Cook with the season or plan food for a special date. These collections cover fresh spring dishes, summer favourites, autumn comfort food and recipes for the year's major celebrations.
Topics
Fresh spring recipes with asparagus, wild garlic, peas, radishes, young potatoes, strawberries and rhubarb.
Easter recipes for breakfast, brunch and a festive meal, with yeast baking, eggs, asparagus, lamb and desserts.
Easy summer recipes with tomatoes, berries, cucumber, courgette, fresh herbs, grilled food and chilled desserts.
Warming autumn recipes with pumpkin, mushrooms, apples, pears, cabbage, root vegetables and chestnuts.
Halloween recipes for pumpkin dishes, party snacks, finger food and playful desserts that still taste good.
Christmas recipes for festive starters, roasts, side dishes, biscuits, cakes and make-ahead desserts.
New Year's Eve recipes for finger food, raclette, buffet salads, hot party dishes and desserts in glasses.
Comforting winter recipes with cabbage, root vegetables, potatoes, pulses, soups, stews and oven dishes.
Recipes
The flour, yeast, lukewarm milk, sugar, butter and egg are used to make a soft yeast dough, which is braided and baked with almonds after processing. Milk and butter should only be lukewarm; a well kneaded dough that has gone twice produces the loose crumb.
Mix butter, sugar and eggs until creamy, then fold in the flour, baking powder and lemon and bake the dough in a greased Easter lamb tin. Grease and flour the tin carefully, fill only two thirds and let the cake stabilise completely before falling.
eggnog Tiramisu is a creamy Easter dessert without baking. Mascarpone, curd cheese, eggnog, espresso and spoon sponges are layered and refrigerated for several hours.
Lamb chops are sautéed, topped with a crust of herbs, garlic and crumbs and cooked in the oven for a short time. After cooking, the meat needs a few minutes rest to preserve the juice and pink core.
Lamb pie dough is thinly spread with sour cream and baked very hot with asparagus, red onion and goat cheese. Thin pieces of asparagus and a completely preheated baking sheet ensure that the dough and topping are cooked at the same time.
Glass noodles, vegetables, herbs and fried tofu are rolled into briefly soaked rice paper and served with peanut dip. Wet rice paper for a few seconds and leave it to remain elastic instead of tearing or sticking.
Fill thin pancakes with flour, eggs, milk and herbs and fry them with fried asparagus and lemon cream cheese. Let the dough swell briefly and heat the pan only moderately to keep the herb pancakes flexible.
Rhubarb is steamed with vanilla and a little liquid until soft, the strawberries only retract after cooking in the hot compote. Thus, the strawberries retain pieces and flavour, while the rhubarb provides the desired creamy consistency.
Rhubarb is put into the pan with sugar, vanilla and lemon juice and baked under crumbly oatmeal crumbs. Crumbs become particularly crispy when the butter remains cold and is kneaded only briefly with flour and oatmeal.
Quinoa forms the warm base, followed by peas, radishes, avocado, feta and a lemon-herb dressing. Well drained quinoa and avocado meat cut just before eating keep the bowl loose and fresh.
Cook the pasta until al dente, combine it with separately fried asparagus, zucchini and peas, lemon, parmesan and a little pasta water, fry the vegetables only briefly and thicken the sauce with pasta water to make the Primavera juicy instead of heavy.
Potatoes and onions are boiled in broth until soft, then the wild garlic is pureed only briefly with cream in the hot soup. Wild garlic loses colour and freshness when cooked for a long time, so it belongs in the pot only at the very end.
Gnocchi are fried until golden brown, then mixed with onion, spinach, ricotta, lemon and a little water until creamy. Ricotta must not boil too much, otherwise the sauce will become granular; Parmesan and nutmeg are added only to taste.
Peas, spinach and spring onions are briefly sweated in an oven-proof pan and beaten with whisked eggs and goat cheese. Low heat prevents a dry underside; in the oven, the frittata only needs to reach the straight centre.
Young potatoes are cooked in their skins, marinated warm with apple cider vinegar and mustard and mixed with radishes, spring onions and chives after cooling. Warm potatoes absorb the vinaigrette; radishes and herbs are added later and remain crisp.
Chicken thighs and young potatoes are baked with lemon, garlic and thyme first, and the asparagus is added later. Potatoes need protrusion, while the asparagus should only cook until it has a light bite.
Salmon, asparagus, zucchini and cherry tomatoes cook together on a baking tray with olive oil, lemon and dill. The salmon will remain juicy if the vegetables are cut small enough and the fillet cooks only to the translucent core.
Steam the onion until translucent, then cook the peas only briefly in vegetable broth before mash the mint and cream. Cook for a short time until the green colour is achieved; lemon juice and mint should only be added to the pot immediately before mixing.
Green asparagus is fried or blanched briefly and served with boiled eggs, radishes, chives and a lemon-mustard vinaigrette. Cook the asparagus only al dente and allow to cool before mixing so that eggs and radishes retain their structure.
Green asparagus, peas and spring onions are placed on the bottom of the quiche and baked with an egg and cream icing. The bottom remains stable when the vegetables are dry and the quiche rests briefly after baking.
Wild garlic, pine nuts, Parmesan, garlic and olive oil are mixed cold to a strong pesto and first combined with the hot pasta. A little pasta water makes the pesto creamy, without the sensitive wild garlic in the pan turning grey.
Risotto rice is sweated with onion and cooked gradually with hot broth; asparagus pieces are added in time, Parmesan, butter and lemon only at the end. Do not cook the asparagus from the beginning and cook the risotto away from heat so that rice and vegetables retain their bite.
Strawberry and rocket salad with feta is a fresh spring salad without a stove: sweet strawberries, peppery rocket, creamy feta and a honey and balsamic dressing come together just before serving.
Mediterranean one-pot pasta succeeds when pasta, tomatoes, stock and spices cook together and the spinach is only added at the end. This keeps the sauce creamy and the vegetables fresh.