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Marinated chicken skewers, a lye roll stuffed with herb butter, leftover creamed spinach and nibbles ...

Something along the lines of this ...

The sweet potatoes came from a bag 😏 and were nice. But yes, coating with a bit of oil, salt and starch is the only way to get them somewhat crunchy. Creamed spinach is indeed a basic bechamel (with sauteed onions and garlic, salt, plenty of nutmeg), rather stiff, and the thawed & drained spinach folded in. Then kept in the oven for about 20-30 min, during which the bechamel incoporated the water from the spinach and becomes silky.

Cordon Bleu with sweet potato fries and creamed spinach ...

Pizza.

Inspired by @Margaret Pilgrims no-cook pasta sauce post, I winged something loosely based on her recipe. It is a very tasty preparation !

Could you please elaborate on that ?

Because the term “heat capacity” is not an easy concept ?

“Himmel un Ääd” (heaven & earth), made with a great boudin noir from Strasbourg, buttery potato purée and my mothers apple sauce (curtesy of our freezer) ... comfort food at its best 🤗

Veggies with Chorizo ...

After a Sunday full of chores and little house repairs I felt too lazy to cook - which happens very seldom, as chopping things up relaxes me after a busy day. Thankfully, I had some frozen puff pastry in the freezer and a few no-cook ingredients at hand. 5 min prep yielded an asparagus & goat cheese tarte with bacon... It was consumed even faster.

Grilled Thüringer sausage, quick pasta salad and a beer ... a fitting end to the first warm day of spring.

While the rest of the family enjoy their pancakes with fresh berries and honey, I much prefer a salty option, which came today in the form of an egg-topped pancake-wich ...

Nice idea ... thanks for the reminder of something almost forgotten 🤗

Bavarian Wurstsalat (with cheese), with an Onsen tamago for good measure ...

An imported Cote du Boeuf from Strasbourg, before they locked Alsacia down ... I didn’t feel like SV today, so I cooked it conventionally 😱 Note to self: have to buy a nice wooden copping board for better tableside presentation. Served with (commercial) potato croquettes and mushroom cream sauce.

Normally, Sunday night is pizza night. But what in these times is still normal ? When weekdays and weekends blend into each other in self-confinement, it is only appropriate to react with the outmost flexibility - even if it means to have pizza night on Wednesday (accompanied by the lovely “Peter Rabbit” movie) ... Margarita Italian salami & mushrooms Four cheeses with black olives (served with freshly ground black pepper on the individual slices) I tried to stretch the dough completely on the working bench - and felt the crust turned out more airy than usual. To be repeated ...

Quick one: Matjesbrötchen with homemade tartar sauce. Normally, I would enjoy it @Anna N style with an ice-cold aquavit, but I still have a couple of home office duties in the afternoon 🙄

I used organic 100% buckwheat soba, curtesy of a Japanese friend visiting last year ...

Cold soba with shrimps, green asparagus and an onsen egg (SV, 45 min @ 63 oC). Warm mentsuyu added, as well as nori, sesame & scallions. Japanese enough to hit the spot ... 🤗

Both ...

Confit de canard, SV 30h @ 68 oC. I rubbed the duck legs with curing salt (pink salt) to give it a stronger flavor. It worked well. Rosemary instead of thyme, and lots of garlic. Roasted in the oven just before serving. Accompanied by cheesy cauliflower gratin, with a handful of sweet peas thrown in for good measure. Little one asked for thirds 🥳 ...

Please do go on like this ... but watch out for potential weight loss: regardless what you might think, imaginary food does not supply calories 😉

I hope I am not the only one that uses the leftover bones and makes a soup from them ... 🤔

„My“ Döner shop has closed down - temporarily, as they have announced - and I do hope that they‘ll start up again after the total lockdown has been lifted. So, today we had a faux Döner, made from leftover suckling pig shoulder, augmented with a couple of felafel... It is not the same, but will hold me until they open again !