The landscapes of Southern Normandy, about halfway between Paris and the seaside, never fail to please with lushly greens and small ancient villages, occasional châteaux and friendly horses grazing peacefully under the early summer sun. When we go there, and lately we do that quite often on a Sunday afternoon, we usually stop here and […]
A roast duck stuffed with chestnuts and apples is my “must-cook” for the holidays: this dish simply is Christmas to me. It was the Christmas feast of my childhood, and still I find there´s something so very festive about a whole bird enthroned in the center of the table. In Germany, roast duck usually comes with a bowl of red cabbage on […]
Apple season – I don´t know about you, but for me, it starts in September and lasts more or less until the end of August. Except for a few weeks in midsummer, when peaches and apricots, nectarines and cherries step in, you´ll always find a pile of apples in my kitchen. But it´s now, this time of year, that […]
deutsche Version Thanks to my little daughter Olivia I never run out of apples these days. She is 9 months old now and has started to discover the world of “real ” food, a journey that due to the lack of teeth involves all kinds of purées and mashes. But of all the fruit and vegetables I puréed […]
deutsche Version Veal liver with apples and shallots is not something I crave for every day, but every now and then, I just need to have it. Today, after browsing my inner recipe collection for something savory to go with apples, it was about time. We call this Leber Berliner Art, liver Berlin style, but in my imagination, this […]
