Cooking in Accordance with Nature

Char on buckwheat risotto with »Bergkäse«; quail on beluga lentils with elderberry cream; saffron curry with mango and pistachio – Erwin Seitz combines fresh ingredients, light fonds, slightly acidic components and fruity notes into a European-Mediterranean style. These simple basic recipes invite you to create individual combinations depending on region and season and to prepare a delicious and healthy dish in 30 minutes. In the comprehensive section on nutritional information we learn everything we need to know about traditional types of grain, native freshwater fish, oils and vinegars, nuts and herbs – from the history of their cultivation to practical shopping tips.

Staying close to natural ingredients – and close to human nature: this is what cooking in accordance with nature means. Erwin Seitz, trained chef and food critic, uses seasonal ingredients and ensures variety by using lots of vegetables and fruit, some fish and meat. His recipes are uncomplicated and quickly prepared: because cooking healthily is simple!

»Erwin Seitz shares unpretentious recipes of only the best ingredients in this refreshingly diet-trend-free book.« ZEIT Magazin

»This is no description of the latest food trends, but a radically sensible and highly readable book about a rather obvious way of cooking and eating. Absolutely recommended.« markthalleneun.de