Mahlzeit - Food without Borders

It is fall now and time to do some fall recipes. I decided to make a butternut squash potato soup. I need 1 lbs of cubed butternut squash 1 large sweet potato 2 medium yellow potatos Cook all of them the until tender.  Cook 4 cups of chicken or veggie soup. I was lazy and just used pre-made chicken bullion dissolved in boiling water.  In one of the pots used to cook potatoes, add all the other potatos and the butternut squash and bland with a handmixer until the desired consistency is reached. Add 1/2 cup of  heavy creme. Spice with nutmeg, salt and pepper,  dried coriander, curry and tumeric. Garnish with fresh basil or coriander a slice of garlic bread. -Mahlzeit-          

This weekend is cook weekend. I found a soup cookbook and I am going to cook from it a bit.   2 lbs boston butt cut into bite size pieces 2 lbs of neef stew beef 1/2 stick of margarine small can of tomato paste 1 medium onion coarsely chopped 2 cloves of garlic chopped 2 bay leafes 1/2 tsp dried thyme 1 tsb ground all spice salt and pepper to taste 5 cups of water 4 tsp Knorr Tomato bullion 1 can of fire roasted tomatoes     In a Dutch Oven, melt the margarine. Add all the meat and sear it. Add half of the tomato paste (1 generous tbsp) and stir. Sear a bit more. Add all the remaining ingredients. Bring them to a boil, turn the heat down to simmer and cook till the meat is tender. Serve with potatoes or couscous or noodles or potato dumplings. -Mahlzeit-  

I bought a soup book some time ago. There are so many good recipes in there. I decided for a lentil potato soup, but then, I was missing some things and this came out of it.   3 slices of back cut into small bites 2 tbsp margarine 1 medium onion coarsely chopped 2 medium potatoes peeled and cut into small chunks 2 cans of diced tomatoes 1 can of tomato sauce 1 can of red kidney beans rinsed 1 pack of Eckrige Turkey sausage sliced 1 cup of Famous Dave's spicy pickles  chopped 8 tbsp Famous Dave's pickling liquid 2 tbsp chili powder  1/2 tsp tumeric 1/4 tsp dried thyme 1/2 tsp curry powder 1 tsp of cumin 4 cups of water 2 tsp Knorr Tomato Buillon In a stock pot melt the margarine. Add the bacon and render it and let it get a little bit crisp. Add the onion and cook over medium heat until they get translucent. Add all the remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Then turn the temperature down and simmer until the potatoes are done. Optional add some buttermilk, cook for 2 ...

I had picked up some thick boneless pork chops. I liked the idea of using corn flakes as a breading component. Now the result I can hardly call Schnitzel, although the method is almost the same.   Lets start with the easy thing, the sauce. In a bowl mix 2 heaping tbsp of plain yogurt 4 tbsp of buttermild 1 smashed clove of garlic salt, pepper, a bit of ground sweet paprika If the sauce is to liquidy, add some yogurt. Otherwise add some buttermilk.   The pork chops: My chops were about 2 fingers thick. Pound them out until they are about 1 finger thick. If there is rim of fat, cut it a few times. The skin there restricts the meat and it starts to bubble up rather then staying flat. On a plate crack an egg and mix it up. On a second plate, add smashed corn flakes.  Salt and pepper the chops from both sides.  In a frying pan heat up some oil. When the oil is hot, dip the chops with both sides in the egg wash and then into the corn flakes. Fry them from both sides until ...

I got the idea based on something I saw on the food channel. The lady used cornflex as a breading. She also did not fry but baked the  chicken thighs.   A pack of boneless and skin less chicken chicken thighs is best for this. In a bowl mix 3 heaping table spoons of green jogurt 1/4 cup of butter milk 1 tsp of sweet paprika 2 tsp of Old Bay seasoning a bit of salt and pepper   Preheat the oven to 450F.   Line a baking tray with parchment paper and put a cooling rack to it. Add 4 cups of cornflakes into a zip lock bag and crush them with a rolling pin. Empty them onto a deep plate. The assembly line looks like this. Salt and pepper lightly the chicken thighs, dip them in the yogurt mixture, dip them into the crushed corn flex. Put them onto the cooling rack onto the tray. Repeat until all are done. As you can see, I didn't add the cooling rack onto the tray. As a result there was not really a crust at the bottom side of the chicken. Oh well, live and learn. It di...

The original recipe is posted here . There are some differences between between what is used in the steps vs the list of ingredients required. This is my version. It turned out really good.  As this is a German recipe, I recommend to get a scale that understands metric and has at least 1 digit behind the comma. For the cake: 4 eggs 1 pinch of salt 180g sugar (6.35 oz) 75g all purpose flower (2.64oz) (Hershey's cocoa 100% cocoa unsweetened) 75g corn starch (2.64oz) 25g cocoa (0.88oz) 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract 5 tbsp cold water  3 tsp baking powder For the cherry filling: 1 glas of cherries  OR 2 cups of fresh cherries and 1.2 cups of water (some sugar) juice of 1/2 lemon 1 tbsp of corn starch 2 tbsp of cherry vodka (optional) The cherry filling can be cooked a day ahead and stored in the fridge. If the cherries are from a glas, add the cherries with the liquid, the lemon juice the vodka to a pot and bring to a boil. Then add the corn starch, let it get thick, turn off the...

I have a big container of plain yogurt in the fridge. Let's make some Tzatziki out of it.   In a big bowl, mix 3/4 cup of plain yogurt 1/3 cup buttermilk handful of chopped fresh dill 1/2 tsp of garlic powder salt pepper 1/3 cup of cucumber cut into very small pieces handful of onion cut very finely Set into the fridge for about 2 hours, so all the flavors can mingle. I decided this goes really well with a steak and some fries and a cucumber salad. -Mahlzeit-