Siegrun Samira Rengert
Kohlrabi is my new broccoli
By Siegrun Samira Rengert Recently I was looking for low carb vegetables and remembered one of my childhood favourites – Kohlrabi. First of all, we would eat it fresh as part of our school lunches or my Mum would sauté it in butter with fresh herbs as a side dish....
Delicious memories — Jaket potatoes
By Siegrun Samira RengertBorn into a family, which always used to grow their own food and cherished wholesome cooking and preserving foods, my food memories are extremely strong and have always kept me connected to my roots. No matter how far away I live I still...
Going nuts over walnuts
Our garden in Germany is dominated by a huge walnut tree, which my grandfather planted around 80 years ago. It is home to a beautiful woodpecker, a family of naughty squirrels and many insects which nurture our fruit trees and vegetables. It provides shade for our...
Ruby red jewels of Jebel Akhtar
A few years ago I was gifted my first box of Omani pomegranates fresh from a farm near Nizwa. The fruits were as big as my children’s heads and super juicy and flavourful. I could not believe that such amazing produce was growing just a few hours away but never...
Arabian superfood
By Siegrun Samira Rengert We are lucky owners of 5 date palms in our tiny back yard and it has been a blessing. Although it came with a lot of learning about how to nurture and care for the trees and finally how to preserve the delicate dates to be used throughout the...