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October 21, 2013
Cooking: My best pumpkin soup
After I participated last Friday a mexican cooking class, I was so
inspired that I tried a new way to make a pumpkin soup - a must do in october!
Usually I made it with coconut cream, ginger and carrots.
Good but very common...Now this is my new favorite, and I think that
I am going to make it again in two or three weeks.
You will need for 6:
1 small hokkaido pumpkin
2 cans of sweet corn
1 small onion
2 garlic cloves
pinch of cipotle powder
1 avocado
100g/3,5 oz feta cheese (made of sheep milk)
500ml / 13,5 fl oz chicken brooth
200ml water
4 little tomatos
Bake the whole pumpkin for 50min in the oven (200°C /392°F)
then let it cool down while you cut the corn from the cobs.
Chop the onion and the garlic in small pieces.
Take about one tablespoon from the onions and fry them in a bit of hot
oil until they are almost black - I really mean almost black! It will give a
fantastic smoky flavour to the soup...now take the fried onions beside
and bring the chicken brooth to boil. Add three quarter of the corn and
the fresh onions and garlic and let them simmer for 10 minutes
while you add a bit water every 5 minutes.
Take the pumpkin, core it and cut it into fingerthick pieces.
Quarter the tomatos and add them with the pumpkin pieces to the corn. Then
let the soup cook another 10 minutes, until you blend it (I suggest a hand held blender).
If the soup is to thick, add some hot water. Serve the soup with bits of avocado, feta
cheese crumbs and a bit of the remaining uncooked corn.
Bon appetit!
October 16, 2013
Location: La Maison du Chocolat in Potsdam
It was the last warm day of fall, so we made a trip to Potsdam,
a little, old city near Berlin, the capital of Brandenburg.
Sights to visit: castle and park "Sans Soucis", Brandernburger Straße, the dutch neigborhood.
To drink a delicious, creamy hot chocolate take a seat in the beautiful Maison du Chocolat.
But if you got a little bit more hungry - don't hesitate to order one of the wonderful
salads or snacks. Everything is fresh, regional and seasonal. The menu is changing regularly,
so it's always exciting to go there. Buy some cake or pralines for you dear ones at home and
finish your meal with the signature dessert: the chocolate quartett
( I love the chocolate creme brûlée )
Bloodpudding on sauerkraut bread and beet salad
Chocolate quartett: ice cream, mousse, mini cake and creme brûlée
October 1, 2013
Best of New York - Part 2
Hi there!
Let's have a quick start with the second part of my favorites in New York.
Look, be inspired and check out, if you can!
1. First To Do: A Hot Dog on the street! This was the first of a lot.
Served fresh and hot with sauerkraut, onions, ketchup and mustard, it's a great lunch
snack for 2-3$ (Attention: Tourist locations like Times Square charge 5$!)
2. Hot Pot Stickers from a food truck near Staten Island Ferry station downtown.
Here: Korean style pulled pork. Attention: Delicious, but veeery hot! (5 pieces 3,50$)
3. Three-cheese fries and Burger at "Burger Burger"
Just awesome! Crowded at lunchtime between 1 and 2 pm..
one of the best burgers I've ever tried!
4. Red Velvet Dessert Cup from Whole Foods:
Layers of red velvet cake pieces and cream cheese,
topped with fresh strawberries. Heaven!
5. Oyster Barney in New York at Grand Central Station.
Sorry I have no food pic! I had a great, spicy gazpacho with shredded lobster and
fired oysters wit peachbutter. Delicious, nice service, even when crowded and
beautiful atmosphere - imagine a french fish restaurant in Marseilles
6. One and only: Magnolia Bakery - went there 3 times in 10 days!
You see their famous cupcakes: chocolate vanilla and lemon. We tried a red velvet
Mini-Cheesecake and the Smores Cake too - fantastic, sweet, just yummy!
Plus, the shops look so cute! I bought the pale blue eco tote bag as a souvenier..
I'll be back!
