Some pictures ...

[Menolly]

We need to plan a 'fest in Germany, with Vader hosting a cookout or dinner at some point.

Or, fly him over to Albuquerque, and have Lady Tam and Vader coordinate the ultimate bash.

[Vader]

Here we go ...



Thanks to my new wood (pellet) fired pizza oven (up tp 930 F/ 500 C) I'm slowly getting a grip on baking pizza Neapolitan style.



The classic "pizza margherita" (tomato sauce, mozzarella, basil, drizzle of olive oil).



Chicken sweet & sour Cantonese style.



Hot chicken wings Thai style.



Kalua pork with slaw and poi (taro mash).



Tod Mun Pla - Thai fish cakes.



Grilled tuna kebabs - "Pinchito moruno de atun".



Sate Ayam Bumbu Kacang - Indonesian Chicken skewers with peanut sauce.



Moroccon tarte with mushrooms, goat cheese and Ras el-Hanout - an adoption of a Gordon Ramsay recipe.



Rogan Josh - spicy lamb stew from Kashmir - muslim version.



Pan con Chicharron Peruano - Peruvian roast in a bun chifa style.



Cochinita pibil Yucateca - Mexican pulled pork.



Quesadilla with home made corn tortillas (masa harina).



Phat kaphrao - Thai chicken with holy basil.

[Menolly]

If you have a receipt for butter chicken (I know of a pretty good one for the Instant Pot or other pressure cooker), apparently using the planned over sauce as the sauce for pizza is pretty awesome.

Everything looks amazing, Vader.

[Skyweir]

Omg drools uncontrollably

They all look amazing

Vader if you are ever scouting for a house elf ... please pick me, I is a hard worker, wash, clean, even build shit and Im GREAT with animals .. I work for food

[Vader]

Thai Sweet Chili Sauce.


Fried noodles with chicken.


Bavarian classic: home made Brezel, camembert cream, sweet mustard and Weisswurst (cooked "white" sausage).


Pumpkin pie.


Pumpkin risotto.


Sriracha original Thai style (not fermented).


Tonkatsu with Japanese slaw.


Ga Xao Sa Ot - Vietnamese lemon grass chicken wings.


Pho Ga - Vietnamese chicken noodle soup


Beef roulade with red cabbage and potatoes.


Beef curry with coconut cream.


Goose with red cabbage and bread dumpling.


Hainanese chicken rice Thai style.


Beef burger in a home made bun.


Hainanese chicken burger in a home made bun.


Chinese jiaozi aka potsickers.


Patlican kebabi - eggplant skewers with lamb kofte - turkish style.


Coq au vin blanc - chicken cooked in white wine sauce.


Creme Brulee made from goat cheese.


Fried salmon on a bed of pointed cabbage and mash.


Kotopita - Greek chicken pie.


Shallow fried fries.

[Menolly]

[Vader]

I always wanted to have a go at this: Plomeek soup from Vulcan. Couldn't get any plomeek at my local market, so I used red beet, celery, carrots and red lentils. Fascinating! To boldly cook ...


Homemade ravioli with porcini filling in truffle butter.


Tiropita - Greek phyllo with Feta.


Poulet en persilade - chicken with parsley and garlic.


Shepherd's pie - with ground lamb of course.


Danmuji - pickled raddish korean style.


Ssam-Jang - miso-chili paste from Korea


Burger korean style with pickled raddish and ssam-jang in a home made bun.


Nyonya style Malay curry chicken.


Murgir Jhol - Bengal chicken with potatoes.


Kotopoulo lemonato - greek lemon chicken.

[Menolly]

I don't know if I'll ever make it to Germany, so you need to come cook at an Elohimfest, Vader.

[Vader]

Turkish kofte.



Boeuf bourguignon.



Nong Jia Chao Rou - Chinese pork farmhouse style.



Calypso chicken with rum and pineapple.



Penne all'Arrabbiata.



Gin Fizz.



Grilled pork skewers.



Grilled pork steak with caramalized onions.



Pizza margherita napoli style.



Grilled pork Shashliks.

[Menolly]

It all looks awesome!

But I particularly love a good arrabbiata...

[Sorus]

Your pizza crust always looks amazing.

[Vader]

Your pizza crust always looks amazing.

I'm finally getting a grip of my pizza oven.

[Sorus]

That looks like what would be called a Neapolitan-style crust around here. Not easy to find a good one. Now I want pizza.

[Vader]

The weeks I had to stay at home due to Covid-19 were well spent. I finally had the time to shorten my to-do list (in theory) and cook some dishes I had in mind for a long time. Also having time reading cookbooks and watching cooking channels on the interwebs, my to-do actually increased (in reality).


Raspberry tart.


Burger with home made bun and fries.


