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Homemade fishcakes (haddock) with rémoulade and potato salad ...

Ok, that’s it ! You know ... I have a tremendous amount of respect for people that like good food. Reaaaally a lot. But this is over the top. You post this type of food porn again, I will complain to the moderators and put you on my retaliation list, should I even get my hand on some decent, fresh seafood 😋 (you have been warned)

Pizza & movie night 🥳 Salami & mushrooms ... Olives & extra cheese (requested by our house guest) ... Hawaii with fresh pineapple & bacon ... Margherita ... All enjoyed with Ice Age (todays smallest common denominator 🙄). And as an extra treat: Dolomi, a childhood favourite with lemon/raspberry/woodruff taste !

Happy Anniversary 🥳 But ... who would want to go out if THAT is your spread at home ?!

Thanks ! We had „Inside Out“ - picked by our house guest and much to the delight of the little one, who expected movie night happening tomorrow. Of course, there will be a lot of bargaining required to allow a second full movie on the weekend tomorrow, but it is Pizza & Movie night and - if not anything - I am a man of tradition 😉

My wife’s niece will be staying for the next two weeks with us. We picked her up at her boarding school in the North today, where she is currently staying to learn German. It’s a beautiful area ... I assumed she would like some Catalan food after more than six weeks of German diet, but it seems I know very little about 15 yo teenagers ... my wife suggested Japanese and that was more to her liking. So, we had ... Edamame (and some pickles) ... Chikuwa stuffed with cucumber ... Dashi tamago ... Gyoza (commercial product) ... Okonomiyaki ... Karaage (with yuzu kosho) ... Rice plus some miso soup. And some Dassai 39 for the cook 🥳 No complaints 🤗

Hmm ... that sounds like an idea. What are the proportions (and serving size / mode) ?

Family requested oven baked chicken wings and I am always up for that ... Served with sliced tomatoes, parmesan shavings and basil ... I decided to toss my ones in a Korean marinade (ssamjang, sesame oil, vinegar, garlic, honey) ... we ended up saucing the ones pictured above as well 🤗 Served with simple smashed cucumbers with seasoned soy sauce, sesame oil and katsuobushi flakes.

I do prefer duck blood, but this kind of simple soup is just right up my alley 🤗

Happy Father’s Day ! After making a round around one of the many lakes and enjoying sights of the (semi-domesticated) wildlife ... ... I opted for a simple grilled bacon cheese burger with fries. And a subscription to Disney+, because I really wanted to see „Blackbeard‘s Ghost“ today ... Happy faces all around 🤗 Aaaaand ... it’s a fun movie !

Exactly my initial thought, but ... The longer I think about it, the more sense it makes. I feel that it‘ll prepared in my kitchen at one point* ... *most likely when the cook is drunk. So chances are high this weekend.

Happy Father’s Day ! Potato pancake with fresh goat cheese cream ... preparing my body for things to come (hint: beeeeeeeer !) 🥳

Spam ice cream ...

Why is there no „fantastic“ button ?! Great job, @Kim Shook !

Granted, I has been more than a decade since I lived in Japan, but I think you might be shopping in the wrong supermarkets and not bringing your shopping bags. These are not premium items, and cut up & plastic wrap have never been the standard at the markets I‘ve frequented ...

If I get my hands on a bottle of Taketsuru 21, I‘ll be posting it everywhere I can as well 😜

I bought a nice fillet of wild pollock today ... yes, not the most adventurous fish, but sustainable and more importantly available fresh here in a regular shop. I was going for battered fried pollock, but in a last-minute decision I went for fish chowder. Good decision - family was very happy !

It‘s „Okonomi“, literally „as you wish“ ... So ... I picked it up, but I can definitely see me (or you) sticking a chopstick in and eating it like a popsicle 😉

Lazy Okonomiyaki dog ...

Hah ... I had no illusions there - delivery time for the other models is around 5 weeks. By that time @Kerry Beal would have aced it ...

Ok. I made up my mind and reserved the necessary funds ... but - somewhat luckily - the Pro model (that you have and now I want too) is sold out in Germany ... Dodged the bullet there 🤗

Wow ... 6 times would probably be a bit too much hassle for me.

At these temperatures and given that the bake takes 90 secs, how long does it take for the bottom of the crust to solidify to be able to turn it and not make a teppanyaki show out of it ..?

The syrup is excellent (actually, the brand produces a lot of nice varieties). Rum or Bourbon plus the syrup plus something herbal/bitter makes a good basic cocktail. The syrup itself has a bit of tartness - not overly sour, as in substituting lime if you want to go in that direction, but in a pleasant way.

I fill the (well chilled) wine into that pictured bottle and carbonate it in my Sodastream ...