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Find an evening meal that suits both your appetite and your schedule. Quick recipes, make-ahead dishes and relaxed weekend favourites make it easier to plan the final meal of the day.

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Nachos with cheese and salsa as a party-friendly New Year's Eve recipe for buffet, guests and midnight snack
27 min New Year's Eve

Nachos with cheese and salsa

Tortilla chips are briefly baked with beans, corn, jalapeños and cheddar and served with salsa, stew and coriander. A flat layer and separately served moist dips keep the nachos crispy longer.

Pulled Pork slider as a party-friendly New Year's Eve recipe for buffet, guests and midnight snack
3 hr 25 min New Year's Eve

Pulled-pork sliders

Spicy pork shoulder is slowly cooked softly with apple juice, crushed, mixed with BBQ sauce and served in mini rolls with cabbage salad. The meat needs low heat until it can easily be pulled apart; dose the sauce only after plucking.

Midnight potato soup as a party-friendly New Year's Eve recipe for buffet, guests and midnight snack
45 min New Year's Eve

Midnight potato soup

Potatoes, leeks and onions are sautéed in butter, softly boiled in vegetable broth and partly puree with cream. Leave a part of the potatoes in place and add roasted onions on the plate to keep the soup structure.

lentil salad with feta and pomegranate as a party-friendly New Year's Eve recipe for buffet, guests and midnight snack
40 min New Year's Eve

Lentil salad with feta and pomegranate

Cooked lentils are marinated lukewarmly with lemon-honey dressing and later mixed with cucumber, feta, parsley and pomegranate. Cook lentils only bite hard and drain well; take in feta and pomegranate only after cooling.

chilli con Carne for the party as a party-friendly New Year's Eve recipe for buffet, guests and midnight snack
1 hr 5 min New Year's Eve

chilli con Carne for the party

Rinderhack is fryed vigorously and cooked with onions, tomato paste, spices, tomatoes, beans and corn to form a thick party chilli. Chop in portion and let the chilli simmer uncovered; add beans only after roasting the spices.

Raclette Pan with potatoes as a party-friendly New Year's Eve recipe for buffet, guests and midnight snack
35 min New Year's Eve

Raclette tray with potatoes

Pre-cooked potatoes, mushrooms, peppers, corn and cucumbers are placed in raclette pans and baked under cheese. Drain the moist ingredients well and do not fill the pans too high to allow the cheese to brown.

Cheese fondue with bread and vegetables as a party-friendly New Year's Eve recipe for buffet, guests and midnight snack
45 min New Year's Eve

Cheese fondue with bread and vegetables

Mountain cheese and Emmentaler are melted in hot white wine and bound with garlic and stirred starch. Stir in cheese at medium heat and do not boil, otherwise the fat can separate from the mass.

Puff pastry snails with pesto as a party-friendly New Year's Eve recipe for buffet, guests and midnight snack
33 min New Year's Eve

Pesto puff pastry pinwheels

Puff pastry is coated with pesto, parmesan and dried tomatoes, rolled up, cooled and baked in slices crispy. A short cooling time stabilizes the roll; a sharp knife prevents the snails from being pressed together when cutting.

Mini quiche with leek and cheese as a party-friendly New Year's Eve recipe for buffet, guests and midnight snack
47 min New Year's Eve

Mini quiche with leek and cheese

Mürbeig is pressed in small forms and baked with sweated leek, egg-sahn cast and Gouda. Let leeks evaporate before filling and do not overfill the moulds, so that the bottom and casts cook cleanly.

Party frikadelles with dip as a party-friendly New Year's Eve recipe for buffet, guests and midnight snack
43 min New Year's Eve

Party meatballs with dip

Minced meat is mixed with egg, bread, onion, mustard and parsley, formed into small fricadelles and fry all around. Mix the mixture only briefly and fry a sample fricadelle before the rest of the seasoning is fixed.

chestnut soup with cream as a festive Christmas recipe for Advent, holidays and cosy family dinners
40 min Christmas

Creamy chestnut soup

Marons, onion and potato are softly cooked with white wine and vegetable broth, puree and finished with cream and thyme. Let the white wine boil completely and add the cream only after pureing so that the soup tastes round instead of alcoholic.

Brussels sprouts with cheese as a festive Christmas recipe for Advent, holidays and homely family dinners
55 min Christmas

Brussels sprouts gratin with cheese

Blanched Brussels sprouts are put into shape with cream, milk and nutmeg, and burgundy under mountain cheese and brittle golden brown. Cook Brussels sprouts just a little bit and leave them to steam dry well, so that they do not become soft in the oven and the sauce does not become thin.