Moscow Mule.


Udon noodles with beef Japanese style.


Soffocini.


Scotch eggs with yummy runny yolk.


Dalgona coffee.


Poire (pear) Helene.


Peach Melba


Stir fried beef in oyster sauce.


Wok-hei!


Coronation Chicken Sandwich.


Langos - deep fried Hungarian flat bread.


STEAK.


The Vesper. Shaken, not stirred.


Bigoli all'anatra - thick pasta with duck ragu, a favorite dish around Venice.


Rosato Tonic - Ramazotti Rosato, dash of fresh lime juice, ice cube, tonic as a filler. Summer drink.


Potted shrimp - butter poached tiny shrimps on thin toast Melba. A British classic and an entree fit for a Queen.


Adana kebap from Turkey. Ground lamb mixed with red peppers grilled on at least one inch wide skewers.


Mole poblane - the full monty with frying, blending and throwing in everything I could find - apart form kitchen furniture, family members and pets - like a mad scientist. Deep frying cookies? It's a first time for me, but why not!


Corn dogs. Don't ask.


Orange chicken.


"Water boiled beef" from Sichuan. The name ist misleading, since this is packed with chopped chilis, Sichuan peppers and stuff.


"Ants climbing a tree" - ground pork with noodles. A Sichuan classic.


West-Lake-Soup with beef - a Cantonese classic.


Mapo Dofu - another Sichuan classic. If you still think Tofu dishes suck after eating this, you seriously need help.


Grilled pork belly "char siu" style.


Mango and coconut jelly - a cute dessert from Thailand.


Gong Bao Ji Ding - authentic Kung Pao Chicken from Sichuan. I'm obsessed with this dish.


Grilled pork belly with Sichuan seasoning.


Fish-fragrant eggplant. "Fish-fragrant" is one of the 23 traditional flavor-profiles in Sichuan. It does not contain any fish, but aromates that are associated with cooking fish, like garlic, ginger, vinegar and chili.


Fish-fragrant pork slivers.


Smacked cucumer salad Sichaun style.

[Menolly]

...damn.

[Vader]

A little update.


Gong Bao Ji Ding (Kung Pao Chicken) extra spicy Guizhou Province version.


Stir fried chicken noodles.


French baguettes.


Peking pork ribs.


Salt & Pepper Chicken Wings.


Beef dog with sauerkraut, yellow mustard, cheese and onion in a home made bun.


Scandinavian dog. Pickles, fried onions, mustard, mayo and ketchup (?!). To quote Clint Eastwood: "Nobody ... I mean nobody puts ketchup on a hot dog." Scandinavians apperantly do.


Fried ribs in orange sauce.


Grilled lamb chops.


Chinese style duck. Not breast filet, but deboned legs. First steamed than deep fired until crispy.


Vietnamese summer rolls.


Deep fried spring rolls.


Lasagne al forno.


Cannelloni with spinach ricotta filling.

[Menolly]

I lot of Far East dishes in this group. That's fine by me; I'm drooling over it all.

[Vader]

We got Thanksgiving over here in Germany as well, but it's a different date (first Sunday in October). As you can see, no work or school day off here. Religious people go to church, but for most of us here it's just another boring Sunday. However, being 'Murican by heart I usually prepare a Turkey for Thanksgiving. Sadly this year I didn't find the time for it, so I'm gonna make up for it next week. Until then these pictures form my recent cookings will have to suffice.


Spaghetti al pesto Genovese.


Fish & Chips with mushy peas.


Fish & Chips with mushy peas. Part II.


Fried Chicken.


Lamb chops grilled Chinese Style.


Grilled butterflied Italian salsicce with mustard and mayo in a bun.


Quiche Lorraine.


Spaghetti with Salsicce, white beans and toasted breadcrumbs.


Tarragon Chicken.


Rigatoni alla Norma.


This is as German as it gets: roasted pork shank with dumblings and stuff.


Spaghetti alla San Gennaro - a classic from Napoli.


Roasted chicken with creamy morrel sauce.


Another classic German thing: cabbage rolls.


A shout out to the First Nation Americans: Three Sisters Stew.


The legendary Oklahoma Onion Burger according to George Motz.


The "fill-a-Popeye" chicken burger supreme.


Poulet Gaston Gérard - a classic from France. Chicken in a mustard sauce.


Spaghetti all'assassina - a classic dish from Puglia, Italy.


The phenomenal Mississippi Slugburger, according to George Motz. The simplest burger I ever cooked, but hands down the best. Less is more.

[Cord Hurn]

It all looks wonderful, Vader, especially the roasted pork shank and the cabbage rolls!

[Menolly]

^what Cord said^

Those are the same two I zoned in on.

Looking forward to hearing about your turkey next week!