is food revolution day. This is a campaign led by the famous chef Jamie Oliver, to promote across the world the importance of eating good food and getting us back into the kitchen. To read more about it click here. As a foodie, I support this initiative 100%, and admire Jamie’s drive to spread … Continue reading Talking about a revolution
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