Main Courses
Breznknödel
A couple of weeks ago we had friends visiting from Zurich and decided this was a great opportunity for a Bavarian "Weisswurstfrühstück"... [more]
Chanterelles and Beef Pasta with Balsamic Sauce
Although you can get mushrooms all year round I most enjoy them in autumn. For lazy people like me Viktualienmarkt in Munich offers wild mushrooms cleaned and sliced... [more]
Chicken & Mushroom Sautée in Sherry Cream Sauce
Back in Munich, in our nice big kitchen. But having been away for so long, unfortunately there are some nasty surprises, too... [more]
Chicken Breast Filets with Spicy Red Peppers
I have recently developed a new enthusiasm for chicken breast. When I recently tried out a specialty butcher I had to admit that the difference to supermarket quality is HUGE... [more]
Chicken Breast with Curry-Flavoured Kohlrabi
I have to admit I have never cooked kohlrabi before this. I somehow associated our local vegetables with rather traditional and little creative dishes...[more]
Extended Sauce Bolognese
After all the heavy feasting over Christmas and New Year Simon and I were really longing for just a very simple meal. Some quick pasta with sauce bolognese would do... [more]
Finely Spiced Ratatouille with Rice and Veal Filet
I was lucky enough to grow up in a home where cooking was considered a pleasure rather than an inconvenient chore... The only thing we ever bought in cans was peeled tomatoes... [more]
Fussili Nipponese
There are certain dishes I make regularly for every-day-meals, tasty but rather quick and simple to prepare. These dishes come and go in phases... [more]
Ginger & Curry Spiced Rabbit Rack
Just a quick note in the midst of our busy Christmas and New Year travel schedule... [more]
Ginger and Garlic Rubbed Beef Filet
After our long absence I now feel kind of settled in Munich again. The first time I felt like really, really "coming home" to this city was after my first extended visit to Viktualienmarkt... [more]
Goulash
Although somewhat knackered from yesterday night I will of course not miss to post my New Year’s recipe! For our little New Year’s Eve party I decided to make goulash... [more]
Japanese Buckwheat Noodles with Beef and Morels
Now it is finally official: we will spend the rest of 2008 in Tokyo! In my over-excitement I popped into a Japanese store and bought a package of buckwheat noodles... [more]
Kohlrabi-Coconut Milk Pasta Sauce
I have recently discovered a new favourite fruit and vegetable stand at Munich’s Viktualienmarkt. Most of what "Gut zum Leben" have on offer comes from their own farmland... [more]
Orange-Flavoured Duck Breast
I’ve just come home from a nice pre-Christmas break at my parents’. As they are both quite enthusiastic about cooking their dinner plans were already tight...[more]
Pasta with Pumpkin, Maroon Carrots and Chicken
As usual I strolled around Viktualienmarkt last Friday, looking for a concept of what to cook on the weekend. I decided to buy a chunk of a very nice looking pumpkin... [more]
Penne Salami
We were high up in the mountains deep in the Switzerland... Coming back home to Munich on Sunday afternoon I realized it had completely slipped my mind to provide for anything to eat... [more]
Porcini & Prawn Cream Tagliatelle
The combination of mushrooms and seafood is not really the most likely one. But though the flavour of prawns tasting of the freshness of the sea... [more]
Quick Broccoli Penne
I just arrived "home" to Tokyo yesterday morning after a fabulous month Europe...[more]
Sake-Stewed, Ginger-Spiced Veggies with Farfalle
Actually I had something else in mind for this week’s post. But unfortunately, my attempt to recreate my beloved "matcha frappuchino" did not go quite as planned... [more]
Schinkenfleckerln
Recently three of my Japanese friends came to Germany [...] and for their first evening I invited them over for dinner with the idea to treat them to some Austrian food... [more]
Sole Filet with Lemon Zest and Garlic Butter
Ok. It has officially been too long since the last update of my website. Last weekend a friend pointed out to me that there's still the last winter soup on my page... [more]
Stuffed Pimientos del Piquillo with Saffron Sauce
Only few weeks to go until we leave for Japan, so I combed through all the things I need to use up. I found a glass of pimientos del piquillo, a specialty from Spain... [more]
Veal Medaillons in Lime and Sage Sauce
Last Christmas Simon made me a beautiful present: a cookery course with Munich celebrity chef Schuhbeck, which inspired me to create this tasty lime-sage sauce...[more]
Venison Loin Filet with Herb Crust
It's hunting season. No, I don't like to shoot, nor do I see any attraction in freezing on a raised hide on a cold autumn morning. But I like the result when others do it for me..[more]
Warming Chanterelle and Lentil Stew
It seems like we skipped autumn this year, and went straight from summer to winter. I couldn't believe my eyes when it was actually snowing here in Munich last week... [more]