Duvel

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 …

I feel that somehow as a cook - and we all are, that’s why we are here - you have the urge to please your audience. Sometimes more, sometimes less. But at the end you always go to great lengths to make your eaters happy: with multiple dishes, multiple courses, that one special dish, that difficult to get ingredient…

Bit of a rough week at work, so food needs to be simple and satisfying: Linguine (No. 7 from De Cecco) and Italian pork meatballs simmered in a onion/butter/tomato sauce. Basil, Parmigiano, black pepper. Plus 1 (ok, maybe 2) Duvel 🤭 TGIF tomorrow !

Seriously: when does that ever hurt ..?!

„Fried noodles“ …

I do not get it …

Salt & sugar cured and cooked ham ...

Pizza & Movie night, full family edition … Thanks to my parents visit I could make four pizzas tonight 🤗 Salami, sweet ham and mushrooms (aka Speziale in pretty much every pizzeria in Germany, although I‘d rather call it Standard) … My fathers request: fresh spinach & blue cheese (here: Saint Agur) … My moms (and my wifes, too) request: tuna & onions … And the „leftover pie“: grilled meatballs, onions, goat cheese and mushrooms … All enjoyed while starting to watch the new Disneys Peter Pan & Wendy. After 15 min we unanimously decided to stop the movie and watch the 1953 classic instead. I do like that Tinker Bell. No complaints 🥳

Thanks … although I probably selfishly enjoyed it as much as him ☺️

With my parents visiting, I do stray a bit from my usual weekend routine: My father asked if we could have “that breakfast we had in Dublin” (many years ago). Had to improvise a bit, but … Made him happy 🤗

I don’t understand where you take the 1 Tbs = 2 tsp equivalent from. From what I see (at least on the left glass), it says 1 Tbs = 4 tsp (the “one”being on the very left). From there it counts up. So only the first Tbs is divided into 4 tsp. The little “2” on the right side of the bracket reads - with the “one” above as “1/2” to me, which in turn is 2 tsp … I think one could easily verify by filling water up to the different measures and weight the whole thing …