To celebrate the month of October I decided to have a German date night. German cuisine is renowned for their Wurst (sausages), Kartofelln (potatoes) and Sauerkraut (sour cabbage).
Monthly Archives: October 2016
Homemade bacon
I thought I would try my hand at charcuterie and start with something simple like bacon. I got a book from a friend of mine called Charcuterie – The Craft of Salting, Smoking and Curing, written by Michael Ruhlman and Brian Polcyn. In this book the necessary steps in making homemade bacon are clearly explained.
Date night chicken, pesto and coconut cream pies
As a starter for my date night gourmet burgers, I decided to make some chicken, pesto and coconut cream pies.
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Date night gourmet burgers
So for date night I decided to pull out all the stops and make some gourmet burgers. With the burgers I wanted to try the jalapeño and pistachio sauce I made here, but I decided to revamp it a bit.
Turkish Meze Platter
We love meze platters and after a visit to one of our favourite restaurants – Anatoli – I was inspired to do a Turkish meze platter for this week’s date night.
