i always get a bit confused by the many variants of indian bread. chapati, puri, nan, roti,… i’m making this version for a while now, and i think it is close to chapati (but the dough was originally for the paratha in jaffreys book) ingredients: 100g flour (type 405) 100 g flour (type 1050) 1/4 tsp salt 2 tbsp [...]
red lentils are great if there is not much time to cook – they need only about 15 minutes until tender. ingredients: 1 tbsp ghee (or butter oil) 1 bunch of green onions 2 cloves of garlic, minced 4 pieces of celery stalks 2 carrots 200 g red lentils 1/4 tsp chili flakes 1 l vegetable stock 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice 3 tbsp soy sauce salt, [...]
i think this is the easiest way to enjoy asparagus: ingredients: 500g green asparagus 1 tbsp butter oil 2 tbsp lemon juice salt and pepper to taste 3 tbsp toasted pine nuts 3 tbsp grated parmesan trim asparagus, heat butter oil in a large pan. cook asparagus until tender. when it is almost done, sprinkle with lemon juice and season with salt and [...]
i like parsley, but i am not a big fan of parsley dominating an entire dish. therefore i was a bit reluctant about the chimmichurri sauce as a dip for the empanadas and made it primarily because i thought it would look nice, together with the tomato dip i was planning to make. (shifting of [...]
spring has come and so it’s time for chive again. at home in my parent’s garden we used to check everyday, starting mid march, on the progress the young chive made. and when it was finally long enough to be cut my father made fresh kräuterquark with chive and onions. delicious. i don’t have a garden [...]
there is nothing in the fridge except an aging zucchini, half an onion and a bit of leftover heavy cream? oh, and in the freezer are still some peas. dinner is saved: Ingredients: 1 tbsp sun flower oil half an onion (or more) one zucchini 150g frozen green peas 100ml vegetable stock 100 ml heavy cream 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice salt, freshly ground [...]
we do eat muesli a lot, almost every morning. still i had never thought about making it on my own until i stumbled upon the toasted nutty cranberry granola from shutterbean. it’s very easy to make and the crunchy flakes are great. i will need to tweak it a bit though as i find it [...]
i don’t remember where i first read about this idea – but it’s really a great one. those two flavours go together very well and make for a refreshing and light desert. plus it takes only minutes to prepare it: cut a pineapple in bite-sized pieces. chop the leafes of 4-5 twigs of peppermint and [...]
i wanted to make rolls for breakfast, but did not manage to get up in time. so we had scones, which are really quick and easy to make. i followed this recipe with minor modifications – i replaced the 140ml 1.5%milk with a mixture of 2tbsp crème fraîche and 3.5% milk and baked them at [...]
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grüne bohnen mit kartoffeln
Frau Kaltmamsell empfiehlt Breite Bohnen mit Kartoffeln als Highlight der zentralspanischen Küche. Die gab es gestern abend bei uns, und was soll ich sagen – das Gericht ist wirklich ein Gedicht, und dazu noch super einfach. Doch kein Rezept ist so einfach als dass man nicht doch ein paar kleine Modifikationen vornehmen könnte: Leider gab [...]