Honkman

Variation on Bolognese from a German cooking magazine - made with ground beef, shredded vegetables (red bell peppers, zucchini, onions, garlic), bacon, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, red wine, oregano, bay leaves, sugar and vegetable broth. Served over spaghetti and with some pecorino.

Chili a la Franey from “Chili Madness” book - made with a mixture of ground pork and beef, onions, green bell peppers, celery, garlic, red kidney beans, serrano chili, crushed tomatoes, oregano, cumin, ancho chili powder, bay leaves and beef broth. Topped with some sour cream and cheese

Pork Curry with Turmeric Rice and Pear-Pepper-Chutney from essen & trinken magazine - chunks of pork shoulder are braised with curry paste mixture (coriander, black pepper, cumin, fennel, shallots, garlic, ginger and lime zest), tomato paste and star anise in chicken broth. Towards the end sweet potatoes, corn cob and green beans are added. Finished with some Thai basil. Served with turmeric rice (basmati rice, coconut oil, turmeric, parsley) and a red bell pepper and pear chutney (roasted bell peppers, pear, ginger, sugar and apple cider vinegar cooked together)

Chicken Meatballs, Potatoes, and Lemon from “Comfort” by Ottolenghi - the chicken meatballs are made with ground chicken, mint, scallions, cilantro, garlic, egg, grated potatoes, panko breadcrumbs and cumin. Pan-seared and than braised with potatoes, celery, onions, garlic, turmeric, cumin, cinnamon and sugar in chicken broth. Finished with some cilantro and served with yoghurt sauce (yoghurt, mint and cilantro) and some olive oil

Pasta Salad with Kassler and Eggs - fusilli with pan-seared kassler, hard boiled eggs, carrots, romaine lettuce and chives. Salad dressing made with yogurt, mayonnaise, lemon zest and juice and a pinch of sugar

Skillet Gnocchi with Mortadella - simple mix of pan-fried gnocchi with diced mortadella, red onions and sour cream. Topped with some chives

Sausage-Bean Stew/Soup/Chili - simple mix of hot dogs, red kidney and navy beans, onions, leeks, pancetta, passata, tomato paste, beef broth, cayenne pepper and tabasco

Braised Duck Leg with Celeriac-Potato Mash (German cookbook) and Long-Simmered Collard Greens (Saveur cookbook) - the duck legs are braised in the oven, first alone than after 45 minutes plenty of shallots, rosemary and bit of honey are added and braised for another hour. At the same time, you braise the collard greens with onions and garlic for one hour hour in chicken broth. Served with celeriac-potato mash, made with milk, cream and nutmeg

Chorizo and Sweet Potato Quesadilla from a CI recipe - not much to see from the filling on the pic but very tasty - Mexican-style chorizo, shredded sweet potatoes, piquillo peppers, cilantro and Monterey Jack cheese.

Lentils with Tofu and Lemony Sauce - De Puy lentils are cooked with Suppengruen (the German mirepoix of diced celery, carrots, celeriac and leek - normally parsley roots are also included but are often hard to find in the US), garlic, tomato paste and vegetable broth. In parallel, you pan-sear pressed extra firm tofu until it gets some color. The sauce consists of yoghurt, lemon juice and zest, a little bit of honey and cayenne pepper. Once the lentils are cooked, the sauce and tofu are added

Udon Noodles with Chicken and Vegetables - simple stir-fry of diced chicken breast (marinated with soy sauce, rice vinegar, ginger and Fresno chili), orange bell pepper, onions, carrots, celery, white mushrooms, soybean sprouts and more of that marinade as the sauce. Mixed with udon noodles and finished with toasted sesame oil and cilantro

Gnocchi Salad with Vegetables and Chicken from a German cooking magazine - several components made separately and than mixed together in the end. Gnocchi are pan-fried until slightly crisp. Diced zucchini and red bell peppers are sautéed with garlic and thyme. Diced chicken breast is sautéed. Vinaigrette is made by grating tomatoes and mixing with white balsamic vinegar and a little bit of sugar. Everything is mixed with arugula and baby spinach

Turkish Lentil Salad with Sweet Peppers and Herbs from a Milk Street recipe - du puy lentils are cooked and mixed while still hot with a mixture of olive oil, pomegranate molasses, lemon juice, Aleppo peppers, sumac and cumin. Once it cools down to rt, the lentils are mixed with red onions, jalapeno, roasted red peppers and plenty of mint and dill. Served with some wiener wuerstchen

Steamed Pork Belly with Pickled Mustard Greens from “Phoenix Claws and Jade Trees” and Stir-Fried Water Spinach with Chile and Sichuan Pepper from “Land of Plenty” - pork belly is first parcooked in water, marinated with dark soy sauce and then the skin quickly deep fried. Afterwards, the sliced pork belly is steamed with meigan cai, garlic cloves, cooking wine, dark and regular soy sauce and sugar. The sauce is thickened at the end with tapioca starch. Ong choy is stir-fried with dried chilies and szechuan peppercorns and finished with toasted sesame oil. Served over rice

Kimchi Jjigae from “Umma” - great comfort food with beef franks, pan-seared spam, pork belly slices, cabbage kimchi, fish sauce, beef broth, sugar and kimchi juice. Served over rice