Economy Class – LUFTHANSA

Boeing 737-300. I never expected to be on one of these aircrafts from Lufthansa, especially as they are some kind of old and Lufthansa is replacing them with the Airbus A320 family. But ye I happend to be on one on a very short haul flight. Stats: Airline: Lufthansa Flight: LH 1198 (11/04/2016) Itinerary: FRA –Continue reading “Economy Class – LUFTHANSA”

Torrijas – Easter French Toast

Last day of the Easter weekend. It is almost over but still I wanted to share a traditional recipe for Easter in Spain: Torrijas. Torrijas is a Spanish styled version of french toast that is eaten during the easter holidays all over Spain. The traditional recipes come from the nuns which have been making TorrijasContinue reading “Torrijas – Easter French Toast”

Baan Khrai Wang – Hua Hin (Thailand)

Thailand is famous for spicy food dishes like tom yum soups, crunchy fishcakes or curries. But who would guess that Thailand also offers excellent cakes and sweets. Well my Asian colleagues Noon, Nem, Beau, and Ak showed me an amzing place in Hua Hin for having excellent cakes. Address: Baan Khrai Wang 11 Naebkehardt RoadContinue reading “Baan Khrai Wang – Hua Hin (Thailand)”

Guacamole Onion Rings

Have you ever dipped your onion rings in guacamole? And do you agree that this tastes amazing? If you do so the you have to try this recipe. Onion rings filled with guacamole. Those taste amazingly great.   What you need For the Guacamole: 3 avocados 2 tomatoes 20g coriander 1 fresh onion 2 limesContinue reading “Guacamole Onion Rings”

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”

Lemon Mint Koriander Lemonade

The cold is here and in some parts of the world with a massive impact. Blizzards, Snowstorms, below 0º C temperatures. That drains a lot of energy. So the best thing you can do to get your energies up with a blast of copper, vitamin C and B vitamins…aka Lemon Mint Koriander Lemonade. So hereContinue reading “Lemon Mint Koriander Lemonade”

Iimori Patisserie – Frankfurt/M. (Germany)

Well, I should not be posting a recommendation on a Franco-Japanese Patisserie after the holiday. I assume that no one of you is interested in having coffee and cake after the  Christmas and New Years food-orgies. But just in case you are up for some cake and happen to be in Frankfurt check this placeContinue reading “Iimori Patisserie – Frankfurt/M. (Germany)”

Kokosmakronen / Coconut Merengue

  Just a few days for Christmas and here another recipe for a sweet German Christmas specialty: The Kokosmakronen. Usually when I make Vanillekipferl, I also make Kokosmakronen at the same time. Vanillekipferl need only egg yolks and the leftover egg whites can be used for the Makronen. Here we go What you need: 4Continue reading “Kokosmakronen / Coconut Merengue”

Glühwein / Mulled Wine

Christmas is coming and the temperatures are getting lower and lower. So what’s better than a cup of hot mulled wine or as the Germans say ‘Glühwein’. Usually you will find it on the typical German Christmas Market but here is The Chef Cat’s original recipe. What you need: 1,5 l rosé wine 6 spoonsContinue reading “Glühwein / Mulled Wine”

Raspberry Red Cabbage

What do you do when you have tons of red cabbage at home and you do not know what do do with it? Well you make typical German style boiled red cabbage and have an everready tasy dish for the fall season. What you need: 500g sliced red cabbage 200g fresh raspberries 1 chopped onionContinue reading “Raspberry Red Cabbage”