the austrian cuisine event inspired me to write this post. this tarte is extraordinary delicious and i planned to write about it already last year with our very, very first few asparagus. but last year the picture was not good … Continue reading →
green asparagus and crunchy radish, what tastes more like spring than this combination? the green asparagus is baked in the oven for a few minutes only to stay crunchy and the radishes add their freshness, topped with a light olive … Continue reading →
ladies and gentleman, this is our first asparagus harvest; so we enter a new annual spring series here: asparagus en masse! my parents had asparagus in their garden when i was a child. and i remember years where we had … Continue reading →
for me, all those seasonal vegetables trigger the same phenomenon. during the whole year, while thinking about bear´s garlic, i have very concrete dishes in mind. this year it has been pasta with bear´s garlic pesto, bear´s garlic butter and … Continue reading →
finally it is spring! and bear´s garlic is the very first edible forerunner of the beginning gardening season. it is the very first green, even before stinging nettles starts to grow. i was waiting for weeks to drive to my bear´s … Continue reading →
i love asian soups! in most of the cases they are so simple to prepare and they are much more delicate and aromatic as most other countries’ cuisins soups are. and to cook this soup you (almost) not even need any … Continue reading →
harvesting this celery now is really amazing! it all started with my indoor propagation by seed in early spring. when the celery seeds started to sprout the celery has been like a pin and now, one summer later, one single … Continue reading →
did you know that for some vegetables there are two seasons per year? spinach for example you can sow in march and harvest in may/june the first time and a second time you can sow it in august and harvest … Continue reading →
i don´t know how many birthday cakes one get´s in life. maybe not one cake per year, but surely many. and how many birthday cakes can you recall spontaneously, even though every single one has been prepared and given with … Continue reading →
onions are easy to grow and good to store. and in addition, they are great supporters to fight pests of neighboring vegetables, such as strawberries, carrots and lettuces.
