Blog Archive

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New website!
After the server of my hoster had a catastrophic hardware failure and they have not yet recovered my files, here comes a shiny new website! Read More ›

Sous Vide Cooking: The hard way 2
... and the whole thing worked for about 2 minutes. Then everything went up in smoke and a very bad smell filled the room. Read More ›

Sous Vide Cooking: The hard way 1
I've always been curious about sous vide cooking. I've never had anything that was cooked that way and I cannot see myself going to a restaurant that serves something that has been cooked sous vide in the near future. So why not try it oneself. Read More ›

Apple Mango Sauce
As every year, we ended up getting around 20 kg of apples from various places. This year these apples end up in apple butter, normal apple sauce, and apple mango sauce. Read More ›

New Dimension of Taste: Smoking Food at Home
A few days ago, I came across the Zwilling smoker set and immediately knew, this is (besides a Sous Vide cooking equipment - blog post will follow soon on that topic) the thing that is still missing in my decadent kitchen. Read More ›

Rhöni Ginger Longdrink
This time I present a Rhöni longdrink that is easy to make. Rhöntropfen harmonises surprisingly well with ginger ale. Therefore I present a simple and refreshing drink. Read More ›

Raspberry Vanilla Jam and Raspberry Vinegar
Yesterday at the marked, I was able to get 4 kg of raspberries for a sensational price. I went there at the time the marked ended and the turkish merchant was eager to get rid of his raspberries. Read More ›

Würste! One day in sausage making
Last Thursday I went to the butcher to order 5 kg of fatty pork and beef. Of course from Neuland. And of course at the lovely butcher with the typically Brandenburg-style-helpful staff. Read More ›

Rhöni Mahoggany Cocktail
This cocktail was invented by Robert Hess. nspired by its simplicity, I adapted the Mahogany to the Rhöntropfen. Read More ›

Rhöni Sour
This is a recipe for a classical sour style cocktail using Rhöntropfen from Meiningen Read More ›