I remember when the message came in, it was one of those small moments that suddenly becomes something big. Theo called me — we know each other since 2004, and from the first day, it just clicked. You know, some people you meet and you need time. With him, no. Immediately, we were on the…
I have a litre of excellent homemade pork knuckle stock. I want to use it as a basis for one week’s worth of cooking; budgeting should be fun, effective, and nutritious. List me one week’s worth of recipes, using the stock as a foundation, even a perpetual recipe. Mr Mayor, that’s liquid gold. A proper…
An Evening Where Darkness Led the Way Two weeks ago, I went to a very special restaurant.When I say special, I don’t mean fancy or extravagant. I mean unusual—something I had never experienced before. The restaurant was in Strasbourg, inside the Hilton Hotel. When you arrive there, everything feels completely normal. Christmas decorations, lights everywhere,…
There’s something wonderfully comforting about tossing a bunch of winter vegetables and a pile of spicy chicken wings into the slow cooker and letting the house fill with that warm, savoury smell all afternoon. It’s the kind of dish that feels like a small act of self-care — the weather might be frosty outside, but…
If you need a quick, no-nonsense sandwich filler that still feels a bit indulgent, this one’s a winner. It’s creamy from the avocado, hearty from the eggs and tuna, and the yoghurt keeps everything light and fresh. It’s the kind of mix you make once, taste “just to check,” and suddenly half the bowl is…
On a mild North German evening, eight chairs were pulled close to the fire drum, wine glasses caught the light, and every ten minutes the yard bloomed with a new aroma. Ralf—patient, exacting, happiest when left alone at the grill—ran the sequence like an orchestra: seafood to open, then mushrooms, then a roulade of flank…
