Greek Orange Cake (Portokalopita)

For the Greek orange cake, first prepare the syrup. To do this, cut the orange in half, squeeze it, bring the juice to a boil with the sugar, cinnamon, water and orange peel halves and simmer for a few minutes until the syrup thickens. Brush a tart pan with olive oil, tear the filo pastry … Read more

Chickpea Salad with Olives

Cover chickpeas with water in a large baking bowl and leave to swell for one night. Drain and cook with fresh water in a little 25 min. Drain and cool. Or use canned chickpeas. Cut the cucumber in half lengthwise, remove the seeds and cut into slices 1 cm thick. Cut the tomatoes into chickpea-sized … Read more

Soup Seasoning

For the soup seasoning, clean the vegetables well, wash them and put them through a meat grinder. Stir the vegetable pulp with salt until it is dissolved. Pour the mixture into clean jars and seal well.

Apricot Cinnamon Jam

For the apricot cinnamon jam, wash the apricots, remove the seeds and cut into small pieces. Bring to the boil with 250 g sugar and simmer for about 6-8 minutes. Remove the saucepan from the heat and mix with cinnamon and the hermitage. While still hot, pour into sterile jars with screw tops and turn … Read more

Lao Chicken

1. thoroughly rinse the chicken inside and out and rub dry. Create two pockets on the chicken breast by carefully lifting the breast skin at the belly opening, running your fingers in between the skin and breast meat and loosening the skin as far as possible to the base of the neck, being precise so … Read more

Chocolate Pear Tart

For the chocolate pear tart, beat the yolks and sugar until frothy. Slowly add the milk. Mix flour with cornflour and cocoa. Beat the 3 egg whites until stiff and fold in. Pour the batter into a springform pan and bake at 180 °C for about 30 minutes. For the chocolate cream, boil milk, chocolate … Read more

Cellar Salad Cooked

For the cellar salad, peel cellar, cut into slices and then dice them. Sprinkle well with lemon juice, salt and sugar. Cover with water and relatively much oil and stew on low heat until soft. Serve warm or cold.

Gratin of Wild Berries

Whip the yolks and powdered sugar with the orange and lemon zest until creamy and then carefully fold in the whipped cream. Select the berries, rinse, drain and remove the stalks. Divide evenly among four plates. Pour the prepared gratin mixture over the berries and top with a few more dollops of whipped cream. Brown … Read more

Clear Pumpkin Cabbage Soup

Cut the pumpkin flesh into herbaceous strips and ham into small cubes. Heat the butter in a saucepan. First sauté the ham cubes until tender, then add the pumpkin cabbage and sauté until translucent. Season with tarragon or marjoram, a little salt and pepper. Divide the pumpkin cabbage among four soup plates and pour the … Read more