Poulet Sauté Bercy

"Traditionally served with cooked sausages, but this seems a bit much" (James Peterson). I guess I am a traditional kind of guy.



And I raise you one Spätzle, Jimbo.

Karnıyarık

A rather awful picture of this great Turkish dish.

Salmon, Potatoes and Leeks

In short: dinner.

Wonderful Offal

Is it that time of the year already again?!

"We" have chosen who will be representing the Netherlands at this year's Eurovision Song Contest:



We are a little surprised at this choice, but since we don't have a "next year's father land" lined up, we have no choice but to complete love this.

Incorrect Quiche Lorraine

"... the addition of cheese is optional and not correct as far as local custom is concerned."

So Simple

... but sure to put a smile on my face: spaghetti diavola.

Yoga

Check out yoga-by-blum.de!

Patates Bastısı

Fries and Chicken

Chicken and Fries:

And today, as an added bonus: a sandwich with a zesty chicken salad.

Fietsen

The sunny weather seduced me to go biking despite the freezing temperatures.

News from the US!

A went back to awesome Ethiopian restaurant in Washington with Tuncay. Jealously, I tried to copy the experience.

Sorry

No updates from the US. In Germany, there was flamiche and the usual roasted red peppers.

Kiremitte Kebab

After finding "Bockshornklee" in town, I made this week's Turkish dish: kiremitte kebab. Don't worry, no dishes were harmed in the making.

Hot Pork Pie, Redux

I wanted to use the sage that we still had. Besides, pork is a dish best served often.

I don't mean to brag...

... but I gave one kick-ass job talk today!

Now, let's just hope I get a job with good pay (either here or somewhere else) so I can invest in a cell phone that can take decent photos.

Spinach and Sardines Pizza

It turns out that it is easier to eat for two, than to cook for one. Let's hope A is back before I weigh more than 100 kilos.

Potatoes and Schnitzel

Ellen brought us 2 liters of fun from the Netherlands, which was 0.9 liters more than what we had last time. We therefore made some potatoes, and served them with schnitzel and brussel sprouts.

Thai Fish

Another Week, Another Turkish Dish

We really rediscovered Classic Turkish Cooking by Ghillie Başan! The recipes take some time to prepare, but are so worth it!

Icicles and Eggplant

After quite a nice walk in the forests in the neighborhood, we made Chinese food.



More care was used in preparing the food, than in photographing it --- it tasted quite good.

A Passion for Breakfast

En blanc et noir

Ellen and Christiaan honoured us with their presence, and we decided to treat them to sausages filled with blood.

Pasta, Fennel, Arugula

Hot Pork Pie, English Style

We tried another recipe from Escoffier. It was not easy to find one that did not call for truffles or foie gras, but there it was: Hot Pork Pie, English Style. Two hours in the oven, and it was great! Also, I learned what a dry duxelles is.

Spaghetti Carbonara

Wishing we had a garden and a smoker again!

Random Purple Flower Post

Karnıyarık and Zeytinyağlı Pırasa

The photo really does not do the karnıyarık justice: the flavors of this deep fried eggplant, stuffed with minced lamb, pine nuts and herbs and spices was incredibly good! An absolute instant favorite!



We served the eggplant with zeytinyağlı pırasa: leeks cooked olive oil and lemon juice, with lots of garlic of course. Wow!

Apfelstrudel Deserves Two Posts

Apfelstrudel

Cheese Souffle

Breakfast!

Quiche Lorraine

Quiche Lorraine, using Escoffier's recipe. Somehow these simple recipes of his have amazing results. I learned that I need to blanche and slightly fry my bacon (in thin rashers) for my quiche lorraine, and that the filling can be fluffy!

Gordon's Scrambled Eggs and Smoked Salmon

I saw Gordon Ramsey's Christmas special on the plane to the US, and really liked his idea of baking up old croissants and serving it with scrambled egg and salmon. (I really liked everything he was making in that show --- but this one I could easily remember.) Last weekend it was time to try it ourselves. It was as good as I hoped it would be.

A Week in Foodz

Just being back from cold Japan in freezing Germany, meant a craving for good hearty food.



So this week started with Spätzle, Brussel sprouts and hutspot.



Of course we also had our chicken livers...



... and some Chinese food: fish with rice vinegar.



And after shopping in France, we had these amazing boudins.

Home cooked foodz are not a punishment.