Geburtstagsfeier 2019 | Birthday Party 2019

Mr. Squirrel und ich feiern unseren Geburtstag ja immer zusammen. Warum? Unsere Geburtstage liegen nur 2 Wochen auseinander und wir mögen die gleichen Leute! Darum laden wir dann immer so viele Leute, wie in unsere Wohnung passen ein :) Und es gibt immer Essen!
Mr. Squirrel and I always celebrate our birthdays together. Why? Our birthdays are only about 2 weeks apart and we like the same people! So we always invite as many people as we can fit in our apartment :) And then theres's food!

Vorher / Nachher
Before / After

Donuts / Berliner

Die deutsche Übersetzung findet ihr unter dem englischen Rezept!

In Germany, donuts of the American kind (including the major donut chain shops) exist. However, the storebought kind is never vegan - at least I have never encountered any. There are German donuts whose names vary depending on the region you find yourself in. Berliner, Pfannkuchen, Krapfen... They are usually round, dusted with powdered sugar and filled with some type of jam. This recipe works for your regular O-shaped donuts and any other shape you like - including the type that is filled with jam. :)

We had these at our most recent birthday party and a lot of people who said they usually did not like Berliner, really enjoyed them!

Berliner with raspberry jam filling

Your classical donut!

Birthday Party Buffet

Mr. Squirrel and I had birthdays and since we always go a bit crazy in the kitchen, we always throw one party, as opposed to two... Here is what we did for food! ... and I'll post the recipes. :)

Mr. Squirrel und ich hatten beide Geburtstag und weil wir in der Küche immer etwas ausrasten, schmeißen wir immer nur eine Party statt zwei. Hier seht ihr, was es so gab! ... und ich poste die Rezepte. :)

Matcha Cupcakes, chocolate cupcakes with an orange cocoa buttercream, raspberry filled jelly donuts for dessert. Chili sin carne (with whiskey and coffee!) and bread... and the Lynchburg Lemonad station. :)

Matcha Cupcakes, Schokocupcakes mit Orangen-Schoko-Buttercrème, und Berliner mit Himbeerfüllung zum Nachtisch. Dann noch Chili sin Carne (aber mit Whiskey und Kaffee!) und Brot.. und die Lynchburg Lemonade Station. :)

Bread, creamy potato salad, Thai pasta salad, chick'n wings, tomato lentil bites filled with cashew feta, sliders with smoked tofu, falafel, yoghurt parsley sauce, smoked paprika sauce, "honey" aioli.

Brot, cremiger Kartoffelsalat, Thai Pasta Salat, Tomaten-Linsen-Frikkos mit Cashewfetafüllung, Mini-Burger (Sliders) mit Räuchertofu, Falafel, Petersilien-Joghurtsauce, Räucherpaprikacrème, "Honig"-Aioli.

Mediterranean Red Lentil Tomato Frikadellen

English version below!

Ich habe ja eine gewisse Vorliebe für Linsen entwickelt. Wir haben im Moment drei verschiedene Sorten zu hause und ich mache verschiedene Gerichte damit! Ich habe zum Beispiel letztens eine Sorte mit Berglinsen gemacht. Geschmacklich geht des in die gleiche Richtung wie konventionelle Fleischgerichte. Aber die Frikos heute mache ich für eine Freundin die Fleisch noch nie mochte, darum versuche ich keine Geschmäcker oder Gewürze zu verwenden, die man traditionell mit Fleisch assoziiert.

Zutaten:

für 15-18 Minifrikadellen

• 200g rote Linsen
• 50g Paniermehl
• 4 EL Cashew Parmesan  (Supereinfaches Rezept hier)
• 5 getrocknete Tomaten
• 2 Zwiebeln
• eine Hand voll frischer Basilikum
• 100g Tomatenmark
• etwas Olivenöl zum braten
• 3-4 Zehen Knoblauch (optional)
• Salz

Fried Polenta

I originally got the recipe for fried polenta from my friend Sarah (who is currently doing a crowd funding campaign to open a vegan café in Duisburg, Germany. Check out the campaign website!) - and  hers are still far superior to mine. At least visually. But I'm working on the presentation aspect!

 

Ingredients:

• 800ml of veggie stock (check the polenta packaging in case the suggested amount of liquid differs from this)
• 200g of polenta
• 6 small onions
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 150g dried tomatoes 
• lots of fresh basil
• salt, black pepper, paprika, cayenne pepper

Party Food: Spring Rolls

As I am putting up the recipes for the dishes served at the boyfriend's and my birthday party, I am running out of witty things to write in the opening paragraph. So here are the spring rolls, they're awesome. Especially with sambal oelek!

Chicken Wings - Without Chickens or Wings

A lot of people call vegetarians or vegans who eat products that taste and look like meat "hypocrites" because they indulge in things that look like something they would never eat. I did not go vegetarian because I did not enjoy the taste of animals. I stopped eating animals because I did not like a) that they were killed for my pleasure and b) how they were raised before they were slaughtered. In fact, I really like the taste of meat, but I do not want to eat animals. To cut a long story short: I loved chicken wings before I went vegetarian. And I found a lovely alternative that allows me to get a great taste without the consequences. Omnivore-approved and the instant love of every guest at our birthday party! (And the most requested recipe after the party!)

Ingredients:

"Chicken" spice salt - can be bought for a lot of money... or simply be
mixed for a fraction of what you would have paid at the supermarket!

Party Food! A quick overview - Recipes are being updated!

Hello there, party people! 

One thing I like about getting older is that the food you get at parties gets better. No more store-bought potato salad with more store-bought... stuff. I am trying to do my part to keep up the tradition of not serving store bought stuff, but rather sticking to my family tradition of making stuff myself. 

The boyfriend and I both had our birthdays in December and like to celebrate our birthdays together - one party is less of a mess than two and since our food always takes time and money to prepare, it's just easier for us to throw one party. 

Here's what we served to our friends last night:

Before and after!

Party Food or why Silken Tofu is Awesome!

Our friends know that we always serve food when we invite people. Yes, if they spontaneously drop by, I may not have anything prepared, but when actually invite people, they know they shouldn't eat before showing up.

Yesterday, we had some friends over for a whisk(e)y tasting and of course, we needed something to go with that. Sorry for the poor picture quality.

The boyfriend and I made Frikadellen (meat balls), roasted peppers with a herb/dried tomato cream, some small tomato rolls with a herb "butter," and mousse au chocolat.

The Frikadellen recipe originates in Jérôme Eckmeier's blog, but of course, we always make our own little adjustments.