Italian Pasta Salad

For the Italian Pasta Salad, cook the pasta al dente and strain. Pluck basil leaves from stems and set half aside. Blend the rest with coarsely chopped almonds, garlic cloves, curd and cream cheese with a hand blender to a creamy puree, gradually adding the oil. Season to taste with vinegar, pepper and salt. Now … Read more

Mussels Chef’s Style

Cut garlic, onions, carrots and peach into small cubes. Heat the olive oil. Add finely diced vegetables and steam until translucent. Season with freshly ground pepper. Do not add salt. Deglaze with white wine, adding a tiny bit of juice from the peaches at a time, if desired. (My family likes the mussels relatively sweet). … Read more

Frisian Punch

Blanch (over-brew) tea with boiling hot water and steep for 5 min. and strain. Heat with cloves, red wine, cinnamon, anise and sugar and season with lemon and orange juice. Serve with rock candy. Our tip: Use high-quality red wine for a particularly fine taste!

Quick Baguettes

Melt the yeast in 100 g of water. The flour together with the baking malt in the baking bowl of the food processor form, make a bulge. Pour in the yeast water and mix with a little flour to form a thin paste. Let stand for 15 minutes. Add the mineral water and knead everything … Read more

Peach Pie

A cake recipe for all foodies: (*) Cake springform pan of 22-24 cm ø Cover the bottom of the cake springform pan with a parchment paper. Place the edge of the mold on top. Butter the paper and the rim well. Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Dip the peaches briefly in hot water, cool … Read more

Ricotta Ravioli with Parmesan Foam

For the pasta dough, mix eggs, durum wheat semolina, flour, olive oil and salt and knead well. Wrap the dough in cling film and rest for 120 minutes. For the filling, render the butter and lightly cook the chopped arugula in it. Mix with the ricotta. Season well with salt and freshly ground pepper. Roll … Read more

Vegetables Al Forno

Grease a rather shallow gratin dish with oil, a glass dish is best. Now remove the peel from the potatoes, cut them into slices and spread them in the dish. 2. Peel the garlic cloves and slice them. Sprinkle over the potato slices together with the oregano leaves and freshly ground pepper, season with salt. … Read more

Sweet Potato Fries with Chive Sauce

For the sweet potato fries with chive sauce, peel the potatoes, cut into thin sticks, place in a bowl and mix well with the olive oil and salt. Bake in the oven at 180 °C for about 30 – 40 minutes. For the chive sauce, mix the sour cream with salt and the chopped chives … Read more