7. Japanese mochi boutique on Madison Avenue - please, just go there!
Wonderful minimalsitic and chic store for traditional mochis and other japanese sweets.
We tried two different little rice cakes - mine was filled with red bean paste, wrapped in
a salty (!) cherry tree leaf and topped with a cherry blossom.
Delicate, exceptional and sweet - the new maccarons?
8. Joe's Shanghai - best dumplings (TRY!!!) & best chinese food!
Try the Szechuan Style Ribs, chicken and shrimps in plum sauce and the wonton & cabbage brooth.
Chic in Midtown, authentic in Chinatown - both are great!
9. Pork chop at Moma Café on the 2nd floor.
Great food for a museum restaurant!
10. Dreesen's Donuts in Easthampton NY
The very best. Period.
(I heard R. De Niro likes them glazed...)
Bon appetit!
September 25, 2013
Best of New York - Part 1
Hi! I'm back, finally.
I have been in beautiful New York for the first time.
Twelwe awesome days exploring the big apple - and it's culinary treasures.
There were so many treasures I want to share with you,
that I decided to give you an outline of my absolute favorites.
This is a list of the best locations and things I suggest to check out when you are in NY.
Let's start - this is part one - the second is following soon!
1. Awesome, fresh Lobster Roll at Red Hook Lobster booth
every Saturday 'til 3pm at Smorgasburg Food Market in Williamsburg
(also on Saturdays at Smorgasburg Market)
Brisket is smoked, marinated and slowly baked beef...delicious!
http://www.mightyquinnsbbq.com/index.html
La Newyorkina Mexican Ice & Sweets
http://lanewyorkina.com/Home.html
4. Marie Belle - the BEST creamy, italian hot chocolate & patisserie
Also teas, chocolates and a cute parisian atmosphere - Go there!
5. BUY one regional farmer tomato from an organic store!
Very expensive but THE BEST. I ate italian, south french, romanian, greek
and spanish tomatos. I swear, this one was better!
6. Bubba Gump's
shrimps, shrimps and shrimps - my favorite: fried Coconut Shrimps
Cheers!
August 25, 2013
Cooking: Fast Spaghetti with Salsiccia and Tomato-Lemon Sauce
One of my new favorite after working meals, because it's easy and fast to do and really tasty.
You will need for 2 persons:
200g spaghetti or linguine
2 italian salsiccia sausages (with fennel seeds)
1 unwaxed lemon
2 tablespoons of capers
1 can of chopped tomatos
2 fresh tomatos
1 garlic clove
some parmigiano reggiano
olive oil
salt & pepper
1.) Preheat the pan while you drag out the filling out of the sausage casing and from little balls.
2.) Fry the chopped garlic in oliveoil for 30 seconds, then add the sausage balls and the capers.
3.) After 3 Minutes add the canned and fresh tomatos and start to cook the pasta in
boiling & salted water for 8-9 minutes. No oliveoil in the pastawater!
No real italian does that, and the oil film prevents the pasta to soak up the sauce.
4.) Rasp lemonzest and add to sauce together with two tablespoons of lemon juice.
If you happen to have some lemon chutney or pickles, add a teaspoon.
5. Season with salt and freshly grounded pepper and continue cooking the sauce until the pasta is ready.
6. Mix together, add some grated parmigiano.
7. Enjoy! (with red or rose whine)
August 12, 2013
Inspiration: Chocolate Granita
A short post from my vacations in Sicily (Italy) for you, as I was so excited
when I tried my first chocolate granita in a small Gelateria in Taormina
(just 15m straight from Porta Messina to Corso Umberto). I LOVE chocolate in
all its ways, like every normal human being - but I tend to prefer something
fresher or fruity on the hot summer days. Now I found the perfect chocoholic treat
for plus 30-degree-days. Granita is some kind of sorbet, so ice made out of water,
sugar and natural flavor. This granita was made with super intense dark chocolate.
It is of course less creamy than any ice cream, instead it's the light version.
Refreshing like ice-cold lemonade but chocolatey like heaven. TRY IT if you can!!!
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