American brownies
Chocolate and yet more chocolate. With sugar. Absolutely no calories really. Recipe to download (Süsses)
Bernd’s favourite recipe with Brussel sprouts
Sprouts, you love them or you hate them, but actually, after you have tried Bernd’s recipe, you will think again about this jolly tasty vegetable. In this video, Bernd explains his lemon and thyme risotto with sprouts. Recipe to download (Veggie)
Alison tells a compare and contrast story
Sauvignon Blanc Laurenzikapelle Lieblingsei 2017 from Jürgen Hofmann in Appenheim, Germany compared and contrasted with Alvarinho Limited Edition from Vale dos Ares in Vinho Verde, Portugal.
Alison „in flow“
This is what we love to do: culinary wine evenings – special events with Master of Wine-selected wines, entertaining moderation and scrummy food. Here is Alison in flow. Bernd is in the background, putting the final touches to his culinary highlights. All of this takes place in our „eat-in kitchen“ in a converted tobacco drying …
Let the weekend begin
I don’t need much of a reason to celebrate. The end of the week will do. In fact, that’s a jolly good reason. Who needs a new job, a house move or a round birthday? We should celebrate the everyday, the old hackneyed „carpe diem“ rules here. And if one is going to celebrate, then …
Saturday salmon and sauvignon
Don’t you just love a bit of alliteration. To be more precise: this was salmon teriyaki (with miso, lemon zest, honey and jalapenos) with pan-fried green asparagus and shiitake mushrooms seasoned with coriander and mint. The herbal green notes in the dish harmonised beautifully with the capsicum and tomato leaf, clean-as-a-whisktle character of this 2020 …
Start the day right
There is a famous quote which states: „a meal without food is called breakfast“. Well, if you want to start the day off right, then it obviously means no wine (although a little Champagne has to be called for from time to time….) so why not try this home-made granola. It will certainly make you …
Drink now and protect yourself from Covid
Apparently red wine protects you against Covid: according to UK Biobank research, red wine drinkers have 10-17% more protection against the virus than non-drinkers. Allegedly it has to do with all those antioxidants (found in anthocynanins – that’s the colour and tannins in red wine). This is a theory worth trying out. We decided to …
One of Bernd’s favourites: Rotkohl
A traditional German classic (and one of Bernd’s favourites): Bratwurst with mashed potatoes and red cabbage (the Brits would be having sausages and mash – and if you’re lucky, tomato ketchup or baked beans as the „vegetable“). But I want to talk about the red cabbage and not the cultural differences. When it’s good (the …
Rotweinkuchen Julia – or the story of Julia and wine as food
„I always like to have some home-made cake for the weekend“ is a good opening gambit when visiting a friend. Especially when she also enjoys wine and finds additional uses to just pouring it into a glass and drinking it (oh so passé darling). So this is Julia’s red wine and chocolate cake. Possibly the …