February 20th, 2010
When I think about arrabiata sauce, the first thing that pops into my mind is eating penne all’arrabbiatta with my dad at a small espresso bar/food place in freiburg, the small city in the very south-west of germany I grew up in. We used to go there almost once a week for lunch, when I was at school and he was at work and I really liked the simple tomato sugo with a nice but not too strong hotness.
Well now, that I live in Berlin, I’m quite glad I can just cook it for myself at home and I thought I’d share my way of cooking it with the world. Buon appetito!
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February 18th, 2010
Tofu has actually never been my favourite thing, but now, that my girlfriend started to complain about us eating too much meat (especially pork, the fatty kind), I thought I’d start trying out some things with it again. Previous attempts were not as satisfying as I hoped they would be, but this turned out great! It’s just not as… well… boring, as I experienced the tofu to be in those former attempts. I just made a bit of it but I’ll be making more for tonight’s dinner.
You can serve the tofu, prepared in this way, as an appetizer, using the remaining marinade as dipping sauce or use it in spring rolls, like i will do it tonight for a couple of friends (Recipe follows).
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February 5th, 2010
This is a perfect quick lunch, you can prepare the day or evening before you actually want to cook and eat it. Plus it’s foolproof and delicious. I know it’s not actual, traditional gyros, but the taste definitely comes out pretty much close to the original and I mean… Who own’s one of those Gyros Rotisseries?!
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