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As usual, there's room to improve, and the one I had in some small restaurant in a backstreet of Budapest was way better. But I was pretty happy with my results.

Chicken cooked in broth with garlic, tomato, peppers, and lots of onion and paprika. Did my best impression of nokedli as the side.

Quick salad with octopus, chickpeas, tomatoes, bell pepper, spring onions, capers, olives and parsley

A french summer classic. Mussels steamed in white wine, with a side of fries

Basically a baked pasta alla norma.

Fry some eggplant/aubergine, cook the pasta (I used up different packs of pasta I had lying around), make a very simple sauce from passata and basil, then mix everything together with cubed mozzarella, add a bit of parmigiano on top and bake for 20 minutes.

I made it yesterday for a hot summer day, and it was delicious with a nice glass of gently cooled red wine.

Seid nicht zu streng mit mir, das war der erste Versuch, aber trotzdem freue ich mich natürlich über Feedback und Tips!

Wiener Boden, frische Erdbeeren, Tortenguss.

In Tartelette-Größe weil ich keinen ganzen Kuchen essen kann. Also, können schon, aber ich sollte nicht.

Die Förmchen waren so Standard nonstick Dinger, gefettet und leicht bemehlt. Trotzdem hatte ich Probleme den Boden aus der Form zu kriegen. Irgendwelche Tips dazu? Ich würde sagen er war vernünftig gebacken, viel länger und er wäre zu dunkel geworden.

Natürlich ist der Guss auch übergeschwappt, da muss ich wohl einfach lernen ordentlicher zu arbeiten.

Finely cubed beef (topside, I think. Translating beef cuts is hard), onions, potato, hard boiled eggs, seasoned with salt, pepper, cumin, sweet paprika powder, and chives.

Home made tomato salsa and some red wine to accompany them.

I still have to practice getting a nice edge but they already look better than last time :)

A salad to beat the heat! Tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, basil, and stale bread soaked in water and vinegar, nicely cooled down in the fridge before serving. Dressing is just some vinegar, EVOO, salt and pepper

I used two days old ciabatta with most of the crust cut off, instead of the unsalted tuscan bread that isn't available here

Accompanied by the appropriate beverage

With a delicious curry sauce that was a gift from u/hansebart :) Thank you very much!

And of course the appropriate beer with it.

Tomato, anchovy, capers, olives, tuna.

Living in the food desert that is Germany, I couldn't find proper olives anywhere, and had to go with the weird rubbery dyed ones, because I couldn't make it to the Italian speciality market anymore.

Otherwise it came out nicely, a good summer pasta

Sunshine, a nice cold drink, and the last few chapters of Deadhouse Gates to spend a Saturday afternoon. Not too bad, I guess.

I feel the writing has massively improved compared to GotM, which I struggle with occasionally, and I'm really looking forward the the remaining books :)

Thin chicken schnitzel, "marinated" in a mixture of egg and spices, breaded and fried. Plus very buttery mashed potatoes. An Argentinian classic.

Not pictured, tomato salad and a beer

Sour dough Ciabatta, whipped ricotta, mushrooms, thyme

wild boar steak, potato pancakes from what should originally have become a gnocchi dough, charred radicchio wedge, and a pan sauce with cherries from the market and a dash of balsamic vinegar

Toasted buns, lettuce, coleslaw, spicy pulled chicken, cheese, nacho chips for crunch, BBQ sauce, hot sauce and mayo

Using up some leftovers

Something a bit lighter for a hot day