Risotto, a rice porridge – found in many varieties throughout Italy – albeit historically a dish of northern Italy. Depending on the recipe, white wine, seafood, mushrooms, meat, vegetables and parmesan are added. Rice is one of the seven most…
Fresh sweetcorn cobs are a real treat. Sweetcorn is in high season from mid-July to the end of October. A fresh cob of corn has beautiful plump kernels that glow yellow. Only then candy corn have a juicy and deliciously…
Pigeons should be very young to be eaten and have few kilometers flown. A young domestic pigeon is typically less than four weeks old or reaches its slaughter weight after 28 days. Incidentally, pigeons are mainly fed with cereals such…
Wrap dumplings are pretty easy to make. Wrap dumplings are actually a variant of potato dumplings filled with breadcrumbs which are native to West Saxon, Erzgebirge and Thuringian cuisine. In western Saxony, for example, winding dumplings consist of the same…
If you want to be quick, then delicious oven-baked vegetables from the tin are the right choice. Most of the vegetables are already in the house and can be cleaned and chopped pretty quickly. Such a great mix of vegetables…
Wild garlic has only become popular in recent years and is a hit in the kitchen every spring. You should not miss the aromatic seasonal herb, because it can be used to create delicious and simple dishes. Wild garlic emerges…
Make sweet potato fries crispier with a simple trick? Here you will learn how to do this and how to prepare sweet potatoes properly, quickly and easily. Whether in soup, from the oven or raw in a salad: Sweet potatoes,…
Baking bread yourself is completely unnecessary, but only as long as you have a good baker around the corner. But who has that – in short, the man or woman is himself. Simply baking bread yourself is not that difficult,…
Pointed cabbage, the forgotten vitamin C supplier. Pointed cabbage or also known as pointed cabbage is a type of cabbage related to white cabbage. The taste is much finer compared to white cabbage. As an early cabbage variety, it is…
The term gulyás actually refers to the cattle herder in Hungarian, but is also a generic term for local stews with various ingredients. Basically, goulash is found throughout the entire Pannonian lowlands, from where the specialty spread to many countries…
An original Chili con Carne does not need many ingredients, but it does take some time. Chili con carne (Spanish con carne, meaning “with meat”) is the name of a spicy dish consisting of meat and chili peppers, that’s all…
Now a casserole with a delicious crust on the table! It is probably the seductive scent, the countless possible variations and the simple preparation that make casseroles and gratins so popular with young and old. Sometimes with meat, sometimes vegetarian…
Fresh mussels are a wonderful delicacy and a great source of protein, but only as long as they’re prepared properly. Here you can find out how long you have to cook mussels, how many mussels you need per person and…
Now it’s time to dip! Who doesn’t like them – dips for vegetable sticks, crackers or other snacks. Vegetables such as cucumber, peppers and tomatoes in particular are simply part of a dip. Dips are not only there to enrich…
For many years, beetroot was a culinary sidetrack. In recent years, however, this delicious winter vegetable has experienced a true renaissance. Beetroot is low in fat, high in fiber and rich in antioxidants that help fight free radicals in our…
Eggplant, the “queen of the night”, are at home in oriental and Mediterranean cuisine. The Eggplants, also known as Aubergines, taste particularly delicious in casseroles, marinated or baked. The most well-known form is Solanum melongena with its club-shaped, dark violet…
Brussels sprouts are a real vitamin bomb for the winter. Here you can find out how the healthy, vitamin-rich winter vegetable Brussels sprouts are properly prepared and how you can use a little trick to soften the cabbage taste. The…
For a perfect pizza dough, you really only need a few things. Namely: flour, water, yeast and salt. In some Italian regions, a little less water is used for the pizza dough, but then some good white wine is added.…
Even a simple stew often turns out to be a soul warmer and is a popular dish throughout the year. Stews require little cookware, allow full use of all food resources, are quick and usually easy to cook. Cooking different…
“Better eat the carrots!” – Helge Schneider has been preaching for many years. No sooner said than done – here it comes, carrots have very few calories, but are full of vitamins and healthy ingredients. For example, beta-carotene, which is…