I cook almost every day. Even when I am on my own. I try to treat myself with varied and healthy dishes. Not always easy as sometimes I simply can’t get arsed to think of new variations. But since I am addicted to cooking programs on the telly and reading recipes in mags and online
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When on holiday I love to feast like there’s no tomorrow. Local specialities, fried “whatevers”, ice cream, cocktails, G&Ts, champers…bring it on. All! Everything! Loads! You have no idea how many times I’ve said on my recent hols in Portugal: “Why not? I’m on holiday.” Life is full of restrictions in our every day routine.
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“Mit Pfefferminz bin ich dein Prinz”, this is the title of a German song by an artist called Marius Müller Westernhagen Even though I was never a massive fan of his music I couldn’t agree more with this statement. It means “With peppermint I am your prince”. Well, princess in my case 😉 I love
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For some people zucchini is a boring vegetable. Well, it surely isn’t famous for an outstanding taste of its own. In fact it can be quite tasteless. But with the right ingredients added and a good recipe it can be so yummy. For those of you that wanna lose a few pounds the major benefit
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In a previous recipe (Beluga Lentils Salad) I already “promoted” and praised beluga lentils. Salmon & beluga lentils are a perfect combination and quite popular in the french cuisine. At first I thought of a lemon-mustard sauce to serve it with. It surely would have been lovely as well. But since I had some coconut
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I hope you all had an amazing Xmas in lovely company with lots of yummy food and nice drinks. Mine was fab…even though I spent most of the time in the kitchen. What would have been the most possible nightmare for a lot of people filled me with joy and fun. It was a great
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My next “Dine Star” is also a special person that has a big place in my heart: KIM WILDE I’ve known Kim for almost 30 years. But even before I was lucky to get to know her personally her music accompanied me through all my teenage years and made some very sad and unpleasant moments
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As promised here it is, my fist “DINE STAR” recipe. I wanted to start with someone very special. It took me no time to decide who this person should be: STEVE NORMAN (Spandau Ballet) He is not only a talented and great musician but also one of the most wonderful human beings I’ve met in
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I am a massive fan of the Mediterranean cuisine. It has to be fresh and basic with juicy green herbs, a touch of lemon and a bit of spice. You can’t beat the smell of freshly chopped herbs in combination with the amazing scent of lemon. Just talking about it makes my mouth water 😜
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Fish and seafood are one of my favourite ingredients. I went fishing with a family friend when I was about 8 years old and was shown how to kill, clean and scale a fish. Quite a shocking experience to be honest but in a weird way it helped me to cherish life even more, eat
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