What I cook depends on the
time of year. We regularly have
a box of vegetables delivered,
and when I can manage, I also
go to the market once or twice
a week. In autumn and winter I
like cooking soups, hearty stews
and cabbage of various different
types. We prepare salads and fresh
vegetables all year round. Because
we don’t eat any meat or fish, we
use a lot of legumes and nuts.
I love cooking and do it every
day – preferably for lots of people
who I’ve invited over. Because I
cook a lot of vegetables, I always
need sharp knives. I have three
very good knives, including a
really sharp one with a double
serrated edge. I think the chef’s
knives from the Spitzenklasse Plus
series by WMF are great because
they are the perfect size. It also
cuts through the vegetables really
cleanly. I’m very thorough when it
comes to looking after my knives.
I try to clean them carefully,
and I have a stone at home for
sharpening the knives that I can
do myself. For the others, I go
to the knife sharpener at the
Isemarkt in Hamburg.
Cooking should first and
foremost be fun, because for
me it’s a relaxing hobby and not
a job. Though, of course, I still
like to have professional kitchen
equipment at home.
Nina Kemper (40), a medical
laboratory assistant and keen
cook, lives in Hamburg with
her partner Michael and son
Jasper.