Practical Lunch Recipes for Every Day

1 hr 50 min German

Pea soup with sausages

Sauté the onion, carrots, leeks and celery in oil. Add the peas, stock, bay leaf and marjoram and cook gently.

1 hr 20 min German

Chicken fricassee with rice

Cook the chicken gently with the stock, bay leaf and salt until tender. Collect the stock. Remove the chicken, let cool a little and divide into bite-sized pieces.

30 min Summer

Lemon Orzo with Spinach and Feta

Orzo is cooked with onion in vegetable stock and then finished with spinach, feta, lemon and herbs until creamy. Stir frequently and dose the liquid as needed, because Orzo gives off starch; spinach and feta are only added at the end.

45 min Summer

Grilled potato salad with arugula

Boiled potatoes are browned on the grill and mixed lukewarm with mustard-apple vinegar dressing, tomatoes, onion, rocket and seeds. Let the potatoes evaporate completely before they are put on the grill; fold the rocket into the lukewarm mixture.

1 hr 15 min Summer

Melon and cucumber gazpacho

Melon and Cucumber Gazpacho is a cold summer soup made from melon, cucumber, yoghurt, lime, mint and olive oil. It is finely pureed and served well chilled.

15 min Summer

Mango and avocado salad with lime

Mango-avocado salad with lime is a fruity summer salad without heat. Ripe mango, creamy avocado, cucumber, red onion, mint and lime dressing are freshly mixed.

50 min Winter

Ham and pasta bake

Tight-boiled pasta is mixed with ham, onion and egg-cream and baked under Gouda. Cook the pasta for two minutes less and let the casserole rest, so that it does not soften in the oven and the pour binds.

55 min Winter

Kohlrabi carrot stew

Cook kohlrabi, carrots, potatoes and onion in vegetable stock, then round off the stew with a little cream, butter and parsley. Cut vegetables into similar sizes and add kohlrabi leaves at the end so that all pieces remain evenly cooked.

55 min Winter

Vegetarian Bean chilli

Roast the peppers and onions with cumin and boil them with tomatoes, kidney beans, black beans and corn. Rinse the beans well and reduce the chilli open so that it thickens without the pulses falling apart.

35 min Winter

Fish fillet with mustard sauce

Fish fillets are briefly fried in butter and then pulled in a mild sauce of shallot, mustard, cream, lemon and dill. Turn fish only once and do not boil the sauce too much, so that the fillet and cream remain smooth.

45 min Winter

Beetroot risotto

Cook the beetroot and risotto rice until creamy with onion and hot stock, before parmesan, balsamic vinegar and thyme round off the rice. Add the stock in portions and chop the beetroot finely or puree it in part to ensure a balanced colour and bite.

35 min Winter

Cheese spaetzle with crispy onions

Heat the spaetzle with butter and cream, layer it in portions with mountain cheese and serve with slow-browned roasted onions. Melt the cheese over a low heat and brown the onions separately to keep the spaetzle creamy and the topping crispy.

40 min Winter

creamy mushroom soup

Mushrooms are fried in dark portions, boiled with onion and thyme and partly pureed with stock and cream. Mushrooms need space and high heat, otherwise they give off water; some browned slices are retained as a garnish.

2 hr 25 min Winter

Roast pork with sauerkraut

Roast pork is rubbed with mustard, fried all around and slowly cooked with onions, broth, cumin, bay leaf and sauerkraut. Check the core temperature and let the roast rest before slicing; if necessary, add sauerkraut later.

55 min Winter

Chicken Casserole with Broccoli

Chicken pieces are fried, put into the tin with blanched broccoli and cream sauce and cooked under Gouda. Blanch broccoli only briefly and do not pre-fry the chicken completely so that both remain juicy in the oven.

1 hr Winter

Baked potatoes with herb quark

Large potatoes are baked in the oven until soft and crispy and served with a cool curd of yoghurt, herbs, garlic and lemon. Prick potatoes several times and bake directly on the grill; let the herb curd steep in the meantime.

1 hr 20 min Winter

Savoy cabbage rolls with ground beef

Blanched savoy cabbage leaves are stuffed with spiced minced meat, rolled up, fried and braised in broth until soft. Cut the thick leaf ribs flat and seam the roulades down to keep them closed.

1 hr Winter

Lentil soup with sausages

Lentils, carrots, potatoes and leeks are cooked with marjoram in vegetable broth, then sausage slices are heated up. Add vinegar only at the end, because acidity can delay the softening of the lentils.

2 hr 25 min Winter

Beef stew with root vegetables

Beef goulash is sautéed vigorously and gently braised with onions, tomato paste, stock, bay leaves, carrots, celery and potatoes. Add vegetables after cooking and simmer the stew gently until the meat is tender without resistance.

40 min New Year's Eve

Lentil salad with feta and pomegranate

Cooked lentils are marinated lukewarm with lemon-honey dressing and later mixed with cucumber, feta, parsley and pomegranate. Cook lentils only al dente and drain well; fold in feta and pomegranate only after cooling.

40 min Christmas

Creamy chestnut soup

Boil chestnuts, onion and potatoes until soft with white wine and vegetable stock, puree and finish with cream and thyme. Bring the white wine to a boil and add the cream only after pureeing, so that the soup tastes round instead of alcoholic.

15 min Christmas

Lamb's lettuce with pomegranate

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

45 min Halloween

Pumpkin risotto with sage

Roast the pumpkin cubes, then cook the risotto rice with onion and hot stock until creamy, and finish with sage, butter and Parmesan. Add the stock in portions only and mash part of the pumpkin so that the risotto binds without becoming mushy.

35 min Halloween

Monster tacos with guacamole

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

45 min Halloween

Bloody beetroot soup

Beetroot, potato, apple and onion are boiled in broth until soft, finely pureed and balanced with apple cider vinegar and sour cream. Do not add vinegar and sour cream until pureed, so that colour, acidity and creaminess remain controllable.