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”
Tag Archives: vegan
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”
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”
Strawberry Vanilla Marmelade
Spring time, strawberry time. Yes, it has started some weeks ago. Everywhere you go you see strawberries and all the amazing things you can do with them. So what about the time when the strawberry season is over? Well, now you still have the chance to stock up on home-made strawberry marmelade for the season,Continue reading “Strawberry Vanilla Marmelade”
Oven Potatoes
Strange coinicdence but have you noticed that there is one dish that is eaten all over Europe on each Sunday: Roasted Chicken. Not meaning that REALLY EVERYONE eats Roasted Chicken on every Sunday. Nonetheless, the countries I have spent quite some time (Germany, France, Switzerland, Spain) have this specific custom on Sundays. This is whyContinue reading “Oven Potatoes”
Cucumber Grape Smoothie
Do you know these days where you have eaten a lot or drank too much? Especially when it something really, really bad such as en extra-big piece or tarte with double butter cream, and feel really, really bad about it. So what can we do to compensate that? A recent visit to a specialized smoothie,Continue reading “Cucumber Grape Smoothie”
Chestnut Stew
Finally the cold weather has arrived. Now it is time for some hot and hearty dishes with some seasonal ingredients. One of my favourite in November: Chestnuts. And what is better than a tasty chestnut stew to get warm during those cold and rainy autmn days What you need 500g chestnuts 500ml vegetable brothContinue reading “Chestnut Stew”
The Chef Cat 