Recipes for Seasons, Holidays and Special Occasions

Guide

Discover recipes by season and occasion

Each season brings its own ingredients, flavours and cooking ideas. In spring, the focus is on wild garlic, asparagus, peas, rhubarb and fresh herbs. In summer, tomatoes, berries, zucchini, cucumbers, grilled dishes and light desserts are particularly good.

When it gets cooler outside, the food can be stronger and more warm: pumpkins, mushrooms, apples, cabbage, potatoes, root vegetables, casseroles, soups and stews characterize autumn and winter.

On public holidays there is also planning. Some dishes can be prepared in advance, others taste best freshly prepared. Here you will find recipe ideas that fit both taste and organization to the respective occasion.

Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter

Spring recipes

Spring recipes are fresh, light and full of green flavours. Asparagus, wild garlic, peas, radishes, young potatoes and rhubarb provide varied dishes after the winter months.

Discover salads, pasta, quiches, oven dishes, light desserts and simple ideas with fresh herbs.

Summer recipes

In summer, uncomplicated dishes are in demand, which taste fresh and can be prepared in advance. Salads, grill dishes, cold soups, bowls, fish, vegetables, berries and desserts in the glass are particularly good for warm days.

Many summer recipes are suitable for balcony, terrace, garden, picnic or a relaxing meal with guests.

Autumn recipes

The autumn brings strong, aromatic ingredients to the table. Pumpkin, mushrooms, apples, pears, cabbage and root vegetables fit perfectly with soups, oven dishes, pasta, casseroles and stews.

These recipes are ideal if you like it hearty, seasonal and cosy.

Winter recipes

Winter recipes can warm and fill up. Potatoes, cabbage, legumes, root vegetables, noodles and creamy sauces form a good basis for soups, stews, casseroles and oven dishes.

Also sweet classics like rice pudding, crumble, pancakes or hot drinks fit perfectly into the cold season.

Recipes for holidays and special moments

Easter recipes

Easter is a nice opportunity for a relaxing breakfast, brunch or family dinner. Eggs, yeast dough, asparagus, herbs, lamb, fish and springy desserts are particularly well suited to the Easter table.

Here you will find ideas for Easter breakfast, brunch, cakes, main dishes and desserts.

Halloween recipes

Halloween can be playful, colorful or a little scary. Pumpkin, finger food, hearty snacks, dark desserts and funny shapes make simple recipes suitable ideas for children, family or a Halloween party.

Many Halloween recipes can be prepared and served well as a buffet.

Christmas recipes

At Christmas, the focus is on common meals, familiar aromas and good preparation. Roasts, potato side dishes, red cabbage, winter vegetables, cookies, nuts, spices and festive desserts ensure a cosy meal with family or guests.

Here you will find classic Christmas dishes as well as uncomplicated ideas that make you less stressful on the day of the festival.

New Year's Eve recipes

New Year's Eve recipes should be sociable, easy to share and as relaxed as possible. Finger food, raclette ideas, small appetizers, salads, party dishes, dips, desserts in the glass and midnight soups are particularly suitable for the turn of the year.

Place several small dishes in the middle of the table so that everyone can taste and combine according to desire.

How to find the right recipe for your occasion

Choose after serving form

First think about how to eat. For a buffet finger food, salads, dips, small oven dishes and desserts in the glass are suitable. For a family dinner main dishes from the oven, soups, casseroles or stews fit particularly well.

With a menu, you can specifically match appetizer, main course and dessert. Thus, the food remains varied without the preparation becoming too complex.

Realistically plan preparation

For holidays and guests, recipes can be prepared partially or completely. You can often prepare dips, desserts, doughs, salads, marinades and many oven dishes the day before.

Dishes that quickly lose their consistency are better prepared just before serving. These include crispy dishes, delicate salads or freshly fried fish.

Schedule seasonal ingredients

Seasonal ingredients automatically bring variety to your kitchen. They fit the season and give recipes a natural direction: asparagus in spring, berries and tomatoes in summer, pumpkin and mushrooms in autumn as well as cabbage and root vegetables in winter.

You don't have to cook only seasonally. Even one or two matching ingredients are often enough to make a dish much better suited to the occasion.

Compile recipes for guests uncomplicated

A relaxed meal with guests does not have to consist of many elaborate courses. Rather combine few dishes, which can be well complemented and partly prepared.

For a summer evening, for example, a large salad, grilled vegetables, bread, dips and a dessert in a glass fit. In autumn or winter, a soup, an oven dish and a simple dessert are an uncomplicated combination.

On New Year's Eve, you can offer small appetizers, dips, salads and hot party dishes as buffets. For Christmas or Easter, a prepared dessert, matching side dishes and a main dish from the oven work particularly well.