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Lake Constance round trip commencing … After a brief stop at beautiful Lindau (of Nobel price winner fame) we crossed the border to Austria to visit Hörbranz (just a few kilometers north east of Bregenz). The famous Prinz distillery lured 1/3 of our party in … Today‘s distillate: Raspberry ! You can take a tour (we did), but even more important: you can sample. Anything you like and as much as you like. Kids get all the juices they like … Can you tell we are a bit done ? Conveniently, the best restaurant in the town is just next to the distillery … Wiener Schnitzel (veal, of course) for DW and the little one … Sudfleisch (aka Tafelspitz) for me. This was great, aromatic broth, all veggies on point, tender meat, freshly grated horseradish. @weinoo‘s Cafe Katja proprietor would likely approve … And an Apfelstrudel for good measure … Everyone tired, everyone full, everyone happy 🤗

Wow … the sample size times the amount of samples sure made for a fun evening. No wonder they had to hand out hard hats for the tour afterwards ☺️

Yeap - quite. It was fresh & delicious …

Starting a 6 day round trip around Lake Constance today. With bike & tent it’ll be an adventure - not only for little one. Though he’s the one that needed to jump into the lake the minute we arrived … Today only warm-up: 20 km. The local fish species is called Felchen (Bodenseefelchen), and on our way several fishermen offered these smoked. Got some and made potato soup with creme fraiche and Bodenseefelchen … Enjoyed with a regional brew … Happy faces 🤗

Or skip the soup preparation, and just get a beer and a piece of cheese …

I love fuyu a lot - there was a small hole-in-the-wall in Yau Ma Tei in Hong Kong, that served fried lettuce with fermented tofu. Sounds weird, but was utterly delicious - I am happy my secretary forced me try …

Cleaning out the fridge before the holidays: Oven-baked wings, potato salad and tomato & mozz …

Blantons Bourbon …

Pizza & movie night 🤗 Tonight featuring a three-day cold ferment (very flavorful) and … Speziale: salami, ham and mushrooms … Funghi: with a base of Friday Schnitzels leftover mushroom sauce, pureed with a bit of mayo for airy cohesion, topped with more champignons and king oyster mushrooms. Very good ! Hawaii: Pineapple & bacon … Enjoyed with a Berliner Weisse (with woodruff syrup) ! And as tonights cinematic treat: Nausicaä of the valley of the wind - simply a great movie 🥳

„I can see clearly now, the rain is gone“ - after the last days being rainy and somewhat cloudy, today was a lovely evening for an al fresco dinner … Starting with (and accompanied by) a nice Valpolicella Ripasso … Sous vide sirloin (3h@54oC), finished on the grill … Served with creamed spinach, (commercial) potato croquettes and whipped blue cheese (here Saint Agur) butter … No complaints 🤗

Hawaii in culinary Germany means pineapple plus cheese (and occasionally a Maraschino cherry), named after the legendary 1950‘s creation Toast Hawaii. You are free to choose your (melty) cheese, though Gouda would be the choice of most Germans. I had Provolone at hand …

A rather busy week draws towards its end. On a Friday I feel a bit more relaxed to cook, but still comfort food is needed … In preparation, using my panko import from Japan … Schnitzel, mixed mushroom sauce (I love those dried death trumpets), tomato basil salad and a mix of oven fries and tater tots (both commercial, adjusted oven times) … The manifestation of the whole ensemble on my plate … Little one requested Schnitzel Hawaii, so on went a pineapple slice and some provolone cheese, broiled over with a blowtorch … Three Schnitzel left for a Schnitzelbrötchen tomorrow … no complaints 🤗

Bärchenwurst …

Busy weekday meals, part IV: Bread, crisps, pickles, omelette, cold cuts & cheeses … Pretty yummy 🤗

Why is there bacon on a tomato sandwich ?

Busy week at work, so only augmented commercial meals … Sushi (including rolls with the „kewpie broil“ method), gyoza and wiener octopusæ … Close up on the latter - little one inhales those … No complaints 🤭

… because that’s a given 🤗 Wine ?!

Bread ?!

You sure did a good job hiding that spinach … is that a commercial product ?!

I’ll have some of that. What does the “poached” refer to ?

Last soccer training for little one before the big school holidays … he requested “BYOH” - build your own hot dog … The setup … One of mine … Yummy !

Roasted chicken with tomato salad and (commercial) pommes duchesse …

Thank you for the interesting article. I had no idea …

Visiting my sister. While they & little one were enjoying Cologne, I had to work a bit. They requested a „light dinner“ upon returning, so I made do with what I could get in the vicinity … Enjoyed with a Bavarian beer … BIL was so happy with the focaccia I had to write him down the „recipe“ 🤭

I think you need to go longer at a slightly higher temperature … please refer to this. @mgaretz is the master of SV tri tip - maybe he can weigh in …