Browsing Category

Lunch

Appetizers/Starters, Breakfast/Brunch, Lunch

Crostata Primavera: Puff Pastry Tart with Asparagus, Peas + Baby Arugula

Here’s a delicious little spring tart (hence the name, Crostata Primavera), with all sorts of early in the season bounty: asparagus, peas and baby arugula/rocket. It’s very green, which is the intent as it is Easter Week and this is something for “Green Thursday (Gründonnerstag)”, which is how some people in Germany refer to Holy Thursday. Was very easy to make, required very little prep time and was ready in under an hour. Can be eaten hot or at room temperature, for brunch or lunch. Might have to put this one on the regular spring rotation.

4. April 2023

Dinner, Lunch, Pasta

Jumbo Bacon + Beef Meatballs,
with Tomato Sauce

What’s not to love about jumbo meatballs, right? And these ae even better now that I have found a local butcher that grinds bacon into his ground beef to make this luscious bacon-y beef that would be perfect for lots of things — I’ve used it for bolognese, burgers and these here jumbo meatballs (also works with regular mince, if you can find the bacon-y kind. The meatballs are the size of my fist and one is usually enough per person (though I usually make extras. Totally hearty and filling!

31. March 2023

Dinner, Lunch

Rainbow Veggies + Chicken Curry Stir fry

This is one of my main-stay. go-to dishes. Super-versatile with the veggies and the protein, you can make this curry almost anyway you choose, at the spiciness level that you want, and it’s all ready in about the time that it take my rice cooker to make the rice (which is to say, 20-30 minutes). Also, it makes great leftovers for lunch the next day. And besides, who doesn’t love to eat all the colors of the rainbow!

28. March 2023

Breads, Dinner, Lunch, Sandwiches/Paninis, Savory Snacks

Rosemary Red Onion + Olive Sourdough Focaccia

I bought myself a new baking pan — what’s called a french slab, made of ceramic (from Made In Cookware) — and of course I had to try it out. Designed to make shallow pies, bars or, in my case, focaccia. I am super happy with how my bread turned out. It’s almost got this friend result on the bottom. It’s going to be great for snacking, but I think I’ll also try to make a nice Italian-style sandwich from it. Really light and airy.

24. March 2023

Dinner, Lunch

Irish-American Coddle (Made by a German)

This is Dublin Coddle, also known as Irish Potato and Sausage Stew. Now, I have no idea if this is authentic as I have never had it in Dublin, in Ireland…. or frankly anywhere at at time, so I hope that I am not embarrassing myself too much. Critiques — at least on the looks of things — are welcome. I will say that I like all the ingredients (onions, potatoes, bacon, sausage, broth and herbs) and together they tasted terrific and it wasn’t hard to make at all. At the end of the day, it is a bit similar to a German or a ‘standard European stew’. It’s a good way to end St. Patrick’s Day.

17. March 2023

Older Posts

Newer Posts