Legume-Vegetable Soup

For the legume-vegetable soup, soak the mixed legumes in water for at least 12 hours. Then drain the legumes into a sieve and rinse again. Simmer with 1.5 liters of beef broth and a bay leaf for 40 minutes. In the meantime, finely dice the onion, garlic, celery and carrots and sauté in a large … Read more

Liver Tournedos

The liver is best immediately cut into tournedos by the butcher. Rinse the liver briefly, roll it in flour and rub it with the sage and the trace of lemon peel, but do not season it with salt. (Do not salt the liver until after frying or it will be tough.) Heat the vegetable fat … Read more

Cheesecake

For the cheesecake, prepare a shortcrust pastry with the ingredients. Then spread it on a baking tray. For the cream, mix all ingredients. Make a snow from the egg whites and fold into the mixture. Spread the finished cream on the shortcrust base and bake in the oven at low heat for about 1 hour.

Mexican Soup with Tortilla Chips

For the Mexican soup with tortilla chips, first wash and finely chop oregano. Coarsely chop the fresh tomatoes without seeds. Put them in a pot with the canned tomatoes, heat and puree. Clean the mushrooms if necessary and cut them into small pieces. Wash leek and cut into fine rings. Peel onion and chop finely. … Read more

Cevapcici

For the cevapcici, mix all ingredients together well. Form sausages about 5 cm long and fry in a pan.

Spanish Chickpea Stew

Add soaked chickpeas to water or soup. (Some delicatessens also sell canned chickpeas.) Add cleaned and chopped soup vegetables. When cooked, half fry the diced bacon and at this crucial moment add the chopped onions. When they are golden, add them to the stew. Make boiled sausages in the stew or separately in water. You … Read more

Franconian Potato Salad

Boil the potatoes until soft, remove the skin and cut into slices. Finely dice the onion. Mix potatoes (warm), onions with vinegar and clear soup (maybe the diced smoked bacon) and season with salt and pepper. Let the lettuce stand for at least half an hour, then stir in the oil and season repeatedly. If … Read more

The Recipe of the Countess: Roasted Quinces

According to B. Rias-Bucher, the recipe was taken from the cookbook of Philippine Welser, written down in Augsburg around 1545. The 20 year old put it to her trousseau when she married the Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, governor in Bohemia, in 1557. The marriage remained secret for the time being. When Ferdinand of Habsburg senior, … Read more

Stuffed Peppers with Spelt

For Stuffed Peppers with Spelt, soak spelt in 200 ml of soup for half an hour. Preheat oven to 180 °C. Sauté leek onion rings in hot fat for about 3 min, season. Add feta cheese cubes, spelt and chive rolls and season to taste. Fill in the halved, hollowed out peppers. Sprinkle with grated … Read more

Chicken with Asparagus and Sugar Snap Peas

For the chicken with asparagus and sugar snap peas, peel the asparagus, cut into 2 cm pieces and place in boiling salted water for 2 minutes. Rinse with ice cold water and drain. Rinse the sugar snap peas, drain, cut into lozenges and season sparingly with salt and pepper. Massage the cornstarch into the meat … Read more