Harry once had a colleague named Valentina. He remembers her for being a brunette beauty like me (*hmph* 😉) and because she once brought a pot of oven soup to share at work. 😋 As he really liked the soup, he asked Valentina for the recipe. Ever since, this has been his traditional New Year’s … Continue reading Spicy Oven Soup 🔥 →

In German, we have a saying which literally translates to “love goes through the stomach” and means that good food and being an accomplished chef paves the way to someone’s heart. ❤️ And indeed, I love cooking with my husband. Unfortunately, being a doll, I’m somewhat limited in what I can do. So, Harry usually … Continue reading Harry’s Spicy Pasta Pan 🔥 →

Today I’m introducing to you our favourite steak dish. A “Steak Strindberg” is a beef steak with a savoury crust of mustard and onions. Harry got to know this dish many years ago at the cinema restaurant “Windlicht” on the island of Langeoog. They still have it on their menu today. So, when on a … Continue reading Steak Strindberg →

We’ll be off to East Frisia again tomorrow but before we leave, I’d like to introduce to you our very own creation for a poultry dish. We called it Tuscany Chicken Wraps. That’s chicken fillets stuffed with mozzarella, wrapped in raw ham, baked in a “Toscana” sauce with mushrooms. For the sauce, we are not … Continue reading Tuscany Chicken Wraps →

“Mamis Gulasch” translates to “Mommy’s Goulash” and is THE speciality of the house, so to speak. 🧑‍🍳 Harry has cooked this dish for various friends and, so far, everybody has loved it, our 🐸 daughter Nici and myself included. 😋 Of course, we are not talking about the classic Hungarian goulash that you might know. … Continue reading Mamis Gulasch →

Germany is the land of roasted pork. 🐖 This goes so far that some morons seem to feel personally offended if someone gives up meat because of their lifestyle and won’t be silent about it. 😄 Even worse, of course, are those intellectual low-flyers who claim their patridiotic (pun intended) feelings are hurt and the … Continue reading Devil’s Roast 🔥 →

Harry and I love to cook and eat delicious food. Admittedly, Harry does most of the cooking (and eating). Still, my newest category will be named “My Kitchen”. 😉 Let’s start out with a very simple recipe for our favourite pasta dish. 🍝😋 “Spicy shrimp pasta” describes this dish correctly but we thought, an Italian … Continue reading Pasta ai gamberi piccanti 🔥 →