Veal and champignons Vol-au-vent

300 g veal fillet, 2 scalions, 1 red capsicum, 250 g champignon mushrooms, 2 tablespoons sunflower oil, 200 ml water, 50 ml red wine, 1 bag Maggi Krauter Rahm Schnitzel, 50 ml Creme fraiche, 2 tablespoons mustard, 6 vol-au-vents

Wash the meat, cut it into stripes. Slice the onions and the mushrooms, cut julienne the capsicum. Heat the oil and saute the meat for 10 minutes. Add the vegetables and saute for another 5 minutes. Add the water and the red wine, mix the Maggi bag and cook for another 5 minutes. Season with Creme fraiche and mustard.
Heat the vol-au-vents, fill them with the meat and serve immediately.

Tiramisu

4 tablespoons espresso coffee, 1 tablespoon Grappa, 3 eggs, separated, 1/2 cup sugar, 250 g Marscapone, 24 Savoiardi biscuits, 50 g sweet chocolate, grated

In a small bowl, combine the coffee and grappa; set aside In a medium bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff; set aside. In a large bowl, beat the egg yolks together with the sugar until thick and lemon-colored. Add the marscapone and blend. Gently fold the egg whites into the cheese mixture. Place half of the biscuits in the bottom of a 10-inch square baking dish or larger serving plate. Sprinkle with half of the coffee mixture. Cover with half of the cheese mixture, and repeat process. Refrigerate tiramisu for 4 hours before serving with grated chocolate.

Single White Feline

Now I understand a lot of things that happened in my life...
I always thought that my cat loves me, I just didn't know how much ;))

Chicken Lentils Curry

100 g red lentils, 500 g chicken breast, 200 g carrots, 2 shallots, olive oil, 1 can coconut milk, 1 bag Maggi fix für Curry Hänchen Pfanne, 1 lime

Boil the lentils in salt water till ready. Wash the meat and cut it into stripes. Cut the carrots julienne and chop finely the onion .
Heat the oil and fry the meat, take it out and keep it warm. In the remaining oil add the onions and the carrots and fry till tender. Add 400ml water, the coconot milk and the Maggi bag. Add the lentils and the chicken stripes. Boil for 5 minutes, season if necessary and add the lime juice.

The year of the Rabbit

Today starts my year :D
Why?
Because the Chinese Year of the Rabbit starts today!
And guess what? I am a Rabbit :))
Here is what you should expect this year:

A placid year, very much welcomed and needed after the ferocious year of the Tiger. We should go off to some quiet spot to lick our wounds and get some rest after all the battles of the previous year.

Good taste and refinement will shine on everything and people will acknowledge that persuasion is better than force. A congenial time in which diplomacy, international relations and politics will be given a front seat again. We will act with discretion and make reasonable concessions without too much difficulty.

A time to watch out that we do not become too indulgent. The influence of the Rabbit tends to spoil those who like too much comfort and thus impair their effectiveness and sense of duty.

Law and order will be lax; rules and regulations will not be rigidly enforced. No one seems very inclined to bother with these unpleasant realities. They are busy enjoying themselves, entertaining others or simply taking it easy. The scene is quiet and calm, even deteriorating to the point of somnolence. We will all have a tendency to put off disagreeable tasks as long as possible

Money can be made without too much labor. Our life style will be languid and leisurely as we allow ourselves the luxuries we have always craved for. A temperate year with unhurried pace. For once, it may seem possible for us to be carefree and happy without too many annoyances.

Sooo... Happy Rabbit Year :D

Carla's Leek & Cheese muffins

175 g plain flour, 1 tsp baking powder, ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda, ½ tsp allspice, 50 ml milk, 1 egg , beaten with a fork, 100 ml vegetable oil, 1 leek , finely chopped, 75 g cheddar , finely grated

Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and line a muffin tin with 9 cases. Mix all the dry ingredients until combined, then gently stir in the milk, egg and oil. Gently fold in the leek and Cheddar. Spoon the mixture evenly into the muffin cases and place in the oven. Bake for about 25 mins, then check - they may need a little longer.

This recipe is courtesy of Good Foods UK February 2011 Issue.

Chicken Curry Ragout

4 cups of water, 1 cube chicken stock, 2 cups rice, 500 g chicken breast, curry, 2 tablespoons sunflower oil, 250 ml water, 1 bag Maggy Curry-Sauce, 2 bananas, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, 4 tablespoons grated coconut, 20 g butter

Boil the water with the stock, add the rice and cook for 20 minutes. Was the meat and cut into cubes, season with curry. Heat the oil and fry the meat. Add the water, mix the curry sauce and cook for another 2 minutes.
Cut the bananas into slices, pour over them the lemon juice, sprinkle the grated coconut and fry them in butter.
Serve the curry with bananas and rice.