I wanted to make something special for our first Bastille day here in France, so I bought some lobsters last tuesday. Cooking them always fills me with exited anticipation, to say the least – in other words: the presence of living crustaceans in my kitchen makes me slightly nervous. Remember Annie Hall? Scenes like that […]
Category: main course
Of mussels & snails
I am a curious eater. When I´m eating out, I´ll probably order something I don´t know just to find out if it´s good. When I come home from the market, I´ll proudly present my latest discoveries. I´m taste hunting. The idea to miss any deliciousness due to sheer ignorance drives me crazy. Last week at […]
Beef cheeks macaroni & cheese
deutsche Version This beef cheek macaroni & cheese is inspired by the M Belleville, one of our last culinary discoveries in Munich. In this restaurant, run by a daughter & father duo with French roots, authentic bistro cuisine is on the ever changing chalkboard menu that is brought from table to table. Aside from seasonal […]
Asparagus with pancakes & Sauce hollandaise
deutsche Version Late april is all about asparagus here. As soon as the first ones see the light of day, little roadside stands pop up everywhere to sell these ivory treasures of spring. A few grains of soil here and there tell from their journey through the darkness, protected from the sun, until their heads […]
Potato pie with carrots & marjoram
deutsche Version Ever since I bought that bunch of marjoram some days ago, I couldn´t get the image of a Palatinate Saumagen out of my head: this traditional, hearty German dish from the Southwest region is a potatoes, marjoram, bacon and sausage meat stuffed pig´s stomach that is first poached, then oven roasted for hours. […]
pork tongue in white wine sauce
deutsche Version Our butcher´s around the corner, a family business for decades, is a local institution. Before we moved to this small town near Munich, I had already heard through the grapevine that the quality of meat and sausages was excellent. And the rumours did not promise too much. Quite unremarkable from the outside, the place may not […]
Brioche lyonnaise
deutsche Version This loaf is another example for what fascinates me about traditional Lyonnais cuisine and sausage making. Best quality produce, exquisitely flavored, braised in wine with shallots, onions, garlic – that´s typical for Lyonnais cooking, and just the kind of cooking I love. Here, a rustic sausage filling prepared à la Lyonnaise is embedded in a […]
Old-fashioned cabbage wraps (Krautwickel)
auf Deutsch Cooking has always been `occupational therapy` to me: an occupation, or an escape, that I rely on when I need to back out from whatever reality bites me. Chopping, cutting, steaming, stirring – keeping my hands busy in the kitchen helps me to think things through. So unsurprisingly, I have prepared many, many […]
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