Mahlzeit - Food without Borders

 I can't believe I have not posted yet one of my GoTo Chili variation. Many of the things I post depend a bit on what my pantry has in store and what my mood is up to. Yes, it is August. It is not as hot as it normally is. I still crave a chili. I need 1 can of diced tomatoes and 1 can of fire roasted tomatoes or 2 cans of diced tomatoes 1 can of corn kernels 2 pack (2 lbs) of ground turkey 2 can of dark red kidney beans, washed and drained 1 cup of spicy tomato juice 2 cups of low sodium tomato juice 1 large onion, coarsely chopped olive oil 2 cloves of garlic sliced 4 cups of water 2 tsp of Knorr Tomato bullion In a bowl mix 2 tbsp of chili 1 tsp sweet paprika 1 tsp of Turmeric 1.5 tsp of curry 1 tsp of ground cumin 1 tsp of Allspice  1 tsp of hot paprika 1/8 tsp of clove 1/8 tsp of cinnamon 1 tsp of ground chipotle peppers 2 dried chipotle peppers 1 dried ghost pepper (if you are not into spicy, don't add this) This will feed a lot of people. In a large stock pot add the oli

 The other day I went to the grocery store and saw golden trout. It was already cleaned and descaled. This was nothing I have ever seen before. I decided I get and then find out what I do with it.  After doing some research and asking a friend, this is what I came up with. 1 golden trout handful of herbs e.g. parsley and coriander finely chopped 1 lemon, washed and sliced 1/2 cup of water 2 tbsp butter salt and pepper Preheat the oven to 400F.  On a baking tray, put down a large sheet of aluminium foil. Wash the trout, pad dry with paper and put it down on the foil. Season with salt and pepper. Stuff the body cavity  with 3/4 of the herbs and 2 slices of the lemmon. Add the remaining herbs and lemon slices on top. add the water and butter. Pull up the aluminum foil on the long side and tuck them over multiple times. Do the same on the short edges. The goal is to have a steaming pouches and no steam escapes.   Put it in the oven for 35min on 400F.   Serve with a starch and a veggie. I o

 This one is pictures only. I have to work on the recipe to get it to a 3 layer cake.