Duvel

Yup, I stocked up. Truly great stuff. Luckily, since relocating back to Germany, I’ve been awarded with „global responsibilities“, including some assets in Louisiana. So I hope to be able to replenish my shelves soon ...

Hi @rotuts: 1) Yes, I can get essentially all Tabasco products, because I order directly in Luisiana via some dear colleagues (cf. the „Family Reserve“) ... 2) With „nesting time“ you refer to cooking time ? Its 3h barely simmering in a heavily spiced (caraway, cloves, onion, ...) stock, followed by 30 min in the convection oven (full whack, brushing with stock every 10 min). This is the hock, front leg. Feet do not respond well to this treatment, they do not have enough structural integrity.

Minor crisis in the Duvel household: In order to provide an appropriate crumb shot of „my“ pizza al taglio for the „bread“ thread, said pizza was prepared and served much to the delight of a certain 5 year old. Unfortunately, the actual intended dinner for tonight was a proper „Schweinshaxe“ (or grilled pork knuckle), which arrived about 25 min later at the dinner table, much to the dismay of wife & son. I insisted (rather unsuccessfully) that everyone gives it a try. A heated argument on the amounts of food preoared in our household and the fate of all the leftovers ensued. Tomorrow (and most likely Tuesday) we are going to have pork knuckle tacos ...

I got a bit annoyed that I could not provide a crumb shot, so my family had to cope with another pizza al taglio tonight ...

At least none that couldn‘t be addressed with appropriate libations ...

I know it looks a bit like it, but the scrambled eggs were actually topped with the shrimps. Given that the eggs were quite soft they sunk in a bit ... If you can get your hands on this type of shrimp, please give the combination a try.

Fantastic idea ... and great presentation. Thanks, @shain

Sourdough baguette with creamy scrambled eggs and north sea shrimp ...

Lazy ... there is no other expression to describe my mood today. Homemade burgers w/ the works. Luckily, the family supports my state of mind by just consuming what I put in front of them ... Albeit with limited enthusiam.

I can wholeheartedly recommend Bonci‘s method, as reported here ... Results are consistently good (even if I don‘t find a crub shot at the moment).

Seeing this makes me seriously considering adding breakfast to my weekday routine again ...

After commuting for four years via ferry I had my first major traffic jam today. 90 min for about 30 km ... So dinner prep time was cut down to 15 min - broccoli fritters (as my wife is concerned about the little ones veggie intake), quick guacamole with north sea shrimp and hummus left-overs stretched with goat cheese. Little one got the excess guac with shrimps and concluded that next time he only wants that ...

The common intersection between leftovers from numerous Mettbrötchen orgies, little time to prepare dinner and the rarely predictable preferences of a five-year old is this: Pasta (technically Fusilli Bucati Corti) with meatballs. No time required, no fuss, no complaints. And a pleasant Rioja for me, just because ...

Preferably in Chinatown 😉

I bought some „ribs“ yesterday. Well, technically they are, because they did contain a few rib bones. But really it was just a big chunk of lower breast meat with a few bones left in. Nevertheless, it got the full SV ribs treatment (dry rub, 12h marinating, 12h @165 F, then finished with BBQ sauce in the oven). Accompanied by sweet corn (regular/herb butter finish) and croquette-fried potato-pumpkin puree (weekend leftover). Family was happy and so was I ...

In the two weeks I am back in Germany, I probably consumed an entire pig as Mett ... its just the perfect food !

Potato pancakes with sour cream/cucumber, smoked salmon and north sea shrimp (and a tad of kewpie). No complaints ...

They really charge 6 Euro for the tomato ?!

Well noted. My point is that even there are Buddhists that would consume meat at points, Buddhist restaurants do not offer a meat choice. The latter they need to seek out separately ...

I have visited many Buddhist restaurants all over Asia and have never encountered any meat on the menu. The Dalai Lama not being strictly vegetarian is a popular argument, but I can only partly agree: while some buddhists do consume meat when offered (just as the Dalai Lama), certainly none would specifically order or eat it at a "free to choose" restaurant with vegetarian options, as it would implicate a deliberate choice for another being to be killed for one`s own consumption ...

I am pretty sure that if you‘ll ever find a buddhist restaurant that served meat, it ain‘t buddhist ...

Pizza al taglio ... three distinct segments: Margarita (buffalo mozzarella, basil, olive oil), Fennel sausage & olives and coppa & rucola. Dough a bit Bonci-esk (sorry, bo crumb shot). My son was so delighted to see me cutting the pizza with scissors ...

Snacking in Heidelberg, inbetween shopping for clothes and other necessities ... “Vetter’s brewery” Märzen beer (yes, it’s Oktoberfest time ...) Cordon bleu - a Schnitzel filled with ham & cheese Bridge and panorama of Heidelberg Castle ...

Saturday night, comfort food. My son was allowed to choose; he found this pasta in the supermarket and requested “ragu” with it. So, ragù alla bolognese (pretty much Marcella Hazans version, with added anchovies) and this pasta. What can I say ... comfort food at its best ☺️

Mettbrötchen - the breakfast for champions ...