Author: zera

Sensational soup

Vegetable broth with raw red and green vegetables I had this soup at the “Suppe Lädeli” in Zürich the other day. I never had a soup like that, so refreshing, so different. Tried to cook it myself last night and it turned out very nice…

Spring salad

Spring is good. Last night I made myself this very quick and very tasty salad.  The asparagus and the radish are from our allotment. First harvest this spring. I don’t have cress in the garden but at the moment I really like it I so…

When there is no time

It’s not that we have not been eating or cooking during the last 3 months, it’s just that I have been tremendously busy in my job, no time for big cooking and first and foremost no inspiration. I have tried to make brownies twice and…

Salz and the city

The “Salz & The City – Kochen für Freunde” cookbook is out. “Coeur de sel” is featured with a recipe. The book is in german. «Salz & The City – Kochen für Freunde» ist das brandneue Kochbuch von waskochen.ch – mit den besten Rezepten, mit…

A beautiful thing

This is probably the most beautiful veggie of all. Sorry sorry I don’t want to be mean to all you beautiful carrots, potatoes and such. You know it’s the intrinsic values that count, and this radish certainly is not the best veggie of all. Though,…

Pear and Roquefort pie

I work way to much at the moment, it’s buying season and instead of trying new recipes from my lovely new cookbooks I run from one fair to the other.  Hotel breakfast and the junk food one usually eats  during the day don’t make me…

Tangerine jam

I don’t like to admit it, but our boy is very picky when it comes to food. He always was like this, he hated the first ever mash ( it was carrot ) we made him. Today he could live from pasta and parmesan cheese.…

brunch

I love to brunch. Saturday and sunday noon we sit down for a extended brunch. Nice food and good music. The table is right next to the turntables so during our meals music and food always sort of mixes. This was a pretty extensive one,…

Tom Aikens Fish

Another cook book I recently bought is Fish by Tom Aikens. I can only recommend it, especially to people who like fish but are concerned by the state of our oceans and fish stock. “We are constantly being told about the benefits of eating fish…