Duvel

For harder cheese, sure, but, if you see any mold on a soft cheese, it's done. Mozzarella is toast, as is Swiss I know quite some „soft“ cheeses that have mold. Mozzarella will likely go sour before any mold will appear, and I have no idea what characterizes Swiss …

I am slightly surprised as well - isn’t shrimp cocktail sauce just ketchup plus acid plus something sharp ? In any case it is what I grew up with and as mentioned I was very much in the mood for something comforting tonight …

The non-German part of the family had hers with tartar sauce … it wasn’t half bad, but just bot what I wanted tonight.

Great minds think alike (though execution might be slightly better on your side): Fried cod sandwich „Bremer style“ (tomato ketchup, vinegar, roasted onions) on a personally purchased brioche bun. Served on an IKEA plate 😉

Mixed bean soup with wild boar meatballs, tomatoes & spinach. Warm and filling …

I am a bit confused - until the Merguez that’s one plate ? Or until the tomato gorgonzola vodka sauce and the Merguez is hidden under the pasta or served separately ? And the artichokes are also part of the pasta dish or part of the kitchen sink salad ? I know it might not matter much if everything gets combined at the end, but curious minds want to know 🤗

That is a thing of beauty !

Turns out that a roasted turkey leg yields more than three portions for dinner … now what to do with the rest ? I found a pound of champignons in the fridge and some bacon cubes that were reaching their expiration date. Chopped up with onion & garlic, fried and passed with all the turkey meat through the grinder. Cooked up with a bit of wine & two cans of tomatoes to give a decent turkey mushroom bolognese, which in turn with a quick bechamel & dry lasagna plates resulted in a decent turkey lasagna.

Yeap, that’s Preiselbeermarmelade (lingonberry jam). Yes, I would do it again. The turkey was moist, with a nicely crisped skin and the whole family agreed that the gravy was one of my best (although I thought initially the bag juices were not that special, but with the cream and the herbs …).

With a potato masher until fine, then whisking to fluff up …

Culturally, I have no connection to Thanksgiving and thus I had never really turkey other than a very few times in small, preprocessed (think minute steaks, shredded etc) portions. Last week our supermarket had some turkey legs on offer (>2.5 kg each) and I bought one out of curiosity. SV @66 oC for 30h, only seasoned with salt, pepper, bay leaves and pinch of garlic powder. Crisped up in the oven brushed with goose fat for about 20 min. Bag juices boiled with roasted onion, thyme and heavy cream, strained and thickened with cornstarch and butter. Mashed potatoes and buttered peas. And a Moritz 7 beer. Actually not bad at all … especially the gravy.

That’s what I want for tonight 🤗

We are trying to reduce the content of the freezer. I picked up some salmon, shrimps and what I thought was stewing beef … Turned out to be slices of beef shoulder that I purchased for making Döner. Difficult to think of anything to do with those. Enter the little one, requesting noodles - with the shrimps, Pad Thai came to mind. Salmon turned into Thai-ish fish cakes and for the odd beef cut after some perusing I dug out the recipe of “Heavenly Beef” from David Thompsons Thai Food. Yummy !

Still going through a lazy streak: Poor man‘s raclette - Ofenkäse with some accompaniments (pickles not shown) … A fruity red (current wine of the month from my companies wine cellar) … Fed the family well at minimum effort ☺️

I’d eat you one sheet linner in a heartbeat. Healthy portion, too 🤗

Laaaaazy … Chili dog … And chili crisp / cilantro / sriracha dog …

Interesting … any details on that ?

Interesting. Reminds me of Flädle …

Yes, easily. But it will be mostly imported from Canada, I think I only know of one German brand …

For some strange reason I have this very strong feeling I‘d love that combo ever since I heard about it not too long ago. I have no cultural or intellectual access to the concept, yet I know I‘ll enjoy it. Another weekend project …

Looks great - and I certainly approve of the mashed potatoes. But don‘t claim I made you serve it with roasted cauliflower 😋 … Is fried chicken on waffles still fashionable ?

Ahh … yes. That Corona 🤭 Yes, my wife likes it. The men had Kurpfalzbräu Helles.

Why ?

As we had „pizza“ last night, today’s pizza & movie night was wide open for suggestions. My wife decided for some „comfort food“ 🤔 … I was not aware that my usual options made her uncomfortable, but upon further investigation I found out she was in the mood for Schnitzel with Bratkartoffeln. Sure, why not … The setup … Good things are about to happen … Yeap. Bratkartoffeln And on the table with a cream & a wild mushroom sauce (thanks to a cupboard full of dried ceps & death trumpets), two sliced tomatoes (so everyone could check the salad component in the mental nutrition list) and some beers because thats what people drink with Schnitzel. Plenty of leftovers for tomorrow‘s Schnitzelbrötchen 🥳

Sunday at Duvel‘s … And a special breadroll with mayo and grey shrimp for me 🥳