One thing I learned in Berlin is how to make the famous “Bouletten”. Bouletten are meatballs from Berlin and Berlin is famous for them. There are various recipes around the whole city itself. Especially the encounter of different cultures in Berlin have created different recipes featuring ethnic ingredients, giving the Berlin meatballs some extra tastesContinue reading “Meatballs Berlin Style “Bouletten””
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Carrot and Pumpkin Chips
Making your own chips seems to be somehow trendy. The last awesome post I saw was from Randy on his blog http://splendidrecipesandmore.com/. So I wanted to carry on with that and went for some tasty carrot and pumpkin chips. What you need: 300g pumpkin 300g carrots 1/2 l sunflower oil salt How you do it:Continue reading “Carrot and Pumpkin Chips”
Cucumber Gazpacho
It is September. The temperatures are still high up and so it is still time for some nice and fresh late-summer recipes. Here we feature a nordic/mediterranean hybrid: the cucumber gazpacho. The idea originally came from the classic southern Spanish gazpacho made mainly from tomatoes, cucumber, onion, and olive oil. Here we kept one ingredientContinue reading “Cucumber Gazpacho”
Mojito Ice Cream
The temperatures are going up. It is getting hotter and hotter and you need to cool off. Well a Mojito ice cream cup should be perfect on these days. And it takes less than 5 minutes What you need: 6-7 mint leaves 1/2 lime 1 spoon brown sugar 30 ml rum 3 spoons lemon iceContinue reading “Mojito Ice Cream”
Spanish Fish Soup
A thing I haven’t been doing for a long time is dish with fish. So it was time to get to one of the traditional fish markets in Barcelona, which sell any kind of fish and seafood you can imagine. From salmon and tuna to gilthead and mackerels. From squid to mussels and shrimps. TheContinue reading “Spanish Fish Soup”
Coconut Bloodorange Custard
It has been a long time since we had some custard. We had a lot of baking so it was time to do a different kind of dessert. What you need: 150 ml bloodorange juice (use fresh squeezed juice) 350 ml milk 1 teaspoon coconut oil or extract 3 spoons sugar 1 package custard powderContinue reading “Coconut Bloodorange Custard”
Chocolate Cupcakes with Tangerine Creamcheese Frosting
Guests are coming over in a couple of hours? And you need something fast and easy but yet sophisticated. Well thats just what happened to us a few days ago and these cupcakes were the perfect solution. What you need: 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3 spoons brown sugar 8 spoons flour 1/2 teaspoonContinue reading “Chocolate Cupcakes with Tangerine Creamcheese Frosting”
Five Layer Cake
How many layers does a cake need? Bakers and patisseurs have been arguing about this topic for ages. We tried one with five layers. Cookies, chocolate cake, Bavarian vanilla cream, peach jelly, and blackberry cream cheese topping. Check it out What you need: 200g butter cookies 100g butter 3 eggs 100 g dark chocolate 30Continue reading “Five Layer Cake”
American Vanilla Pancakes
What is better for breakfast than real American Pancakes. Combined with maple syrup, honey, chocolate cream or any other topping you like it is a perfect thing to start the day. What you need: 150 g flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 eggs 2 teaspoon vanilla extract 50 ml milk How you do it: JustContinue reading “American Vanilla Pancakes”
Orange-Cointreau Cupcakes
What you need 3 eggs 75 g brown sugar 1 spoon vanilla extract 150 g flour 1 spoon baking powder 1 orange 25 ml Cointreau 50 ml sunflower oil 75 g icing sugar 75 g butter (cold) 1 spoon hazlenut syrup 25g milk chocolate How you do it Batter: Stir the eggs with the sugarContinue reading “Orange-Cointreau Cupcakes”
