tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521362502285775255Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:07:57 +0000Food and other encountershttp://tastebuds.elindreki.com/noreply@blogger.com (Elindreki)Blogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521362502285775255.post-3654062571839801298Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:03:00 +00002010-01-03T18:30:18.586-08:00My cookbookGerman FoodFruit'n stuffOne of simplest desserts and unguilty pleasures in the wintertime is this hot fruit assembly - here is one version I like a lot.This also goes really well with Gluehwein.Cut 4 apples in half and take the core out.Fill each apple with raisins, powder cinnamon over them, and turn them upside down in a baking form. Add some raisins & cinnamon also between the apples. Add brown sugar over the apples,http://tastebuds.elindreki.com/2010/01/brataepfel-baked-apples.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elindreki)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521362502285775255.post-7603130880215876876Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:47:00 +00002009-12-25T13:37:12.649-08:00My cookbookVeggieworldGerman FoodApfelrotkraut, or red cabbage with apple, is a great veggie dish to accompany my christmas goose.These are some of the main ingredients: a nice red cabbage, one or two small apples, half an onion, a shallot, and a small wedge of celery root.Cut up the vegetable, and add a bay leaf, three cloves, a couple of piment (allspice). Start by frying the onions lightly in some goose fat (coincidentally http://tastebuds.elindreki.com/2009/12/apfelrotkraut-red-cabbage-with-apples.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elindreki)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521362502285775255.post-8062803600440478614Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:41:00 +00002009-12-25T20:41:35.296-08:00My cookbookGerman FoodTry this - classical german christmas birdie with classical stuffing - just to get you started, here is how it looks after 2.5 hrs of baking at 350 deg F:But how did I get there?If you start with a frozen goose, you might want to thaw it over night in water, i.e. have it in it's plastic bag in the sink covered in water. Mostly the package tells you how long this will take, but 12 hrs is a safe http://tastebuds.elindreki.com/2009/12/christmas-goose-weihnachtsgans.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elindreki)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521362502285775255.post-7479696104976909416Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:20:00 +00002009-12-13T09:35:05.825-08:00German FoodAs you might remember, I've written about the famous Currywurst before (at the occasion of eating it in Berlin, and another time for its birthday), but this here caught my eye today - check out this short & sweet BBC report about Berlin's Currywurst!The music is from Udo Lindenberg - a german musician/songwriter who wrote lots of good music, as this politically & culturally important adaptation http://tastebuds.elindreki.com/2009/12/currywurst-revival-bbc-close-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elindreki)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521362502285775255.post-8907548537083252290Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:48:00 +00002009-12-13T09:19:57.262-08:00My cookbookFruit'n stuffI'm in the mood for a lemony-spicy dessert - it's too cold for icecream - I'm not in the mood for creamy stuff anyway, and would like some kind of crunch experience.. and it should be something I have not tried before.How about lime-chili-baiser?Baiser (which you might know better as Meringue) are an unusual pastry, simply eggwhites wipped stiff with sugar, and baked until completely dry. In thishttp://tastebuds.elindreki.com/2009/12/lime-chili-baisermeringue.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elindreki)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521362502285775255.post-5042508867213396864Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:23:00 +00002009-10-19T20:49:05.552-07:00My cookbookFruit'n stuffMy friend says I am the craziest fusion cook he knows. Him being crazy himself, I take it as a compliment, and feel compelled to share what triggered his remark.I wanted to cook something quickly. I had chicken. Spaghetti are fast. And I had fresh tomatoes from the garden of good friends. There are always onions and various spices around.Simple.But now about that madness aspect of it...Take somehttp://tastebuds.elindreki.com/2009/10/crazy-fusion.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elindreki)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521362502285775255.post-6588225055368366623Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:00:00 +00002009-10-19T20:31:32.521-07:00My cookbookGerman FoodPreviously I have described how to make Spaetzle, the egg noodles of various shapes that are typical for the german south, specifically Schwaben. But, once you got these beautiful noodles, what to do with them?Traditionally they are a side dish to a sunday potroast with a nice dark gravy, or some other piece of meat with sauce - or you use them for Kaesespaetzle.Here is how to do that:you start http://tastebuds.elindreki.com/2009/09/kaesespaetzle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elindreki)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521362502285775255.post-7547124641551269931Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:55:00 +00002009-07-13T21:19:35.348-07:00TraveloozaIf you ever go to Paris, go to La Cordonnerie (20, rue St-Roch, Paris 75001, France ). Here are some tripadvisor reviews - this is where we found out about it, looking for a restaurant close to where we were staying.In my opinion, La Cordonnerie is outstanding in style, setup, quality, taste, and the art going into each dish. We had a table right next to the chef and his surprisingly tiny kitchenhttp://tastebuds.elindreki.com/2009/07/magic-in-la-cordonnerie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elindreki)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521362502285775255.post-3568099587439148341Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:14:00 +00002009-07-13T19:00:36.002-07:00TraveloozaGerman FoodCheese is at home here. The best way to taste that is to experience the traditional, deep-rooted specialties Switzerland has to offer, for example in Zuerich. After a day of exploring bridges bridging the Sihl, churches with varying sized clock faces, and brigthly colored glass windows, photographing people and places while roasting in the much hotter sun than we had expected while drinking cool http://tastebuds.elindreki.com/2009/07/cheeeeeese.