Month: June 2019

The Idiots Guide To Perfect Roast Goose

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The Idiots Guide To Perfect Roast Goose

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When I was a young kid, roast goose was my fathers culinary pride.
He would order one from the neighbors (nearly all were farmers) once or twice a year, then he would roast it on a Sunday morning in the wood-fired oven in our kitchen, basting it with it´s own juices for hours on end.
He would also prepare all the sidings himself, not letting my Mom near the kitchen while all this was going on. We would typically eat at around 1.00 pm, enjoying a feast fit for kings 🙂  
While I was living in Florida, I came across frozen geese at the supermarket once in a while, but they cost usually around $ 60.00, which was a bit steep for Bella and myself for a meal just for the two of us, so I usually bought a duck instead.
When I saw this 10 lbs duck for less then € 10.00 at the local supermarket near my new home, I jumped at the opportunity to have the first roast goose in many years, and what a wonderful meal it was. (as usual, the breasts for Bella, the rest for myself 🙂
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Bon Appétit !   Life is Good !
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The Idiots Guide To Perfect Roast Goose

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The Idiots Guide To Perfect Roast Goose

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The Idiots Guide To Perfect Roast Goose

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The Idiots Guide To Perfect Roast Goose

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The Idiots Guide To Perfect Roast Goose

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The spoils go to the cook………. 🙂 
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About 1 hour into the cooking, the highly appreciated roasted innards where enjoyed by Bella and myself 🙂

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Three Months Into it, Our New Home in Bad Pyrmont, Germany, Is finally Complete

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This is the new home Bella and I moved into, three months ago, after we moved here from Cologne.
For the first three weeks, we had to sleep on the floor. it was still snowing and freezing outside. I was in trouble with my back, and 4 days within moving in, I had an accident which resulted in a busted head and 3 broken ribs, so sleeping on the floor was torture. I fixed the small bed with blankets for Bella and the big one for me, but when it was time to go to sleep, Bella thought it was the other way around………:.) (see the pics below)
We left everything back in Florida, just brought some kitchen utensils, china, antiques, and art.
Everything else we bought new, every appliance, stereos, tv´s, kitchen appliances, vacuum, broom, buckets, linen, towels, cables, light bulbs, curtains, cabinets, beds, sideboards, sofas, chairs, tables, computers, doormats, etc, etc, etc, all in all about 400 individual items., everything you can think of that one needs in a well-equipped household.
Now, three months later, we are all set and the apartment is all ready and done. Small, but comfortable and cozy, just perfect for Bella and myself 🙂
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Life is Good !
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Breakfast Of Champions # 72 – Fried Eggs And Bacon With Currywurst Sauce

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Breakfast Of Champions # 72 Fried Eggs And Bacon With Currywurst Sauce

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Now that I am back living in Germany again, there is always a jar with currywurst sauce in my fridge. I use this wonder sauce not only for traditional currywurst, but also on sandwiches instead of mustard and on other dishes, veggies, BBQ, eggs, etc.
I admit that this looks a bit messy on the plate, but when it tastes so good, who gives a ……….
And if the portion seems excessive ???, pls understand that I share all my food with Bella, and breakfast was the only meal we had before a late dinner on that day. Otherwise, this would probably serve 3 to 4 “normal” people.  🙂
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Currywurst Sauce Recipe:
There are a million and one currywurst sauce recipes out there, and most are pretty good. Yet, this one is so tremendously simple I don’t even consider it to be a recipe, but it is perfect for me and it is my go-to CW sauce:
Simmer a 1 cup of water, add 2 tblsp curry powder, a dash of worcester sauce, one tsp of garlic paste and 2 cup best quality ketchup.
Simmer for a few minutes, cool down. When serving, alway sprinkle more curry powder over the sauce. Done !
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Breakfast Of Champions # 72 Fried Eggs And Bacon With Currywurst Sauce

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Breakfast Of Champions # 72 Fried Eggs And Bacon With Currywurst Sauce

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Breakfast Of Champions # 72 Fried Eggs And Bacon With Currywurst Sauce

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Breakfast Of Champions # 72 Fried Eggs And Bacon With Currywurst Sauce

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Curried Pasta With Cauliflower And Crisp Lettuce

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Curried Pasta With Cauliflower And Crisp Lettuce

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Curried pasta is one of my favorite “quick-meals”, tasty food that can be prepared without much effort, time and money.
Here I have combined curry- pasta for the first time with cold, crisp lettuce and I was just blown away by the difference this addition has made to a familiar dish which I enjoyed so many times before.
The different temperature, texture and seasoning of the raw greens and the hot, spicy pasta made this a very new curried pasta experience and it will be showing up on my table often from here on……
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Curried Pasta With Cauliflower And Crisp Lettuce

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Curried Pasta With Cauliflower And Crisp Lettuce

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Curried Pasta With Cauliflower And Crisp Lettuce

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Curried Pasta With Cauliflower And Crisp Lettuce

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Preparation :
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“Cobb” Yogurt

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“Cobb” Yogurt

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Fresh fruit yogurt is a dish I love to eat for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack and …….just about any time of the day.
Which brings up the question  – why would anybody buy the crappy ready-made stuff when this is so much better !?
I make this all the time, using whatever fruit is available, changing often so as to have a great variety of what is basically the easiest dish out there to prepare from scratch. Most of the time when good fruit is avilable, it is sweet enough that I don´t even have to add honey to the mix. The pictued amount is usually what I eat during a single day, either in addition to, or in place of, a regular meal. After years of eating this 4 to 5 times a week, I still do not get tired of it and I believe I never will. 🙂
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“Cobb” Yogurt

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“Cobb” Yogurt

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“Cobb” Yogurt

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“Cobb” Yogurt

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“Cobb” Yogurt

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Preparation :
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