Hummus is love!

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I love hummus. You do, too. It goes well with everything and you can season it according to your tastes! And it's cheap and easy to make, too! :)

 

Quinoa Patties

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It's early Janury - New Year's Resolutions are still fresh. I did not really make any specific ones, but the whole "eat clean, work out, be kind, spread happiness" thing is always there. That's always good.I have been told that my junk food is healthier than some people's regular food, but that doesn't mean that I need to lower my standards. :)

The main reason for my not so healthy eating habits can be found in occasional laziness and the "but I'm hungry NOW!" moments. So I made a few things yesterday, tripled the portions and made serving-size containers full of deliciousness that went into the freezer. Among these edibles were these quinoa patties. I froze them in batches of four, so I could combine them with other stuff for varied meals.

Red lentil veggie soup, hummus, quinoa patties, fried eggplants and
zucchini, fresh and sundried tomatoes.
Many thanks to camslinger.de for the picture. <3

<3 and food go out to camslinger.de for
constraining himself long enough to take the picture

Donuts / Berliner

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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.

Festive Sides: Napkin Dumpling / Serviettenknödel

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Roulades, dumplings, and beans & "bacon" 

Gingerbread ragout, red cabbage, and dumplings
with lingonberry sauce

Christmas Dinner: Lebkuchengeschnetzeltes (Gingerbread Ragout)

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Our Christmas dinner was lovely... and I relied on a good friend's delicious ideas to make our festive dinner as special as possible. My friend Sarah over at the Krümelküche, the one and only (and amazing) vegan café in my home town Duisburg, once cooked this at a dinner party for a few people. So I made some changes to her original recipe and cooked it for Christmas.

Thai Noodle Soup

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Okay, okay, I call it Thai, but this is not an "authentic" (whatever that may mean) Thai recipe. But there is a deli near my work where I go once a week with my colleagues and one of the two (vegan) things that I like there is their "Thai soup". So I tried to recreate the recipe and added a thing or two.

Brownie Cheesecake

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When I first saw this cake at the Grindcore House in Philadelphia, I knew I had to have it. :) Brownie Cheesecake. Is there a better way to combine things? After returning to my native Germany, I went to great lengths to develop the perfect recipe. I took me three tries to figure out a good brownie recipe, and my poor friends and colleagues all had to suffer the "not quite perfect" versions.

This is not a recipe that can be done if you don't have a bit of time on your hands. Doughs need to rest, brownies need to cool down fully. I would suggest you prepare the different parts the day before you want to have the cake and assemble the next day.

Some minor changes will have to be made the next time,
but I am already very happy with the first try.

Oh hai! <3

Brownie - More Chocolate, please!

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In the course of finding my own recipe for a brownie cheesecake I ate at the Grindcore House in Philadelphia, PA, the first step, of course, included finding a great recipe for brownies! I think I found it!

Smoked Tomato Paprika Sauce

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Many thanks to Mr. Squirrel at Camslinger.de for the photo 

I started out making a sauce out of things that had to go for whatever reason: Veggies on the verge of looking less Next Veggie Top Model, open packs of pureed tomatoes from yesterday's pizza... that sort of thing. I ended up with the best sauce ever! It will go well with our Tomato Lentil Bites (filled with Cashew Feta) at my work Christmas party tonight!