Honkman

Simple one pot dish made in oven once everything is mixed together - bone-in chicken thighs, basmati rice, eggplants, onion, garlic, dates, cumin, ground ginger, harissa, orange zest and juice, olive oil and chicken broth. Finished with some pistachios.

Simple salad with romaine, radicchio, poached chicken breast, raw mushrooms, carrots, fennel, radish, red onion and a vinaigrette made from olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, mustard and tarragon.

Yes - it’s German comfort food. Rahm in German is another description for heavy cream.

Knoedel (German dumplings) with Rahmspinat (creamed spinach) and sour radishes - there are two types of German dumplings - either bread or potato based. These ones are made with mashed potatoes, dried morrels, shallots, egg yolk, corn starch and nutmeg. Served with spinach briefly cooked in cream, shallots, garlic and nutmeg. And with radishes marinated in white wine vinegar, caramelized sugar and coriander seeds.

Currywurst Soup - a play on the ubiquitous currywurst in Germany. Made with sausage, red and yellow pepper, onion, curry powder, paprika, sugar, curry-ketchup, strained tomatoes, vegetable broth, parsley and topped with some sour cream

Cold IPA as in an IPA served cold or the specific IPA style (which is an IPA fermented at lager temperature)

Finally back at cooking in a new house with a new (and improved) kitchen - simple vegetable stew with red peppers, king oyster mushrooms, shallots, garlic, tomato juice, vegetable broth, ras el hanout, paprika, cinnamon and mint. Served over couscous made with tomatoes and mint and topped with yoghurt.

Farfalle with ground lamb (cooked with oregano, parsley, ancho chili, cumin, coriander, garlic, harissa and heavy cream) and mustard greens. Topped with toasted panko and parmesan

Thanksgiving in May - Turkey meatballs (with sage and fennel seeds), sautéed green beans, quinoa and a roasted garlic / thyme / olive oil / vinegar / mustard / honey vinaigrette. Served with crispy shallots and cranberries

Quesadilla with diced chicken, poblano, mushrooms, chipotle, cumin

Cauliflower braised in a mixture of water, tomato paste, onions, garlic, garam masala, ginger. Finished with yoghurt, cilantro and cashews. Served with naan

Brunswick Stew with chicken thighs, kielbasa, potatoes, corn, lima beans, onion, garlic powder, cider vinegar, crushed tomatoes, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce

You could use a little bit of it and roast it but I wouldn’t use to much as the dish should show the spinach (and beef) flavor

Kiymali Ispanak - Turkish comfort food - Plenty of fresh spinach cooked with ground beef, rice, onion, paprika and allspice in beef broth. Topped with yoghurt.

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Turkey and Bean Tamale Pie - with ground turkey, pinto beans, corn, tomatoes, baby spinach, cilantro, onion, garlic, jalapeño, chili powder and cumin. The corn bread was made from cornmeal, APF, baking powder, egg, milk, butter and honey. Finished with a dollop of mascarpone.

Cajun Red Beans with Andouille Sausage - with dried red kidney beans, onion, red and green peppers, celery, andouille sausage, garlic, sage, thyme, bay leaves, scallions, lemon juice, sirarakhong chili cooked in the pressure cooker - served over rice

Potato Gulasch with potatoes, celery root, onions, garlic, cherry tomatoes, carrots, mushrooms, cajun spices, red wine, tomato paste and vegetable broth. Topped with rosemary-lemon gremolata (made with rosemary, parsley, lemon juice and zest, garlic and olive oil)

Rutabaga soup (made with rutabaga, small amount of potatoes, shallots, ginger cooked in chicken broth and heavy cream and puréed) with smoked ham (the planned smoked duck breast was unfortunately unavailable), sautéed small rutabaga pieces, parsley, lemon juice and zest and some olive oil

Chili with ground beef, red kidney beans, poblanos, baby spinach (was sitting around in the fridge and had to be used), onion, garlic, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, ancho chili powder, cumin and bittersweet chocolate - the chocolate and chili gave it a flavor reminiscent of mole.

Parmesan risotto with vegetable ragu - “classic” parmesan risotto made with onions, white wine, vegetable broth. Vegetable ragu had eggplants, zucchini, fennel, red pepper, tomatoes, onion, garlic, oregano, basil and parsley

Jjajang Lamb Noodles with Honey-Soy Butter Glazed Turnips - Noodle sauce was made from ground lamb, onion, fish sauce, fermented black beans, Shaoxing wine, gochujang, sugar and silken tofu. Turnips were braised briefly in a mixture of honey, soy sauce, butter and water, afterwards boiled down to a glaze. Both recipes from the Mei Mei cookbook

Oven Roasted Pork Sausages with Red Cabbage- Spinach Slaw - The sausages were roasted with a mixture of coarse mustard and honey until nicely caramelized. The slaw was made with red cabbage, baby spinach, red onions, blackberries, walnuts, apple and vinaigrette from olive oil, apple cider vinegar, Dijon mustard and maple syrup

Vegetable Gulasch with Polenta Nero and Paprika-Oil Sour Creme - The vegetable stew had dried corona beans, tomatoes, carrots, parsnips, yellow pepper, zucchini, cauliflower and parsley cooked in a broth made with fresh tomato water, smoked paprika and tomato paste. Polenta nero doesn’t actually contain any polenta but is made from mashed potatoes carefully cooked with buckwheat flour and potato water and afterwards mixed with parmesan and sautéed shallots

Continuing our ongoing play on Spaghetti Carbonara variation: - this was a nice one - Miso Spaghetti Carbonara. White miso and sriracha added to the egg yolk and parmesan mixture. And baby spinach at the very end