Potato-cucumber soup is a true summer classic in our family. The secret behind this savoury soup is to first stir-fry the potatoes with the onions and to add the fresh cucumbers only in the last minutes. So two irresistible flavours melt together. potato-cucumber soup 1 tablespoon olive oil or ghee 1kg potatoes, peeled and diced 1 large, fresh cucumber, peeled, seeds removed and diced 1 onion, chopped 1 spring onion, thinly sliced vegetable stock, enough […]
The ingredients for my garden soup are broccoli, carrots, fennel, red onions, tomatoes, spring onions and a sprig of lovage . lettuce, tomatoes, springs onions, radishes and grilled tofu
… quick photo, before the last bit of delicious gazpacho disappeared in my mouth. Not only the southern part of the Península cools itself down with chilled gazpacho during the summer months, I loved to savour it under the hot sun of the Alta Meseta, in Salamanca, where I spent my student days. It’s easy to prepare if you’ve got a mortar, a blender and plenty of field grown, sun riped vegetables: tomato + cucumber […]
My today’s lunch has been inspired by a recipe from the French/Italian blog Un déjeuner de soleil. By chance I had all the required ingredients in my pantry so I could follow exactly Edda’s indications. With a tiny personal modification: I added a teaspoon Sambal Oelek and a pinch of lemon myrtle. A bit more spicy and very delicious!
After the opulent Christmas cooking I’m craving “clean” and simple food again. You know what I mean: a few ingredients like vegetable, fruit and herbs can make such a quick and delicious (and healthy) meal. I put “healthy” in parentheses because in the past, the h-word was the most reliable motivation killer for my children to like my cooking. Healthy equaled “muesli” and uncool; in consequence: not desirable at all. Once I learned to […]
I suppose, the only thing you reliably can buy cheaper in Switzerland than in Germany are dried morels. So whenever I happen to stay in Switzerland I pass by Migros and grab a few 20g envelopes of these wonderful mushrooms. Yummmm! Inspired by Sylvias Pasta from sea and forest I decided to combine the following: a butternut squash + vegetable stock + morels + crabs = delicious surf and turf lunch! To even increase the pleasure […]
My grandfather loved it because it was reliably followed by a cake or by sweet yeast dumplings with a divine salty crust. My mother continued the tradition and we all loved it. I am the one who changed it for just potato soup accompanied by baguette, some olives, a bit of pizza or what else the kitchen offers. The quick and easy way! Potato cucumber soup 4 tbs olive oil 4-5 spring onions, chopped about […]