Gosh…this time I am quite late to post the first Christmas recipe. It is December 11th and everybody is already in the Christmas rush. So, I guess I get started with the first time. This time we feature a traditional German recipe for typical Christmas cookies or also known as “Plätzchen”. What you need:Continue reading “Christmas Hazelnut Cookies”
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American Halloween Pie
It took me 31 years to crave my first Jack O’Lantern. Well all you guys from America will not believe me, but Halloween has arrived ‘just recently’ in Europe as it is not an European celebration. The Euro Holiday is still All Hallows / All Saint’s Day on November 1st. Although both celebrations, the American andContinue reading “American Halloween Pie”
Double Malt Pot Roast
Yeah the autmn/fall season is finally here. The temperatures are going down and that means finally we can enjoy more savoury dishes. The first recipe for this autmn season is the Voll Damm Double Malt Pot Roast. What you need: 350g Iberian lean pork or veal (sliced) ½ onion 3 cloves garlic 1 carrotContinue reading “Double Malt Pot Roast”
Dill Cucumber Salad
Well for the last days with sun and warm weather another cool and refreshing recipe. I guess that for the next post we will go for more savoury dishes. What you need: 1 cucumber (best is the French variety) 1 bundle chopped chives 1 spoon chopped dill 1 spoon balsamic apple vinegar 150g goat milkContinue reading “Dill Cucumber Salad”
Porridge / Oatmeal
Yeah, I also could not resist making a fancy oats breakfast dish. Just call me a copy cat. That’s fine. The truth is that it is actually a very complete breakfast dish, very healthy, and easy to make. – Oh my god I just sound like one of this health/nutrition gurus… lets get straight toContinue reading “Porridge / Oatmeal”
Home-Made Ice Tea
Well, did you ever get that feeling, that no matter how much you drink your thirst does not cease? Quite typical in the summer, isn’t it? No wonder when the temperatures breach 35ºC / 95ºF, the body is constantly producing sweat to cool off and thus depletes all the water reservoirs. Sounds like a greatContinue reading “Home-Made Ice Tea”
Gazpacho
The heat persists. And there are some regions around the northern hemisphere that have breached already the 40ºC (104ºF) mark. Like every summer we just need a way to refresh ourselves with some recipes. Aeons ago the Andalusians developed the Gazpacho as one of the main recipes to fight off the heat. Just to letContinue reading “Gazpacho”
Spanish Seafood Rice
Before you even ask. No, this is not a paella dish. It goes into the same family of dishes but if I am strict the ingredients do not adhere to the traditional ones as they are featured in the Valencian paella. (Just for you to know I did not use rabbit nor saffron –two ofContinue reading “Spanish Seafood Rice”
Tangerine Lemonade
Checkmate on thirst! It is mid June and the heat is here in Barcelona. Time for some refreshing drinks. So how about a refrshing lemonade to start the summer season? Here it goes. What you need: 5 tangerines 3 spoons panela (unrefined whole cane sugar) 850ml fresh water How you do it: Squeeze outContinue reading “Tangerine Lemonade”
Mango Carpaccio
Again a recipe insipred by my travels through Asia. Sorry I canot help it. I had a really great food time in southeast Asia and enjoyed very nice ingredients such as fresh Mango. That is exactly what insipred me to to create this recipe. Let’s get started. (and BTW i What you need (per dish):Continue reading “Mango Carpaccio”
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