Breed fondue with dips as a festive Christmas recipe for Advent, holidays and cosy family dinners
55 min Christmas

Broth fondue with dips

Thin pieces of meat, broccoli and pre-cooked potatoes are cooked at the table in hot beef broth and eaten with herbal and mustard dip. The broth must cook gently, raw meat needs separate plates and poultry must cook completely.

Raclette Pans with vegetables as a festive Christmas recipe for Advent, holidays and cosy family dinners
35 min Christmas

Raclette tray with vegetables

Pre-cooked potatoes, peppers, mushrooms and corn are distributed in prunes and baked under raclette cheese. Cut the vegetables into small and drain well so that the cheese browns instead of swimming in liquid.

Duck breast with orange sauce as a festive Christmas recipe for Advent, holidays and cosy family dinners
55 min Christmas

Duck breast with orange sauce

Duck breasts are slowly left out on the skin side and fry crispy, then rest and are served with reduced orange sauce. Put the skin cold in the pan and drain the fat regularly; only cut across to the fiber after rest.

Vegetarian nut roast as a festive Christmas recipe for Advent, holidays and cosy family dinners
1 hr 20 min Christmas

Vegetarian nut roast

Cooked lentils, roasted walnuts, fried mushrooms, oatmeal, egg and herbs are mixed into a formable mass and baked as a nut roast. Fry mushrooms dry and let the mixture swell before forming; hold them together, but not pressed firmly.

Salmon fillet with honey-mustard crust as a festive Christmas recipe for Advent, holidays and cosy family dinners
38 min Christmas

Salmon fillet with honey mustard crust

Salmon fillets are coated with a mixture of honey, mustard, dill and crumbs and cooked juicyly in the oven. The crust may brown while the salmon core remains translucent; check the cooking time early on thin fillets.

Potato salad with sausages as a festive Christmas recipe for Advent, holidays and cosy family dinners
1 hr 20 min Christmas

Potato salad with sausage

Potato slices are still marinated warm with hot broth, vinegar, oil, mustard, onion and cucumber and served with sausages. Add broth gradually, because potato varieties absorb different amounts; the salad should be juicy, not soupy.

beef roulades with dumplings as a festive Christmas recipe for Advent, holidays and cosy family dinners
2 hr 35 min Christmas

Beef roulades with dumplings

beef roulades are filled with mustard, bacon, cucumber and onion, fried and slowly softly stewed in the back. Tie the roulades tightly and brown all around; they are ready when a fork glides into the meat without resistance.

Christmas goose with red cabbage as a festive Christmas recipe for Advent, holidays and cosy family dinners
4 hr 10 min Christmas

Christmas goose with red cabbage

Fill the goose with apple, onion and bye-foot, fry slowly and pour out several times with frying juice; red cabbage cooks separately. Drain fat regularly, test the core temperature on the club and let the goose rest before tranching.

Field salad with pomegranate as a festive Christmas recipe for Advent, holidays and cosy family dinners
15 min Christmas

Lamb's lettuce with pomegranate

Field salad with pomegranate is a festive winter salad without stove. Field salad, pomegranate seeds, orange, walnuts, feta and honey-senf dressing ensure freshness on the Christmas table.

Pumpkin risotto with sage as a creative Halloween recipe for party buffet, family evening and creepy snacks
45 min Halloween

Pumpkin risotto with sage

Pumpkin cubes are toasted, risotto rice is then cooked creamy with onion and hot broth and is completed with sage, butter and parmesan. Add broth only in portions and crush a portion of the pumpkin so that the risotto binds without becoming pulpy.

Halloween nachos with cheese as a creative Halloween recipe for party buffet, family evening and creepy snacks
27 min Halloween

Halloween nachos with cheese

Tortilla chips are covered with beans, corn, jalapeños and cheddar and bake only until the cheese is melted. Spread chips in a wide, not too high layer and serve salsa and stew separately so that they remain crispy.

Sweet potato spirits from the oven as a creative Halloween recipe for party buffet, family evening and creepy snacks
45 min Halloween

Sweet potato ghosts from the oven

Sweet potato slices are cut out as ghosts, seasoned with starch, oil and paprika and baked crispy in the oven. Cut the slices equally thick and place on the sheet by far; attach olive eyes only after baking.

Monster tacos with guacamole as a creative Halloween recipe for party buffet, family evening and creepy snacks
35 min Halloween

Monster tacos with guacamole

Black beans and corn are heated with cumin, filled in crispy taco bowls and decorated with salad, tomato and fresh guacamole. Prepare guacamole just before serving and fill the taco bowls at the table to keep both fresh.