
I first got a taste for it in real life – and then the book came along. In the spring of 2023, I was lucky enough to get to know Regine Freyberg and her cooking at an Ohia retreat on Rügen (so nice!). The retreat offered very healthy, yet refined dishes – prepared by her, together with Annika Pfeiffer. And on the last day, we celebrated with a big buffet with impressive delicacies from sweet to salty, which I still dream about today. Afterwards I learned: A part of these treats you can recreate yourself from her cookbook Vegan Rock You. The “rock” in the title is no coincidence: next to Regine’s name is also that of Ansgar on the cover – her husband, who is a musician in a rock band called Boss Hoss … but back to the book! The hardcover title, which incidentally was awarded the “Silver Medal of the Gastronomic Academy of Germany 2023,” is 208 pages of recipes for everyday life – with a focus on family-friendly ideas. From classics like potato gratin with alternative “bacon” to the perfect lentil bolognese or pumpkin soup with a twist (smoked and with lentil content), the recipes are not unrealistic but made so that you want to make them once and then again and again – in other words, well thought out, with tried and tested instructions.
Regine, after all, not only cooks for her own family and for various retreats, but also caters events. So the outcome of her recipes should make people of all ages happy. And they do! That’s why we’ve already taken her Banana Bread (the vegan and gluten-free version) on our team outing – and as luck would have it, Regine is currently baking cakes for Cee Cee Cafe while our baker is on vacation. So come on down to Cee Cee Cafe for coffee and cake – this week we’ve got vegan gluten-free cheesecake and moist brownies, among other things. Check out their Instagram channel for a taste, too, or just put the cookbook on your shelf. And of course, you don’t have to be a vegan to do it! So, if you want to be the star at the kitchen counter with cheers from your loved ones: this book is for you!
Text: Nina Trippel / Photos: Sophie Doering
Vegan Rock You: Coole Rezepte für die ganze Familie by Regine and Ansgar Freyberg, published by Südwest Verlag/Penguin Books, hardcover, approx. 208 pages
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