Lemon Iced Tea with Mint

First brew the tea with peppermint, infuse for 5 minutes and strain. Add sugar and juice of one lemon, let cool well. Pour the iced tea into glasses with ice cubes.

For the cold pea soup, bring vegetable soup to a boil, add peas and mint. Continue to boil briefly, remove from heat and blend well. After the soup has cooled down, stir in the yogurt and season with salt and pepper.

Cabinet Pudding I

The rusks or cakes are cut into pleasant pieces and placed alternately with the drained compote fruits in a well-greased pudding mold. Sprinkle with raisins and, if desired, a few finely ground nuts. When the mold is almost full, mix the vanilla sugar, eggs, sugar, salt and milk together and pour this amount over the … Read more

Orange Liqueur

For the orange liqueur, mix the orange juice and orange peel with the fruit brandy, sugar and spices. Pour into a jar of about 1500 ml capacity and place in a sunny place, tightly closed. Shake well once or twice a day and strain through a paper filter after 14 days. Store orange liqueur in … Read more

Pancakes

Beat the egg, add the other ingredients gradually and mix until smooth. Lightly grease the frying pan and heat it. Pour the batter into the frying pan with a large spoon (pancakes about 10-15 cm in diameter) and bake until light brown. When risen and with bubbles appear, flip to the other side. Put a … Read more

Cabbage Soup

For the cabbage soup, cut the leek into rings and wash well. Finely chop the garlic. Chop the cabbage, carrots and celery. Chop the celery leaves. Sauté the leeks in hot olive oil, briefly sauté the garlic and add the soup. Add cumin, anise, fennel, ginger, cabbage, carrots, celery and lemon juice and simmer for … Read more

Cream of Pumpkin Soup

For the cream of pumpkin soup, cut pumpkin flesh into small pieces. Finely dice onion, ginger and garlic. Melt butter in a pot and sauté onion. Add pumpkin flesh, garlic and ginger and pour vegetable soup. Season with salt and pepper (or chili). Cook until soft. Blend with a hand blender until creamy. Season again … Read more

Sour Egg Stew

+- -+ Cut the leek into slices, the potatoes into (small) cubes. Add to the saucepan in the ratio 2/3 leeks – one third potatoes. Together should now be about 1/4 of the pot full. Fill the next quarter of the pot with peas, carrots (from the can, i.e. already cooked) and the cucumbers. If … Read more

Warm Tomato Salad

Rinse and dab the tomatoes and cut into quarters. Chop the green of the spring onions. Chop the basil. Fry the tomatoes in a frying pan with 2 tbsp olive oil, sprinkle with a pinch of sugar, caramelize it and remove the tomatoes from the frying pan and put them in a large enough bowl. … Read more

Semeldorttem – Semmel Cake

Semmeltorte was popular as a side dish instead of potatoes, which were still unknown in the 15th century. Beat the eggs and stir in the breadcrumbs. Knead the dough, which must be smooth and firm, well with the finely chopped or ground almond kernels, season with salt and pepper. Heat the butter or lard until … Read more