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Elderflower Syrup

3. June
The best ,Herbal cuisine ,Recooked ,Vegan ,Vegetarian

Today I start my private elderflower event! The bushes are finally starting to bloom, and we were able to collect some for the first time this morning in gorgeous spring weather.

Orange Halibut with Pommes Duchesse

10. April
The best ,Dinner for x

Today: shopping with good intentions! I printed out the Greenpeace list of endangered fish species because I finally wanted to go shopping as a mature and enlightened consumer.

Falafel

26. March
Everyday cooking ,The best ,Vegetarian

Now the leftover chickpeas have to go and falafel comes to mind - at least if you leaf through Schuhbeck’s famous book “Meine Küche der Gewürze” (My Kitchen of Spices) - even if the dish is called “Kichererbsenpflanzerl” (Chickpea Pancake) in cosmopolitan Bavarian.

Les Macaroni Arabesques

23. March
Everyday cooking ,The best ,Vegetarian

Quick dinner after a late return from Hamburg. About 200g macaroni 1 rest leek 4 small garlic cloves 4 small tomatoes 2 eggs 2 tablespoons freshly grated pecorino cheese 1/3 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp.

Thai Haddock with Rice Noodles

28. February
Everyday cooking ,The best ,Recooked

A good resolution for this year was to stop stockpiling cookbooks that I never cook from.

Spaghetti with Juniper Chard

11. February
Everyday cooking ,The best ,Vegetarian

Lent - in the true sense of the word. This is for a few days the last recipe, because I put a week with fasting.

Waldorf Salad

31. January
The best ,Afternoon delight ,Vegetarian

A little research on the Internet reveals some astonishing and shocking things - quite a few “original Waldorf salad” recipes, some of which are ghastly modifications, e.

Pichelsteiner Stew

10. January
Everyday cooking ,The best

This dish is a combination of Irish Stew with Pichelsteiner. I emphasize the latter because it is based on a recipe by Wolfram Siebeck, whom I hold in high esteem, and who refined the old German version of stew to make it gourmet.