Eggs in Mustard Sauce with Spinach / Eier in Senfsoße
Saturday, March 04, 2023Eggs in Mustard Sauce (Eier in Senfsoße in German) is the ultimate German comfort food. Soft- or hard-boiled eggs with a creamy mustard sauce and they pair really well with boiled or mashed potatoes or even rice. Traditionally this mustard sauce is thickened with a roux, but I wanted to keep it keto and used heavy cream and German sour cream as thickeners. I have also added some toasted walnuts as a topping for some extra crunch, but it's completely optional.
Fennel Salad with Orange and Dried Cherry Tomatoes
Thursday, March 02, 2023This fresh, crunchy, aromatic salad combines delicate aniseed-flavoured fennel, peppery rocket leaves, sweet tangy citrus, distinctively tart, chewy dried cherry tomatoes and a simple salad dressing for a full-flavoured side dish or light lunch. Oranges can be swapped with mandarine or clementine, if desired. You can even throw in some toasted chickpeas, nuts, or seeds for extra crunch and nutrients.
Baked Salmon with Green Asparagus
Tuesday, February 28, 2023Whip up this quick and easy one pan salmon recipe for your dinner! In just 20 minutes, you can have a complete dinner ready to serve your family. Salmon and asparagus are baked together with compound butter infused with lemon and fresh herbs that add depth of flavour and richness to the dish. It's gluten-free and keto-friendly.
Maritozzi Buns with Marmalade and Pistachios
Sunday, February 26, 2023Maritozzi are classic dessert buns from Rome made with an enriched dough and filled generously with cream. Unlike the traditional one, I filled these buns not only with cream, but also with a homemade marmalade (lemon curd would be excellent too) and some chopped pistachios. Enjoy them as a breakfast or an afternoon pick-me-up with a pot of freshly brewed coffee. The whipped cream can be garnished with chocolate or other nuts too. Maritozzi are best served on the day but the buns can be made a day in advance if needed. If 8 is too many, freeze half of the unfilled buns, and use them later as burger buns, or to make more maritozzi.
Roasted Purple Potato Wedges with Frankfurt Green Sauce
Friday, February 24, 2023Frankfurt green sauce / Frankfurter Grüne Soße from Germany is a creamy blend of fresh herbs, yogurt, sour cream, and oil that is usually served cold with hard-boiled eggs, boiled potatoes (great with roasted potatoes too) or meat. Traditionally it is made of seven different kinds of herbs: borage / Borretsch, chervil / Kerbel, cress / Kresse, parsley / Petersilie, salad burnet / Pimpinelle, sorrel / Sauerampfer and chives / Schnittlauch. I simply used a mixture of fresh herbs and greens, so put together your own mixture if you cannot find all the taditional herbs.
This healthy combination of seven tasty and finely balanced herbs was one of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's favourites. A famous myth is that this sauce was invented by his mother. Actually, the first green sauce recipe was published in 1860 in a cookbook by Wilhelmine Rührig.
This distinctive green sauce is a perfect bold partner for those roasted purple potato wedges. This recipe will probably make more green sauce than you need but it is delicious on many things, such as toasted sourdough bread, roasted carrots, pumpkins or bbq chicken.