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elindreki)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521362502285775255.post-8197931731223501063Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:27:00 +00002009-07-13T19:44:47.510-07:00German FoodThe Saarland connectionThe last weeks, and months, have seen me crazy and busy, once more, so cooking was reduced, documentation was little, and writing about food was boiled down to nothing. Now I am sitting, after a cheesy dinner, in my hotel room in Zuerich, enjoying the end of my first day of real VACATION and finally have the time and pleasure to continue what got started by a dinner my parents once had.A few http://tastebuds.elindreki.com/2009/07/kniddelen-mehlknepp.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elindreki)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521362502285775255.post-963638343622320237Tue, 05 May 2009 01:12:00 +00002009-05-04T18:38:09.299-07:00My cookbookFruit'n stuffWith all that talk about swine flu I got inspired.Actually, that's a lie.I just have a thing for pork in combination with all fruits I can find in my kitchen. Somehow it always works.It may have to do with my mom's cooking.It may be related to the sweet&savory combination dishes that are normal in Saarland.Or it plain and simply just tastes good..Here just quickly another example in the long listhttp://tastebuds.elindreki.com/2009/05/potapigrapesagne.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elindreki)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521362502285775255.post-7729640303193904977Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:57:00 +00002009-04-19T11:11:06.374-07:00My cookbookIcecream MadnessThis is the last of this year's easter presents:Easter ice cream!Take 200g carrot puree, add some lemon juice (probably 1-2 table spoons) and 150 g sugar. Adjust the flavor with a little bit of maple sirup, and mix 1/8 l heavy cream into it. Cool that mixture down in the fridge, and when it's cold, stir it well again (or don't if you'd like it to be orangy-marbled) and pour it into your ice http://tastebuds.elindreki.com/2009/04/frozen-easterbunny-special.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elindreki)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521362502285775255.post-4207224844958089278Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:21:00 +00002009-04-19T11:10:42.063-07:00My cookbookIcecream MadnessLast week I had a visitor, Christian, who loves ice cream and always discovers the newest, strangest and most delicious ice cream creations in the freezer section, local ice creamery and private cookbook of secret ice creamers.. When I saw him last, he introduced me to Pomegranate-Chocolate, which is outstanding. This time, in Nashville, there were no really wild things to be found, but we ate http://tastebuds.elindreki.com/2009/04/introducing-icecream-madness.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elindreki)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521362502285775255.post-7912762622734034939Sun, 12 Apr 2009 02:59:00 +00002009-04-11T21:06:39.941-07:00My cookbookGerman FoodHappy easter!As you can see, the easter bunny dropped in for a visit!..and, no, this is not my cat but some poor kitty that could not fend of his/her can-opener's silliness and ended up engraved as feline easter bunny in the net.Eastern in Germany is still a big holiday, actually the most important one after christmas. People visit family, children receive gifts, there is a lot of cooking and http://tastebuds.elindreki.com/2009/04/easterbread.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elindreki)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521362502285775255.post-5763303857477139607Sun, 12 Apr 2009 02:53:00 +00002009-04-12T08:38:26.263-07:00My cookbookGerman FoodWhere there is an easter bunny there must be carrots.While this is not a real traditional saying, there is certainly truth to it. During the easter holidays, carrots show up in form of Marzipan treats, as sugary decoration on pies, and, most importantly, in the carrot cake.My version, as almost any other I've ever seen, has a combination of all, sugary, marzipany, and real veggie carrots to make http://tastebuds.elindreki.com/2009/04/carrots-for-easter-bunny.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elindreki)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521362502285775255.post-3532709289604046580Sat, 04 Apr 2009 17:25:00 +00002009-04-04T12:49:21.791-07:00TraveloozaGerman FoodLuxembourg is a beautiful tiny country between France, Germany and Belgium. It's native language sounds like a mix between french and german (here is a sound example with german translation), and is very similar to the local dialect of my home state Saarland, which is immediately bordering Luxembourg. The two languages are actually more similar to each other, than my dialect is to german. http://tastebuds.elindreki.com/2009/04/lea-in-luxembourg.