Eggy Breakfast

Eggs, more eggs and salmon on a croissant.

Salmon, Potatoes and Leeks

In short: dinner.

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.

Fish Eggs!

I am starting to love breakfast!

Lunner

Last weekend we went to cash in the fourth prize in the local photo competition at Casino Am Staden: a free brunch at a swanky restaurant!



It was a very interesting experience. We were welcomed, seated and asked whether we wanted a drink. Then we waited... Patience is a virtue that Germans seem to have perfected, and are happy to help you train yours. Suddenly soup was served, first for A, and after a little more waiting, another one for me.



After another wait, we were told that the appetizer buffet was ready. We saw that instead of brunch, we were going to have lunner: there was smoked salmon, poached salmon, chicory with orange, artichokes, salads, liver mousse on apple, fresh figs, tomato and mozerella, stuff I did not recognize, and more! And it was very good!



We both went back for seconds, and then sat back and relaxed...

This was quite enjoyable except for the fact that we had to be somewhere at 2, and we had not expected this to take so long. I think this was slow even for German standards. We asked the waiter, who told us we could eat as much as we liked until 3! That was not quite the answer we were looking for. Anyhow, after another waiting period we were informed that the main course buffet was ready to be raided.



This was really heavy stuff: duck, meatz, meat sauces, Knödel, Hoorische, brocolli, more salmon, etc.

This Knödel made from dark bread was really excellent.



The other main course dishes disappointed a little, sadly enough.



As did the dessert. Still, it was a very interesting experience, and the appetizer buffet was really good. I really enjoyed my fourth prize!

Home Foodz

Suddenly we had to cook again. We improvised with this salmon that we found in our freezer.



And the other day we made endives.

Breakfast!

We have a new resolve: to eat breakfast at least once a week. Here is the first: Blinis with salmon and caviar.

Asparagus and Salmon in Puff Pastry

Flammkuchen

Besides a traditional Flammkuchen, we also made one with the salmon we found in our fridge, that was a little past its "best if used by"-date. So I guess not best, but not too bad either.

Lunch at Le Sarment d'Or

The next day we went out to taste (more) wines, and we found another Bib Gourmand to have lunch at: Le Sarment d'Or in Riquewihr. Only 14 euros buys you a wonderful entree and amazing main course for lunch!





And even the decor is quite beautiful:



Mission Alsace accomplished.

Looking for Answers...

Mr. Bojangles has not found the answers to our two pop quizes either, but he as you can see, he is actively looking for them.

Today we put some frozen salmon with leeks in puff pastry:



... and made pictures of Mr. Bojangles:

What Today Ate Mr. Bojangles

At the request of HTGYG here is Mr. Bojangles' favorite food: smelly salmon and stinky tuna with undefined yellowy grossness on top. We alternate this with putrid poultry and vegetables, which mostly seem to consist of chickpeas.

And as an added bonus: What With Today Played Mr. Bojangles:



He actually plays fetch sometimes, pretending that he accidentally pushed the ball in my direction.

Couscous and Orange Salmon Pizza

Not on the same day, of course, that would be weird.

And yesterday, another little bike ride:



And restaurant food, a Lyonerpfanne:

Salmon

Home made foodz today.

Salmon Pancake

Quanjude

But no duck! Duck tongue in aspic does not count, of course.



Eggplant and other stuff (if I remember correctly pork and salt fish).



An evergreen: Tuna, salmon and wasabi mustard.



And finally some leg of rabbit, that was not too bad either.



Me likey Quanjude a lot nowadays.

Sickly

Since getting back to China F has been sick. So A was very happy to seize this opportunity and show off her wonderful cooking skills. She made:

Orange Shrimp



Ginger Chicken



and Salmon with Sesame Seeds



Also there was some local Guy Fawkes Day, called Lantern Festival. Here are two pictures from our window:

Dinner!

Ellen took us to the Internationale SmulPapen Centrum, where we bought ingredients for dinner:

Oysters!

Or, as alternative, shrimp!

And, easy and oh so tasty: Saumon a l'oseille!

Then came the deserts. First of all, cheeses and wonderful breads:

Fresh figs (sadly not from Turkey, but from Bazil):

Conclusion: We did not forget how to cook!

Wednesday Duck Day

Okay, every day is actually duck day. But it is most likely our last duck of 2009:









It was good. In fact, it was great.

Also great:



salmon and tuna with wasabi mustard



mustard greens



and pears in red wine.

Also, today we gave the last lecture of our course. Hence the feast.