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i also hate the desert inspite of growing up in one.
give me snow any day of the week.
i was never meant to be a texan. XD

 

best BBQ in the universe: Sam's on 12th street in Austin, TX: http://samsbarbque.com/ (this was my haunt many a weekend afternoon).

on wednesday i was at a conference in a small town; wasn't expecting to find good food to eat, but discovered a Japanese Hibachi that served a delightful octopus salad. yay! : D the picture does not really give a sense of the immensity of this wonder.

 

what did i say about that town being a 'hidden gem'?

that looks soooo good !

 

Welcome back to yet another episode of 'The Supreme Leader's and General's Food Adventures' aka 'How to become better cooks featuring Rocky and Ninja' : D


Thursday's Menu:

We've tried out this snack classics meet a variety of street food creations restaurant called "frittenwerk" ( => fries factory). Their house specialty: poutine. Their 'Classic Quebec Poutine' consists of a large portion of Sweet Potatoe fries with spicy gravy served with tenderly melting mozzarella cheese curds.



Funny side note- The cash register (quasi the talking hat of the frit factory) assigns each order a fictional character's name:





Dinner: Caesar Salad with homemade croutons, romaine lettuce / arugula, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes from the garden, grated parmesan, chicken strips and yoghurt dressing:



For the maximus tastiness: crisp pan-roasted chicken strips with anchovies, fresh rosmarin and sage:



The Croutons were seasoned with salt, fresh basil and some olive oil:



... a bunch of fresh cherry tomatoes:




Friday's Menu:

Honey-mustard salmon, cannellini pasta with shrimps and a sweet and rich pumpkin soup with ginger and creme fraiche:



The finished product looks like this:






But wait! That's not everything! The second part will be posted by the most lovely General ever, @RockyRoadHux.

 

Here comes Part 2:

Saturday's Menu: we've followed Gordon Ramsay's recipe for his Ultimate Christmas Cranberry Sauce:

1. 150g or 2/3 cup of sugar
2. About two to three star anise
3. cardamom (about 1 teaspoon)
4. Small bowl of fresh cranberries
5. An apple
6. Pinch of salt and pepper
7. Port wine
8. Orange zest/fresh orange juice









Time to prep the chicken : D roughly chopped vegetables, fruits and herbs:



We've placed the chicken on top of the vegetables and later use these sticky roast vegetables and fruits to make the gravy.

The bird is done...




... About an hour later- Voilà, bon appétit : D




----- Dessert time!

FO inspired muffins with chocolate chunks and berries. To add some extra flavouring we put some cinnamon and kardamon in the dough.




Later that evening- Homemade vanilla pudding with chocolate sauce (we still had some left from making those FO muffins)

 

not a fan of poutine (it looks like it sounds ~ hahahaha).
but oh man, everything else looks incredible, @NinjaRen & @RockyRoadHux!
and those muffins are delightful! whose R1 shirt is that? XD

 

omg.. want!!!!!

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it does get any tastier than that!!

 

It's mine. It was a gift by Rocky. : D (Thanks again, sweetheart. I may not like R1 that much, but I love that shirt. Haha!)

You can never be wrong with some muffins!

 

xD @FN-3263827 I think this was my first poutine ever... Definitely want to try the smoked meat poutine (pastrami slices served on fried aragula salad with spicy gravy, fresh sour cream, mozzarella and crispy baked red onions) next time I'm in Frankfurt.

 

not a fan of gravies. further evidence that i was born in the wrong part of the world. XD

 

Anyway I can imagine that poutine is quite popular in Seattle too... Never had any poutine there? No poutine stories you would like to share? XD

 

no thanks! i'll just enjoy your pictures and try not to think about it. : D

 

Tuna and plum!??



That's an interesting combination!

 

Not near as interesting as @Addi Ras and his sushi, but I just discovered something called "Taki" Chips......holy crap where have you been all my life? I like SPICY and the Fuego ones are DA BOMB!!!!