Classic Garlic Dip

For the garlic dip, mix yogurt and sour cream. Stir in garlic, chives, parsley and basil. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and let the garlic dip stand in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.

Ragout Fin with Snails and Mushrooms, Roquefort Butter Balls.

Have fun making this mushroom dish! Roquefort butter: Cook the night before or a few days in advance and keep in the freezer. Mix Roquefort with the softened butter until smooth, place in the refrigerator to firm up one more time. Form into about 20 small balls with a ball cutter, set in the refrigerator … Read more

Bean Salad with Tuna and Feta

For the bean salad, wash the pointed peppers, remove the seeds, quarter and cut into strips. Slice the onion and olives, drain and rinse the beans. Mix the previous ingredients in a bowl. Crumble the feta cheese over it, add the tuna along with the oil to the bowl. Drizzle with a little olive oil … Read more

Real Guacamole

1 Cut avocados in half, remove stone (see “Tip” below). 2 Remove skin from avocado, place flesh in a medium baking dish form. Mash well with a fork until smooth. 3 Cut the onion and tomatoes, mix with the chopped cilantro. 4. add to the avocado puree in the baking bowl with the remaining ingredients, … Read more

Pasta Asciutta

For the homemade pasta Asciutta first chop the tomatoes, onion, garlic, carrot, and pepperoni. Sauté the onion and garlic, then the mince and fry until crumbly. Then add the pepperoni and fry it as well. In the meantime, puree the tomatoes with a hand blender so that there are no large pieces left. When everything … Read more

Veal Chop ProvenÇAle

Finely chop the fresh kitchen herbs, fill them into a sufficiently large bowl and mix them together with salt, lemon zest, olive oil and pepper, and chopped garlic. Then rub the marinade well into the chops and grill on both sides for 8 to 10 minutes each. Our tip: As an alternative to fresh herbs, … Read more

Veal Chops with Basche (Walnut Sauce)

First, soak the saffron threads in a little water. Salt and pepper the veal chops and lightly flour both sides. Melt butter in a pan and sear the chops in it for 1 minute on each side. Then greatly reduce the heat and finish cooking the chops, half-covered, over very low heat. Meanwhile, pound (or … Read more

Falafel with Vegetables

Soak the chickpeas in plenty of water for one night and drain. In a hand mixer or in a blitz chopper, grind the chickpeas with the peeled onion. Knead in salt, cumin, coriander, pepper and flour. Form small balls (approx. 3 cm thick) from the dough. Fry in hot oil for about three minutes until … Read more

American Style Chops

Score the chops at the fat edge and place them in an ovenproof dish. Heat the fat in the frying pan and fry the onions in it. Add sugar, vinegar and juice of one lemon, let it boil briefly and pour it over the chops. Mix all the spices with the tap water, pour ditto … Read more

Brasato in Chianti with Risotto of Porcini Mushrooms

A delicious mushroom dish for any occasion! Put the meat with the marinade ingredients in a large enough bowl and rest for at least 24 hours. In between turn to the other side. Now remove the meat, rub dry and fry heartily in hot oil all around. Now add the solid ingredients of the marinade … Read more