Asparagus salad with snow peas and orange dressing

Finally spring. Finally asparagus time. Actually, asparagus is a light spring vegetable, BUT what happens when it is eaten with hollandaise sauce, potatoes and ham? Well, my recipe for an asparagus salad with snow peas and orange dressing is much lighter.

Make meatballs yourself – that’s how it works

You want to make meatballs yourself and don’t know how? Here I present you my ultimate meatball recipe for the juiciest and tastiest meatballs in the world. The trick is actually the cream, you won’t believe it…

Mango Chili Dressing – sensational with salad

Something new on top of the salad: Today I will present you a delicious recipe for an exotic mango chili dressing. My favorite captain brought the recipe from the ship. It comes from an Indonesian ship’s cook. The combination of sweet mango and hot chili rounds off your salad exceptionally and deliciously.

Use of leftovers: Fish cakes made from cooked fish

Cooking with leftovers is not only sustainable, but also a creative way to conjure up delicious dishes. This easy recipe turns cooked fish into deliciously juicy fish cakes while creating a whole new dish from leftovers.

Saddle of venison on the bone with orange sauce – simply Christmassy!

A very special holiday roast for the upcoming Christmas celebrations: A whole saddle of venison cooked on the bone in orange sauce! Here I will tell you my recipe, which is guaranteed to succeed and leave a powerful impression.

Maa’ Deyo “Hyperbels” – Hamburg has a new stage

A new event space was opened in the basement of the Maa’ Deyo restaurant last Thursday. At the “Hyperbels Concert Evenings” the finest free improvisation and free jazz is played in an intimate setting with a maximum of 30 visitors, while South American fusion cuisine is celebrated upstairs. Great!

Mortadella rolls – cicchetti like at Al Bottegon in Venice

At the Al Bottegon, I am overwhelmed by the multitude of different cicchetti on display. The mortadella rolls according to Al Bottegon’s recipe are also available from time to time at our home in northern Germany.

Venetian cicchetti with figs, robiola and pistachios

This recipe for fine fig cicchetti is super easy, really quick to make and a real eye-catcher on your cicchetti buffet. The Italian soft cheese Robiola flatters the figs and is topped with a nutty crunch of pistachios.

Cicchetti & Spritz – this is Venice!

Venice offers cicchetti in an incredible range – from the very simple “cut” to the noble cicchetto, which almost means the effort of a small dish. But it’s not always just the cicchetti that create the experience, sometimes it’s certain originals behind the counter. For example Sam at Arcicchetti Bákaro near Piazzale Roma.