So, just before leaving for work for another some weeks, I managed to finish the raised garden beds from earlier this month. I added the first plants (tomatoes, chillies, paprika and strawberries) and installed a paling fence around. Yes, the slightly shabby and irregular look was intended! Done for now.
Rigatoni alla Gricia
A very simple italian pasta dish that requires only three ingredients, but, when done properly tastes heavenly. Read about the interesting origin of the dish here.
Beautiful Soldering Flame
I had to solder some zinc pipe these days for the garage gutter. I wonder what substances are contained in the tin-lead solder that the soldering iron gives off such a beautiful vibrant green flame. Does anybody know?
Fassl Action Shots
I had time to fire up the “Fassl” yesterday evening and everything worked like a charm. I made some white chicken Chili in the Dutch oven, accompanied by some grilled flatbread. Here are some action shots:
Recommended Reads: Bethesda Cookbooks
Who else loves Bethesda’s famous Fallout and Elder Scrolls games series? I liked them so much and I had great fun playing them for hours. So I was excited when I found out that they published two cookbooks relating directly to the games – and still took a year before finally purchasing them.
The Official Vault Dweller’s |
The Elder Scrolls Official |
Now that I’ve tried some of the recipes and read the books, I can recommend them warmly to everyone who likes cooking and has a soft spot for atmospheric video games, props and apparel. They’re fun, written enjoyably and very beautifully designed.
Fassl (Fire Drum)
I had a small, old lidless oil drum left over in the shop and decided to turn it into a fire barrel. I call it a “Fassl”, which is the german/bavarian diminutive for “barrel”, so the closest relatable translation would probably be “keg”.
Homemade Skooma
Game Skooma
My Skooma
Whoever has played Bethesda’s™ Elder Scrolls Series with enthusiasm and dedication like me will know what “Skooma” is. As I got the official Elder Scrolls Cookbook these days, the first recipe to try for me was – of course – Skooma. By the way: I highly recommend the book, just for the fun!
Here’s the recipe for that booze that I copied and loosely translated from the mentioned above book. I will not post any more of them here since they’re all copyrighted, I just couldn’t resist this one. But hey, Skooma itself is highly illegal in the whole world of Tamriel!
“Khajit has warez if you have coin” 🙂
Tutorial: Knife Care with a Sharpening System
I had a friend of mine over these days with two well-used and now dull knives – this inspired me to write this article. At a certain point of knife usage, just honing a blade’s edge won’t do the job anymore and you will have to re-sharpen your knife and give it a nice clean edge again.
This is how I do this with all my knives, kitchen or outdoor, in this case using a Lansky knife-sharpening-system (which I know is discussed controversially on the internet). With a little training and devotion you can achieve excellent results with it – and in a much easier way than with a traditional whetstone. This is my way to do it and it works absolutely satisfying for me.
