Mahlzeit - Food without Borders

Yes, the  focus is on the Crème Fraîche. I know how to make quark. But really sometimes, I wish I have Crème Fraîche. And it is so easy. The base recipe is off the internet. Buttermilk and heavy creme. The more sites one reads, the more ratios one can get. The numbers of day in the fridge also range from a couple of days to 2 weeks. Ok, here is what I did 2 cups of heavy cream 1/4 cup of butter milk All in a glas container (ceramic works as well, but not metal or plastic). I covered it with the respective cover, but did not press it down, so air could come in. I did let it stand for 24h on the stove. (I did not use the stove during this time at all). After 24h use a fork to mix things up and press the cover down and off to the fridge it went. The process was completed 3 days ago. Since then, here is the steak. As a steak sauce or for the potatoes, I just added a little salt and pepper. The red sauce in the little jar is store bought Famous Dave's Sweet and Spicy Sauce.  I...

It is Independence Day. Time to get the grill out again. Instead of a steak, I decided it is hamburger time.  1 lbs of beef 93/7 ground beef 2 tbsp of capers 1/2 onion finely chopped 4 tbsp of ketchup (Sir Kensingtons or another good one, I don't like Heinz) 2 tbsp ground bread (don't use panko) 1 egg salt and pepper to taste Mix all of this together in a bowl and from patties. I tend to make them rather thin. Preheat the Grill to 350F. Add the patties. This are plenty of patties. I will be eating burgers for the rest of the week. Well, I may freeze a few. 30 min before starting the burgers on the grill, I added a corn on the bbq. I may not get all the grill marks, bit it is going to be sweet and juicy. 90 minutes before starting dinner preps, I took 2 potatoes wrapped them in Alufolie and through them into the countertop oven. My dinner plate: Of course this deserves a nice cold Wernersgruener. -Mahlzeit-

I have another sour dough starter. They somehow turn out pretty runny. Oh well. I can work with that. 250g runny sourdough starter 250g King Arthur bread flower 1/2 tsp salt (mix with the flower) 100g warm water with 1/2 tsp of instant yeast and 1/2 tsp of sugar (let stand, so it gets foamy) 1/4 tsp Chipotle powder (yes, I wanted some kick in the bread) 1/2 tsp of neutral veggie oil Mix all in a bowl. I used a stand mixer for 10 minutes. The dough was still pretty sticky, so I added another 3-4 tbsp of flower. Let stand for about 2h. It is hot here. I covered it with  towel and put the bowl on the porch. Preheat the oven to 475F. Line a Dutch Oven with parchment paper. Dump the down into DO, cover and bake for 15 minutes. Then remove the cover, turn the heat down to 420F and bake another 30 minutes. I love warm fresh bread with butter.   -Mahlzeit-