lamb´s lettuce: sowing, growing, harvesting

its cold outside. there have already been strong frosts at the beginning of the winter and i already gave up every hope that a single plant had survived. but surprise – surprise, there are some very strong little friends outside who can stand the unfriendly weather. there are still black radish and turnips underneath the earth, which are supposed to be frost resistant, but lamb´s lettuce is the only one, which can resist to frost and snow on the surface. Continue reading

cabbage roll, “krautwickel” or “kohlroulade” with mashed potatoes

autumn and winter are the perfect time for savory meals. and for me, cabbage is the mother-of-all savory meals. in particular cabbage roll was one of the typical autumn and winter dishes of my childhood. back then we had no choice than eating regional and seasonal. now, in times of plenty and availability of everything around the whole year, we are finally back to eating regional and seasonal. Continue reading

autumn bonfire, sausage bbq, “steckerlbrot” and marshmallows

all of you who tried to connect the past days i am really sorry, but we had major server problems. but now everything is fine again! being offline did not feel good. to tell you the truth, there have been moments i drove everybody crazy around me. but there have been very delightful moments as well. in this offline peacefullness we had our autumn bonfire, where we burned all the wood we trimmed during the year and most importantly the asperagus fern. Continue reading