this recipe has a special relation with me as it is from a magazine that disappeared already twice for some time. so there was one rhubarb season when i was unable to bake it and feared that we have accidentially thrown the magazine away. but now it will be saved in the digital now for future seasons. Continue reading
tomatoes are very easy to grow if you pay attention to some small things. first of all they need a plant pot that is big enough. secondly, the fruits don’t like rain. and finally you have to pinch the tomatoes during the whole growing period not to get a jungle and to bring all the tomatoes “energy” into the fruits. Continue reading
these have been the best asparagus tartlets i ever had! it might be due to the homemade ricotta or because of the lemony flavor of the whole thing or the fresh herbs on top – i don’t know. and it doesn’t matter, they are simply excellent … and they look very beautiful by the way! Continue reading
asparagus and smoked salmon is a very comforting combination. add a poached egg can’t be wrong in the most cases. but the extra kick of this dish are the bread crumbs and almonds roasted with cumin. asparagus and cumin, a combination which really surprised me and i was very skeptical while adding half a teaspoon of it into the pan, but it fits perfectly together! Continue reading
this fresh and cold soup is just a perfect lunch for such sunny and warm days like we just had. or it can also be a nice amuse gueule served in a tiny jar or shot glass. Continue reading
this is the ideal pizza during spring time: with green asparagus. you can combine the green asparagus with whatever you like, there are so many combinations i can imagine. this time we had green asparagus with salami, bear’s garlic pesto and poppy seeds crumble and a second one with green asparagus, bacon (or without), ricotta and fresh herbs. Continue reading
i guess if the bakery girl of torte und worte would not have asked, i would never have had the idea to make some dandelion flower syrup. she was too late to pick the dandelion flowers in her garden, but we still had millions of them. so one thing added to the other and — alley-oop … the child and me sat down in the meadow collecting thousands and thousands of dandelion petals. Continue reading
we already had the classic asparagus dishes with sauce hollandaise, brown butter or egg and ham and they are super delicious every time. never the less it is fun to extend the repertoire by testing new ideas over and over again. Continue reading
oh i wish we still had some of this gorgeous rhubarb tart with this bloomy flavored woodruff ice cream. and i can’t even decide which was more delicious, the rhubarb tart, the woodruff ice cream or the combination of both. Continue reading
there are ingredients which are so good that you don’t need to do a lot to transform them into an extraordinarily delicious meal. one of them is asparagus! Continue reading