Christmas Spice Donuts

In case it is too cold outside to get to the next Donut shop, why don’t you try making your own? You will be the star at Christmas with these fantastic cinnamon-nutmeg donuts. What you need (8-10 donuts) Dough 200g flour 100g warm milk 15g fresh yeast 30g sugar 50g butter Oil for frying IcingContinue reading “Christmas Spice Donuts”

BBQ Salmon in Cabbage

Have you ever BBQed with a cabbage leave? Neither have I until now. To grill or smoke salmon in a cabbage leaf is a typical Baltic or Russian type of preparation. While the salmon cooks in its juice without drying out, it also gets a chance to absorb some smokey flavours through the leaf. WhatContinue reading “BBQ Salmon in Cabbage”

Baileys Cinnamon Custard

Sweeten up your confinement and make some delish dessert. And do not forget to exercise a little afterwards. What you need (serves 4) 4 egg yolks 500ml milk 1 cinnamon cane 60g icing sugar 1 spoon corn flour 50ml Baileys Irish Cream How you do it: Heat up the milk with the cinnamon cane andContinue reading “Baileys Cinnamon Custard”

Christmas Ginger Cinnamon Cookies

More Christmas cookies are coming. This time I wanted something more spicy and went for some traditional British ginger and cinnamon cookies. And the best( I did not notice until the very end) that those are vegan, too. What you need (aprox 16 cookies) 220g margarine (vegan please!!!) 350g flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 140Continue reading “Christmas Ginger Cinnamon Cookies”

St. George’s Roses

Happy St. George’s Day! A big day in Eastern Spain and especially in Barcelona. During this day lovers will give each other red roses and books to show their love for each other. According to the legend when St George slayed the dragon to rescue the princess, from the blood of the dragon red rosesContinue reading “St. George’s Roses”

Christmas Baked Apple

Christmas season officially started and it is time to go for Christmas recipes. As it is cold outside how about some warm and delicious What you need (serves 4) 4 apples 1/2 spoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 spoon brown sugar 1 handful raisins How you do it Remove the apple seedsContinue reading “Christmas Baked Apple”

All-Purpose Holiday Apple

Well Christmas is just in a few days and still people are going crazy about what to cook on Christmas Eve, Christmas, etc and other holidays that are coming. Instead of posting a recipe or dish that you could/should cook for one of the holiday meals, at The Chef Cat we wanted to give youContinue reading “All-Purpose Holiday Apple”

Mulled Rosé / Glührosewein

Glühwein or mulled wine is present everywhere during this Christmas season. Well, why not?! It is cold and what better way to heat yourself up with spiced hot wine. Especially when you want to do some heavy Christmas shopping or enjoy the Christmas lights in the streets. So get out on the street and grabContinue reading “Mulled Rosé / Glührosewein”

Sweet Potato Pumpkin Carrot Cream Soup

Halloween is just a day away. Although it is not a common holiday in Europe, the American Halloween traditions are becoming with every year more and more popular. Most European regions, specially the catholic ones, celebrate the 1st of November instead of the 31st of October. Nevertheless, I wanted to bring a recipe which fits intoContinue reading “Sweet Potato Pumpkin Carrot Cream Soup”