Mahlzeit - Food without Borders

There was a bag of precooked craw fish in my freezer. A scan over the internet got me an idea. Creamy craw fish and home made pasta. I decided to flavor the pasta with tumeric. I like tumeric.   Pasta: 1/2 cup of sifted all purpose flower 1 tsp of turmeric 1 egg 1/2 tsp salt 1 tbsp milk Mix the turmeric into the flower.  In a small bowl mix the egg, salt and milk. Then put the egg mixture into the flower. If at the end it is still sticky, sift some more flower over it and mix. This should not be sticky anymore. Knead for  5 more minutes, form a ball, wrap it in plastic and let it sit for 10-15 minutes. Run it through the pasta maker. Let it dry for 2-2.5h. When it gets closer to dinner time. Put the frozen craw fish into a big stock pot, add water not barely covering the craw fish. Add 3 tsp of Old Bay seasoning. Bring the pot to a boil, turn down the heat and simmer for about 5 minutes. By then it should be all defrosted. Turn the heat off and drain. Peal the tails from ...

It was again one of those days to look at the freezer and see what is in there. I found precooked New Zealand Green Mussels  and Razor Clams. My fridge needed to get rid of  1 stalk of lemon grass, chopped 1/2 of a celery root chopped 1/2 bag of small carrots 1 cup of regular celery, chopped 1 medium onion coarsely chopped 1 lbs of baby bell mushrooms chopped 1 bag of razor clams (frozen from the freezer) 1 bag of New Zealand Green Mussels precooked (frozen from the freezer) 2 quarts of water a little veggie oil Spices: 1 black cardamon 4 lemon kefir leafs 6 tsp Knorr Tomato bullion 1 Star Annis 1 pinch of ground cloves 1 pinch of cinnamon 1/2 tsp of turmeric 1 tsp of ground Allspice 1 pinch of Thyme 6  tsp of Knorr Tomato Bullion Heat up some vegie oil,  heat it over medium heat and add the lemon grass, celery root and regular, carrots, and onions. cook for about 5 minutes. The onions should be translucent now. Add the water and all the spices. Bring to a boil, turn...

I am supposed to be on the beach. There is a tropical storm running through my vacation destination and I ended up cancelling everything. Second best solution:  I bring the beach and seafood to my home.   We need (picture): 3 medium potatoes 1 medium onion 1 pack of Eckrich Smoked Turkey Sausage 2 ears of fresh corn 2 clove of garlic 1/2 cup fat free half/half  1 bag of Mahogany Clams snow crab legs (see that you can get thick legged ones, everything else is lots of work and no reward)   Not in picture: 2 tsp margarine 1 cup of white wine fresh or frozen shrimps (as many as you want or none) juice of one lemon 6 cups of water  2 tsp of tomato paste   Spice mix: 4 tsp Old Bay seasoning 2 tsp of Sweet and Smoky salt less spice mix (optional) 1/2 tsp of Tumeric 1/2 tsp of Curry 1 tsp ground Allspice  2 bay leafs Preparation work: In a large bowl add the clams, water and ice, so the water remains cold. The clams should discard the sand they still carry. It...