Showing posts with label Recipe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Recipe. Show all posts

No-Sugar Avocado Chocolate Mousse Recipe



🥑 What looks like poop in a mug is the world's best and easiest sugar-free dessert🥑

 It's not sweet but has a very rich and deep chocolate taste.

Ingredients: ( serves 2)
1 avocado
1/4 cup cacao
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup milk.

Combine everything in a bowl, puree, fill into mugs or small bowls, put in the fridge for 2-3 hours. Yummy!




Avocado Schoko Pudding: 
1 avocado, 1/4 cup Kakao, 1/4 cup Ahornsirup, 1/4 cup Milch. Alles pürrieren, in Tassen füllen, im Kühlschrank für 2-3 Stunden kalt stellen. Lecker! ( nicht süß  sondern sehr schokoladig herb) 

Ritter Sport Peppermint Chocolate Brownies



My precious Ritter Sport peppermint chocolate has expired! Yikes!! How could that happen?? It was hidden in a corner in the fridge and somehow got lost. It has only been a few days though. 
Brownies are always a good idea and the perfect opportunity to use up the chocolate.

Easy Swedish Carrot Cake Recipe


Easy Swedish Carrot Cake Recipe

You know cooking and baking must be quick and easy, otherwise it's not a preferred activity of mine.
This Swedish carrot cake is exactly that. And delicious!

I found the recipe on Pinterest while looking for a way to use up leftover shredded carrots from a salad the other day, and it is my new favorite, because it is so moist and SO GOOD!

Homemade Strawberry Marmelade Recipe


As soon as we got home from strawberry picking, I started to process our harvest. One portion went straight into a blender, for a refreshing and healthy strawberry-rasperry-smoothie. Another portion went into the freezer.

Butternut Soup / Butternut Kürbissuppe



Ingredients: ( serves 2)
1 Butterbut
1 Red Onion
1 Garlic clove
½ Cup of Creme Double or Creme Fraiche
500ml Water
1 tsp Vegetable Broth
Pepper
Oil

Instructions:
1. Peel the Butternut, cut into half, remove the goo and cut into pieces
2. Heat oil in a pot, peel and cut the onion, then roast them in the pot
3. Peel and press the garlic, and add to the onions
4. Add the butternut and 250ml water
5. Boil for 10 minutes
6. Remove from the heat and mash with a blender
7. Add 250ml water, broth, creme double and a pinch or two of pepper and boil for another 1-2 minutes


Yummy!






Ich hasse es zu kochen, und wenn Herr Moin es nicht fast täglich tun würde, wären wir schon vor Jahren verhungert. Außerdem hasse ich es Essen zu fotografieren. Ich esse es nämlich lieber anstatt ewig lange mit der Kamera davor zu stehen, wohlwissend dass ich abends bei künstlichem Licht eh kein gutes Bild hinbekomme. Und Kürbissuppe sieht sowieso nie appetitlich aus.
Mir macht Backen mehr Spaß, aber ab und zu koche ich doch ganz gerne, nämlich die paar Sachen von denen ich weiß daß ich sie gut kann, und wir nicht am Ende Pizza bestellen müssen ( findet es noch jemand super ätzend daß Joeys jetzt Domino`s ist??).
Wir sind keine großartigen Suppen-Esser, aber wenn es im Herbst und Winter draußen schön kalt ist, tut eine Suppe manchmal doch mal ganz gut. Kürbis ist sooo lecker und soll ja auch sehr gesund sein, also gibt es heute eine Butternut Suppe. Schnell und einfach zubereitet, macht satt, und schmeckt gut. Das gleiche Rezept benutze ich übrigens auch für Hokkaido-Suppe. Den mag ich noch lieber weil er nicht so süß ist wie der Butternut, und man die Schale mitessen kann.


Zutaten: ( für 2 Personen)

1 Butternut-Kürbis
1 Knoblauchzehe
1 rote Zwiebel
1/2 Becher Creme Double ( oder Creme Fraiche, weils die Double nicht in jedem Supermarkt zu kaufen gibt)
500 ml Wasser
1 Teelöffel Gemüsebrühe-Pulver
Pfeffer zum Würzen
Kochtopf, Pürrierstab, Knoblauchpresse

So gehts:

1. Kürbis vierteln, schälen, und das Innenleben mit einem Löffel entfernen. Dann in kleine Stücke schneiden
2. Zwiebel schälen und hacken, dann in einem Kochtopf kurz in Öl anbraten
3. Knobi schälen und pressen und zu den Zwiebeln geben
4. Kürbiswürfel rein, und 250 ml Wasser dazu
5. Deckel drauf und 10 Minuten köcheln lassen
6. den Topf vom Herd nehmen und den Kürbis sämig pürrieren
7. den Topf wieder auf den Herd stellen, und mit 250 ml Wasser auffüllen
8. Nun noch das Brühpulver, Creme Double und ein Paar Prisen Pfeffer dazugeben, alles ordentlich umrühren, und für 1-2 Minuten wieder heiß werden lassen

Fertig!

Homemade Sugarfree PSL



Fall is here!
Being born in October, Fall is indeed my favorite season of all. ( Well, aside from christmas time, but that is not an official season, so Fall it is).
I love when it's pouring and blowing outside, and I'm snuggled up inside with my Snuggie, my favorite pink knit socks, and a hot beverage. It can't get any cozier.

