On some days I wake up really early without apparent reason. Nobody’s ringing the doorbell, no early duties and the rain isn’t about to flood into the cellar (this summer I want to express my special thanks to the pump). Today was one of those days, so I used the peaceful morning to pick some apples from my apple tree to make some delicious jelly for breakfast. How to make simple apple (any fruit) jelly: […]
“Take any amount of fruit (1kg maximum at a time), and half as much sugar. Put fruit and sugar in a pot and from now on you only need patience and the right method” my grandma said. She never allowed gelatine enriched sugar in her kitchen, by no means. Well, the secret was in the right method, which meant you had to spend 30 tiring minutes, a wooden spoon in hand, stirring through the hot […]
One of my most loved cookbooks at the moment is Breakfast, Lunch, Tea from Rose Bakery in Paris. Rose Bakery offers a modern, simple and healthy cuisine, using first quality, organic ingredients from regional suppliers. Just what I’m trying to do here in my everyday kitchen for my family and friends. One of Rose’s recipes I tried out lately is the pistachio cake. I was looking for a nut cake, because I had some leftover […]
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 […]
A few months ago I bought an amazing Almwiesenmuesli (= MOUNTAIN PASTURE MUESLI). Beautiful to look at, in a bottle, with dried yellow and blue mountain pasture blossoms between grains and roasted nuts.. I know you understand me, I just had to buy it because it looked fresh and healthy (still colours are reason enough to buy something!…) We all know this: too often nicely coloured food looks better than it tastes. NOT THE ALM […]
I hope this recipe comes still in time…. because usually the good quality sicilian blood oranges are sold by the end of February. If nevertheless you decide to have a try in your own kitchen, you should start NOW with the adventure race in search for the last organic blood oranges. I promise it’s worth the effort: this Jam is to die for! “La Marianna” is not organically grown. I bought 1kg of organic oranges […]
Last weekend I bought a whole armfull of fresh herb pots and so turned my windowsill into a summerly smelling little mediterranean garden. Italian parsley, chives, chervil, lemon balm, marjoram, thyme and rosemary… Best preconditions to prepare a simple and aromatic dish like the carrots with marjoram! You just need carrots, a 1st class sea salt, a 1st class olive oil and some sprigs from the marjoram pot. Spread the sliced carrots on a tin […]