Dried Beans and Pumpkin Stew with Lamb

Soak the beans in water for one night. Season the lamb and fry in a little oil. Add the onion, apple and curry powder and fry for a short time. Add coconut milk and stew at low temperature until soft. Finally, add the pumpkin and simmer for five minutes. Soften the beans in the soup … Read more

Baked Bananas

For baked bananas preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius. Place bananas with peel in aluminum foil. Cut the top, fill with honey, cinnamon and chocolate shavings and then bake in the oven for about 15 minutes.

Marzipan Almond Stars

For the marzipan-almond stars, cream the butter with sugar and vanilla sugar, sift flour with baking powder and stir in alternately with the almonds and milk. Chill the dough for an hour, preheat the oven to 180 °C, cut out stars and bake for about 10 minutes. Knead marzipan paste with powdered sugar and roll … Read more

Brown Gravy

*For one l Fry the bones in vegetable fat or lard until hot and round. When the bones have a uniform dark brown color, add the coarsely chopped onions, celery and carrots and fry. Finally add the leek. Add the tomato paste and extinguish with the red wine. Fill up with cold water and cook … Read more

Tagliatelle with Zucchini Sauce

For the zucchini sauce, wash the zucchini, cut in half crosswise and cut into thin strips (best with the help of a slicer or a large paring knife) . Heat olive oil with fresh, crushed garlic in a pan and add the zucchini strips. Season with salt and pepper. Let the zucchini soften, turning them … Read more

Chinese Squid

Put a saucepan with plenty of salted water, add the peperocini and the squid, let it boil, wait for about 20 minutes and it’s ready! The octopus can now be enjoyed without any additions. P.S.: The recipe for this comes from an old man on the island of Elba, who in his time stood in … Read more

Tomato Chutney

Puree the tomatoes with the water and set aside. Heat the oil. Add the mustard seeds. Cover the saucepan until the mustard seeds stop popping. Then roast the following 6 spices and the ginger in it for 1 minute. Later add the tomatoes, asafoetida and salt. Simmer gently over medium heat for about 20-30 minutes … Read more

Monkfish with Porcini Mushroom Sauce From the Steamer

For the monkfish, soak porcini mushrooms overnight, then drain and chop. Place shallot cubes with butter in an unperforated steamer basket and steam covered (at 100°C for 4 minutes or at 120°C for 2 minutes). Add the finely chopped mushrooms and sauté for 2 minutes. Skin the monkfish and acidify with lemon. Place in an … Read more

Cranberries in Red Wine

Sort out the cranberries, rinse and drain. Bring the fruit to a boil with the sugar, stirring, then add the red wine, lemon zest and cloves. Keep on low until the berries are soft. Lift cranberries out of gravy with a slotted ladle. Boil gravy until it thickens slightly. Pour in berries one more time … Read more