Monday, March 18, 2024

Restaurant Takeout (Special Edition Crossing Borders): La Becasse

For Easter lunch (and also to support the restaurants during the time they had to remain close during Covid), we ordered a Crossing Borders box: a menu done by the restaurants Vivendum, La Becasse, Cafe Sjiek and Sofa Maastricht.

All the dishes separately packed, including the baguette from La Becasse (that warms up perfectly in the oven).
 
Looking forward to it!
 
Foie gras with rhubarb, honey and crispy toast.
[Gänseleber mit Rhabarber, Honig und korsser Toast]
 
 Beef tartar in cold tomato reduction (beef tomato) with cucumber cream, pointed cabbage and garniche.[Rinderfilettartar in kalter Tomatenreduktion (Fleischtomate) mit Gurkencrème, Spitzkohl und Garnitur]

Atlantic lobster with leek and salmon caviar involved in a rice paper, with kaffir lime and asiatic sauce [Ausgelöster Atlantikhummer mit Lauch und Lachscaviar im Reisblatt mit Kaffirlimette und asiatischer Sauce]
 
After these two starters, we decided to do the same as the day before: the main dish was kept for dinner. But we didn't skip dessert :-)

 
Egg surprise - chocolate dessert (with a very nice creamy filling of passionfruit) from Meister Pâtissier
[Egg surprise - Grossartiges Schokoladendessert vom Meister Pâtissier]
 
Apr 4th, 2021.

Sunday, March 17, 2024

Happy Easter!

The Easter Bunnies are back!

From Neuhaus, a very...

...nice selection. Thanks, Bunny Roger! :-)
 
 
From Chocolatier Pierre Marcolini, a selection of pastries - delicious!

Chocolate squares (with soft cake? With plum jam? This is what happens when you blog something 3 years later :-D ).
 
And a box of Lemon Amaretti.
 
Interesting to taste, but not my favorites.
 
Apr 4th, 2021.

Saturday, March 16, 2024

Floyd Session in I'm Done For The Day!

How cute is that? :-)
 
Apr 3rd, 2021.

Friday, March 15, 2024

Wine Time

Included in the Easter takeout from Sankt Benedikt, a (non-alcoholic) bottle of PriSecco, from Manufaktur Jörg Geiger.

It tastes good! With strawberry, elderflower and woodruff. The colour fits...
 
...with today's amazing sunset!

For dinner, the main dish of our Easter takeout: fillet of beef, green beans and potato gratin.

Time for dessert! Anise-almond biscuit cake with rhubarb sauce. Very nice combination!
 
 Apr 3rd, 2021.

Thursday, March 14, 2024

Walking Time

 Love daffodils!

 Spa time anyone? I'm busy walking, so no time to enjoy :-D
 
 Apr 3rd, 2021.

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Restaurant Takeout (Special Easter Edition): Sankt Benedikt

Sankt Benedikt did a special takeout lunch for Easter - as shown in the bag :-) However, you had to pick it up on Saturday (one day before Easter) and...mmm... let's say that we didn't resist to wait another day :-D
 
As it was an entire menu, we decided to split it up and have it half as lunch, half as dinner :-)

For lunch, as first starter, yellow tail mackerel with avocado and cucumber. Great flavor, very nice combination of textures!
 
As second starter, asparagus soup. And, yes, it shows that I am not very talented in the art of plating - and I'm really, really looking forward to the restaurants reopening again :-)

These two starters were perfect for our Saturday lunch - looking forward to dinner!
 
Apr 3rd, 2021.

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

As Old as I!

 Opening and tasting one of my birthday presents.
 
Roger got me a porto wine: Colheita 1974, from Andresen, a Tawny Porto wine. It is...

... as old as I. What can I say? Excellent vintage :-D
 
 
 
 Apr 2nd, 2021.