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elindreki)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521362502285775255.post-7006196269164721660Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:27:00 +00002009-02-17T18:40:37.609-08:00UnlabeledNice toy on iGoogle, for those who use & love words, and those who need to brush up their vocabulary, and finally those who are just a little lost in this world.I currently subscribe to the latter interpretation of self.Clicking "random word" oracles:american lobstercordon bleu -> blue ribbontrespass -> transgress & encroachmentNow I will drink my wine and try to interpret the hell out of this..http://tastebuds.elindreki.com/2009/02/food-for-thought-thinkmap-visual.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elindreki)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521362502285775255.post-1873068984029333166Mon, 09 Feb 2009 03:13:00 +00002009-04-19T11:12:22.936-07:00TraveloozaIcecream MadnessFruit'n stuffSometimes the world is so in admiration of something, that it cannot get enough of it - over and over you encounter this one single item, as if there is nothing else noteworthy in this life. So, you trust the spirits, the vibes, the improbability accumulation and your coincidence detector, and enjoy what is offered to you.Good choice!That's how it felt to me last week, when I repeatedly http://tastebuds.elindreki.com/2009/02/apple-of-many-seeds.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elindreki)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521362502285775255.post-8154801564826143818Thu, 22 Jan 2009 03:42:00 +00002009-01-21T19:53:48.505-08:00German FoodEncounters in BerlinLast year I reported about my culinary experiences in Berlin - now this beautiful buzzing place of is celebrating the king of german fastfoods, as you can see in this video:Happy 50th birthday, dear Currywurst!http://tastebuds.elindreki.com/2009/01/happy-wurst.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elindreki)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521362502285775255.post-2675125875929610474Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:36:00 +00002009-02-17T18:41:32.893-08:00UnlabeledOdd tidbits about food and science, or tidbits of food with odd science... I don't know anymore which is which..Eat Muesli to conceive a baby-girl! Eat more calories to get a boy! However, ignore statistics if relying on that sort of measure. But, it can't hurt to try (in case of you wanting a boy it just might get you a little on the heavy side..)Drink coffee to have those fun hallucinations! http://tastebuds.elindreki.com/2009/01/muesli-daughters-and-culinary-health.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elindreki)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521362502285775255.post-5022584459612675289Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:06:00 +00002009-02-17T18:41:50.968-08:00UnlabeledHunters and gatherersDinner for the start into the new year, an economically challenged year, if I may say so, may have to be on the lean and readily available side..Here is a possibility that is rarely considered:SquirrelRead the NY times article, it is definitely interesting to hear what british chefs came up with and why. :)In Wisconsin, it is a more common entertainment for fall to hunt squirrels for dinner - http://tastebuds.elindreki.com/2009/01/pot-roast-for-economically-challenged.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elindreki)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521362502285775255.post-4170455793869971585Thu, 01 Jan 2009 02:41:00 +00002008-12-31T18:53:51.163-08:00German FoodAs we make the transit into 2009, different cultures have different rituals to celebrate this change - New Yorkers drop the ball, in North Carolina they drop an Opossum, in Naples it's either sex or fireworks, and in Germany it is a dinner.Not just any dinner.It's Dinner for One.This is an old theater play, showing the 90th birthday party of an old lady. She celebrates her birthday since many http://tastebuds.elindreki.com/2008/12/dinner-for-one.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elindreki)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521362502285775255.post-4363102476048698357Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:41:00 +00002008-12-30T17:56:47.909-08:00German FoodLiquid SpiritsWe knew it all along that red wine cannot be bad for you ... It even cuts down cancer risk if you marinate your steak in it first - and it tastes great!So I've read on BBC, check it out if you need more convincing for pairing your favorite cut with a good glass... I wonder whether internally mixing of the ingredients might help against cancer as well? I've been testing that for a couple of years http://tastebuds.elindreki.com/2008/12/drink-more-wine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elindreki)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521362502285775255.post-7573363744685434327Sat, 27 Dec 2008 03:08:00 +00002008-12-26T19:24:24.321-08:00My cookbookVeggieworldGerman FoodMy Flammkuchen was not standing under a perfect Flammkuchen-star...I don't have the special oven, did not have time to make the dough, and most likely a vegetarian coming over. So, no bacon. No bread dough. No really high heat.[Here is a recipe for the real thing]Note that Flammkuchen is not really german - it is from Alsace, i.e. a french region at the border to Switzerland & Germany.Here's thehttp://tastebuds.elindreki.com/2008/12/cheap-and-easy-way-out.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elindreki)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521362502285775255.post-4227376845784015324Sat, 27 Dec 2008 02:56:00 +00002008-12-26T19:24:38.335-08:00My cookbookVeggieworldRed beets are a knockout if you're into earthiness - and red fingers after prepping them. Other people spend money on Henna, so, well..But: they may sometimes be a little too much for some people, it's a matter of taste, as (nearly) everything.Here is a recipe that lightens up the heavy flavors, adds acidity, gives the earth an airy lightness and an edge that leaves you wanting more.. (thanks momhttp://tastebuds.elindreki.com/2008/12/red-earth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Elindreki)0