Mushrooms
Mushrooms are a frequent companion to my meals, particulary in autumn when you get a nice range of different varieties at the market. I like them most when cooked soft but with a little bite remaining - I find this is how they develop the best and strongest aroma. Even if I use them for salads I never add them raw (I find them rather insipid then) but grill them for only a few moments so their flavour can expand.
Hijiki Seaweed Salad with Sesame Dressing
By now my Japanese skills are about good enough to more or less get me through every day life without major accidents... [more]
Marinated Chicken on Shiitake Bed
There’s actually not all that much news to tell this week. Simon and I decided to enjoy the sunny weather on Saturday and made a spontaneous daytrip to Yokohama... [more]
Pan-Fried Black Octopus Rice
I’m going on a little trip to Japan tomorow! The opportunity to go back to Tokyo has come up sooner than I had expected... [more]
Seared Salmon Bedded on Chanterelles and Hijiki
Last week I visited my parents in the southern Austrian city of Klagenfurt. I had promised them parents to prepare a Japanese dinner one evening... [more]
Shiitake Yakitori
After two weeks of talking about nothing but salads, you might already suspect I’ve turned vegetarian. But no worries – I’ve been eating more substantial stuff, too... [more]
Spicy Salmon, Steamed Spinach and Soba
After having resolved all major issues concerning our new kitchen I get along quite well with cooking. I am particularly impressed by my portable induction heaters... [more]
Spicy Vegetable Stew with Seared Scallops
After all the weekend trips in the past few weeks I have at last spent a whole weekend at home again, doing some casual cooking all on my own... [more]
Udon Noodle Pot with Stewed Veggies and Prawns
Lately I woke up one morning and felt that something was different. Yes – I had actually slept through the night, without being woken up by the cicadas at dawn... [more]
Balsamic Lentils with Seared Monkfish Bits
On Sunday Simon and I celebrated “let’s eat up all the fine food before we leave for Japan – part II”; starring some delicious little Puy lentils, some extra reserve balsamic vinegar... [more]
Salad with Mushrooms and Sherry Dressing
I am a big fan of salad, also beyond spring and summer. I find a nice salad, maybe with some mushrooms, very suitable for the colder seasons when main courses get rather rich... [more]
Sautéed Mushrooms with Basil Oil
The good thing about mushrooms is they do not require a lot of elaboration to make them very tasty. They can simply be sautéed in olive oil and equipped with some garnish...[more]
Thick & Creamy Shiitake Soup
It has become really warm and sunny last week, almost spring-like. But before we declare winter as finally over for this year, I wanted to post one more of my wintery cream soup recipes... [more]
Warm Chanterelle Salad
I didn't do any particularly memorable cooking this week, but luckily I still have an unposted recipe in stock, which is also very suitable for the current autumn season... [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]
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]
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]
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]
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]