We are growing a Holy Basil and as its getting huge we are always in search for new recipes. Yesterday I dediced to do some Vietnamese Fresh Rolls. Ingredients: Rice Paper Wrappers Glass noodles 1 carrot (I grated it, you can cut it julienne) 1 piece of fried tofu (cut in small cubes) 1 small…
Category: vegetarian
Pizza dough – base recipe
I love pizza and my favourite comes from a wood fired oven. From time to time we cook it at home as well and I use a recipe which is adapted for this purpose. Ingredients for 2 people: 130 gr Flour – I use half white flour and the other half durum wheat semolina (grinder…
Home made ravioli with Pumpkin and gorgonzola piccante filling
There is a very nice Christmas market at our main station and one stall is selling great italian cheeses. That’s where I got a fantastic gorgonzola piccante … Ingredients: For the Pasta 100gr of flour 100gr of wheat bran 1 egg a pinch of salt water (as needed) For the filling: 100gr of pumpkin cooked…
Mailänderli – Christmas Biscuits
And here the recipe for the second batch of biscuits, Mailänderli. Ingredients: 250 gr Butter 250 gr Sugar 2 tbsp Vanilla sugar 500 gr Flour 2 eggs the zest of 1 untreated lemon some more flour to roll the dough 2 egg yokes to spread Mix the butter till soft and foamy. Add the sugar, the…
Spitzbuben – Christmas biscuits
Got a nice Cooking Machine as anticipated Christmas gift, so I thought of using it a bit… Ingredients: 250 gr Butter 125 gr Sugar 2 tbsp Vanilla Sugar 1 pinch of salt 1 egg white 350 gr of white flour 200gr redcurrant jelly icing sugar Mix the butter till soft with the mixer/cooking machine). Add…
Miso Eggplant Stir Fry
This was a real discovery. Very easy but tasty recipe. Ingredients: 5 small eggplants 1-2 red hot chilli 50 ml soup stock 2 tablespoon sake 2 tablespoon sugar 2 tablespoon miso (i used red miso) some sesame oil First of all peel some strips of the eggplants (alternatively) and then cut in small stripes. Chop…
Hokkaido pumpkin soup
I got inspired again by one of those nice Hokkaido pumpkin in a beautiful orange. This time I gonna make a soup Ingredients: 1 Hokkaido pumpkin 1 red onion 700 gr chicken or vegetable stock Olive oil 200 ml cream salt and pepper Peel the pumpkin, take out the seeds and cut the pumpkin in…
Vegetarian red thai curry with Pumpkin
Saw a very nice red kuri squash and got inspired, let’s try a curry. Ingredients: 1 small kuri squash (cook it in the oven first for 35 min at 180° cut in slices) 2 small pak choi 4 small baby corns some button mushrooms 1 package fresh string bean 1 very small cauliflower 1 tin…
Ravioli with Gorgonzola Spinach and Ricotta filling
Wanted to do some home made raviolis. I use the same recipe for the pasta as I used some time ago. home made pasta. In a pan I put some live oil, some butter, chopped onions and some garlic. Add the spinach and cook for about 5 minutes until soft. Put the spinach in a mixer…
Risotto with Mushrooms, Cognac and cream
Yesterday we were shopping food and got inspired, it’s again mushroom season. Here a little unconventional risotto, if you are on a diet, just reduce the rice amount and add more mushrooms. Ingredients for 2: 50 gr Butter 150 gr Mushrooms cut in small pieces ( I took Chanterelles, Japanese Shimeji and Eryngii) 1 spoon…
The epicurean kitten 