My neighbor is a Californian with Philippine roots, and when he invites us to spontaneous dinner parties in his kitchen, not only is the crowd around the table wonderfully diverse, but the unforgettable menus he serves up are to die for too. Inspired by these delightful evenings and their creatively composed combinations of dishes, I decided to venture into cross-border fusion once again for our new recipe of the week: Kedgeree with lentils and leeks, a spicy Anglo-Indian dish made with French green lentils, Portuguese smoked mackerel and free-range eggs from Brandenburg. Comfort food with an international twist!

Summer is here, everyone is happy and finally tomatoes taste like tomatoes again! Is that the reason why everyone is happy? Happy and good mood is definitely made by this simple couscous tomato salad from the wonderful cookbook "Genussvoll vegetarisch" by the British-Israeli celebrity chef Yotam Ottolenghi, which was published by Dorling Kindersley. It is of course also healthy and light, it looks great and colorful and is also quick to make.

For our current recipe of the week, we embarked on a culinary excursion to anabelas Kitchen. Here we meet the Portuguese exile living in Berlin, who prepares two summery salads for us with Portuguese fish specialties. We get to look over her shoulder, listen to her memories of her old homeland and thus learn a thing or two about everyday life in a restaurant ...