Eggy Breakfast

Eggs, more eggs and salmon on a croissant.

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.

Brussel Sprouts

... with roasted chestnuts and pancetta, wow!

Also, a terrine from our beloved French supermarket, which disappointed a little however.

What This Week Ate We?

Time for another episode of What This Week Ate We? More tahinli piliç.



Another pumpkin risotto.

Proof of it being sunny in November in Saarbrücken!



A healthy portion of cheese and potatoes in the form of reblochonade.



And, finally, some veal liver.

Pumpkin Risotto

As we only used half of the mystery ingredient earlier, we had plenty left over to make a risotto.

A Little Behind in Posting

Anke made a wonderful pasta with fava beans today:



Earlier this week we had another quiche:



And finally, in honor of the extension of the tax cuts: Mush from the Wimp.

We're Back!

Things in Germany seem to take forever and a day, as exemplified by us getting an internet connection. Hence our long break in posting, for which I profusely apologize.

Here then some pictures to prove that we still ate, even without an internet connection:



Minced Lamb with Cherries



Vietnamese Beef Stew (better than in Vietnam)



Veal with Celeriac and Spinach



Meatz, Mushroom Sauce, Spaetzle and Brussel Sprouts



Leg of Lamb

Pumpkin Risotto

Also, we signed our lease today. We will move in a little more than two weeks from now.

Yes, Virginia

... we still eat. Even more strongly, we cooked!





The lamb was a slight disaster however, so shame prevents us from posting pictures.

On the subject of shame, remember that our espresso machine failed us? It turns out that we failed Miss Silvia, our espresso machine. We decided to clean her, before boxing her and getting her ready for being shipped to Europe. After more than one hour of backflushing in which I abused 4 liters of spring water, and kept on channeling Gordon Ramsay ("I drank espresso from that, you PIG!!!"), the water that came out of Miss Silvia was finally not brown any more. And guess what? Her pressure had risen significantly as well! It turns out that Miss Silvia was not broken, but just very dirty. We are pigs. Hurray!

Risotto

Rissotto with squash and home smoked bacon instead of pancetta.

Risotto

Frans's question of the day: Was this picture taken before or after regurgitating Gordon's risotto?

Trifecta

A colorful trifecta of veal's liver, butternut squash risotto and young spinach sauteed in some butter.