This is also the season of my favorite coffee ( aside from Peppermint Mocca Frappuchino):
PUMPKIN SPICE LATTE 

Homemade Peppermint Mocha Frappuccino



Ingredients:

Coffee
Milk
Monin Peppermint Syrup
Dark Cacao
Swiss Miss
Coffee Ice Cubes
Whipped Cream
Chocolate Sprinkles

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds



Roasted pumpkin seeds, yummy!

Clean the seeds, then soak them in salt water, as shown here.

Once dry, drizzle with olive oil, add spices, bake in the oven.
I used sea salt only, and flipped the seeds after 7 minutes. I let them bake for 7 more minutes, then turned off the oven and let the seeds cool with the oven door open.
The result is wonderful. AMAZING taste!






Homemade Pumpkin Cappuccino



Yesterday, i carved our pumpkin, and for the first time in my life i actually wanted to reuse the filling and seeds.



The internet is full with great recipes: pumpkin bread, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin cupcakes, pumpkin everything...
And of course, the famous and popular Pumpkin Spice Latte. Latte is not my thing, but i love a good cappuccino.

Here is my version of a Homemade Pumpkin Cappuccino

At first, let's make pumpkin purree

1. Cut or tear pumpkin flesh into pieces
2. Add 1 cup of water, heat up and boil for 10 minutes



3. Let simmer 10 more minutes.



4. Blend


5. Let cool



Now let's make the cappuccino:

1. Brew hot coffee in a french press ( 2 large coffee spoons of coffee + 1/2 cup of water)



2. Heat up milk in the microwave ( 1 cup)
3. Pour 2-3 tsp pumpkin purree into a mug
4. Add spices ( nutmeg, cinnamon, sugar, cocoa)



5. Pour half of the hot milk into the mug



6. Use the rest to make milk froth and add it to the mug with a spoon


6. Carefully pour in the coffee



7. Decorate with powdered chocolate



8. Drink and enjoy!


Basic White Bread



Ingredients:

330 ml milk
330 g flour
2 tsp baking powder
2-3 tsp salt

Instructions:

- mix the ingredients
- grease a loaf pan or line it with baking paper
- pour the dough into the pan
- bake for 20-30 minutes at 200° C

Let cool and enjoy!





Lemon Day ( Two Recipes)



Today was the first time in what feels like ages that the sun was shining. I am so ready for spring and summer, but the next round of ice and snow is already on its way. 
Anyway, I felt "yellow" today, which put me in the mood for some lemons. 


At first, i made this surprisingly refreshing and tasty Lemon Cucumber Water.

 



The recipe can be found here at Two Tarts, one of my favorite food blogs.


Then i made a Lemon Cake.


We are super greedy when it comes to cake, that's why the photo only shows half of it...

The recipe is adapted from this one ( in german), with just a few minor changes as well as some coconut shreds for a summery and tropical feel. The cake turned out very moist and fluffy.
Yum!




Ingredients: 

2 lemons
250g butter
200g sugar
280g Mehl
4 eggs
2 tsp baking powder
pinch of salt

5-10 T coconut shreds
125g confectioner's sugar
1 T hot water


Instructions:

1. Line a loaf pan with baking paper
2. Preheat oven to 180°C / 350F
3. Melt the butter.
4. In a bowl, combine butter and sugar, cream well, then add the eggs.
5. Mix in the juice of one and a half lemons, the flour, baking powder, and salt, and whisk well.
6. Pour the batter into the loaf pan and bake 40-50 minutes.
7. Lift up the baking paper along with the cake, and let cool for 10 minutes ( preferably on a cooling rack). 8. Remove the baking paper and let cool for another 20 minutes.


Then, prepare the glaze:

In a small bowl, mix confectioner's sugar with 1 tsp water and stir well. Now add a few drops of lemon juice. Be careful, the glaze must not be too liquid!
Mix in the coconut shreds and cover the cake with the glaze, then immediately sprinkle the cake with a handful of coconut shreds.

Let the glaze dry, and enjoy your cake!


Eggnog Cake


 

  This pin:



My result:





My cake turned out fairly flat because I used a larger baking pan ( and because i am not a talented/ professional baker and probably did something wrong).
The frosting is adapted from Martha's recipe, but mixed with whipped cream, white sugar and red food coloring.

Dinner Tonight: Asparagus

with potatoes, hollandaise sauce and ham. Yummy!

RECIPE: Basil Bread



How to bake a fresh Basil Bread in ten quick and easy steps

Ingredients: ( serves 2)

235 ml ( 1 cup or 15 and 1/2 T) Water
15 g Basil ( ca. 2 handful of basil)
2 T Olive Oil
10 g ( 1T) Salt
1 Pk. Dry Yeast
375 g ( 3 cups and 1 T) Flour
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20 ml ( 1 T and 1 tsp.) Milk 
1 T Olive Oil





Directions:

1. In a mixing bowl, mix water, basil, 2 T oil and salt and mash with an immersion blender
2. Add yeast and flour, knead and form a ball
3. Cover the bowl with a clean tea towel and allow the dough to rise at a warm place until the size of the ball has doubled. You can place it near the radiator or into the oven at a very low temperature, but keep an eye on the bowl to make sure it doesn't melt.
4. Form a loaf and place it on a baking pan covered with baking paper and a handful of flour

5. Mix milk with 1 T oil 
6. Brush the loaf with the milk/oil mixture
7. Dust with flour 
8. Bake 20-25 minutes at 220°C ( 428°F)
9. Let cool and 
10. Enjoy!