> my habit is to basically eyeball everything. i don't use timers, i use intuition. with dishes i've never done i could never. my rationale is if i want cook by intuition i should just cook what i know, so if i cook something foreign i'm anxious to follow the recipe as best as possible. but i concede you don't have to do it like that to produce something nice.  > do you have any favourites? my personal favourite are maultaschen. they can be a bit bland if you use store bought, but if you make them yourself you can use virtually any meat you like and season the dumpling mass sweet, herb or spicy.   sche-maultaschen-mit-kartoffelsalat / i can also recommend flammkuchen, it's really easy to make. kohlrouladen is also nice and versatile if you look for something more hearty.
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