I have a thing for gentleman knives, especially those made from particular materials. Böker has recently released one made from meteorite steel which I adore. But since these knives are VERY expensive I can't justify this passion to my wife, so I never started collecting.
Just look at them. Goebbels - club footed little dwarf. Göring - fat drug addicted fuck. Himmler - little bespectacled man, no chin, less muscles than Rick Moranis in Ghostbusters and none of his charisma. Hitler himself - weird stache, weird hair, short build, halitosis and bad teeth. None of the prominent Nazis would have passed the requirements for joining the SS. Well, maybe Heydrich, but that guy reportedly had a high pitched voice like a eunuch...
If that pathetic bunch were the real Germans, boy am I happy that I am a German with Slavic ancestors.
I have to admit that even this Old Texas sauce wasn't quite as good as I had hoped.
Sometimes the local butcher has beef stock for sale which is liquid gold. Then I just take the pan which I used to sear the steak with, add some of the steak trimmings, shallots, rosemary and sage, give that a good roast, then I deglaze the pan with beef stock and red wine.
I let that reduce for as long as the steak needs to get to ~50°C in the oven. Filter it, add some corn starch water and butter, hey presto, great steak sauce. When the sauce is done, the steak is usually at 55°C and done as well.
Sadly, the butcher didn't have any beef stock this time.
Nope. I mean, I do like HP sauce but using it with a good steak like that would be a sacrilege. This was Old Texas Whiskey Pepper Steak Sauce. And yes, I did use it sparingly.
Absolutely. I usually cook with cheap ingredients too, but my per-serving cost is probably more like 5 Euros. I've taught myself a lot of Asian recipes. Quick to prepare and very, very affordable most of the time.
But every now and then I go crazy and do stuff like this steak.
I'd rather not answer that.
Well, I paid 35 €. Three weeks dry aged Irish beef.
1.3 kg bad boy.
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I want my doctor to be honest with me, and give it to me straight, like a pear cider that's made from 100% pears.
My grandpa was shot by fascists because he refused to fight in their fascist army. So in my book, lazer mullets that kill fascists are the best kind of mullets.
Mine's Plork Flabadap.
the abrupt “time to leave” even if you’re not done
Seems like you went to the more touristy places. Or Munich. Or a touristy place in Munich. They tend to be a little brusque and unfriendly there... It really pays off to look for places on Maps which are highly rated and a little off the beaten path. Some real gems there. I could name a few restaurants in Berlin which serve awesome German (!= Bavarian!) food that isn't repetitive.
As if denying millions of Americans access to proper healthcare wasn't enough, they appointed an anti-science, anti-vaxx idiot as if to make sure even more harm would be inflicted on them.
Basically a carbonara with extra steps - fry your guanciale cubes, set aside. Reserve the fat from the guanciale. Then, fry the meat from a fennel salsiccia, add a bit of passata. Mix cooled down guanciale fat with pecorino and egg yolks in a bain marie to create a creamy sauce. Precook pasta for half the time it takes to fully cook it. Add pasta and a little pasta water to pan, finish cooking pasta until all dente. Combine with sauce, fried guanciale and serve with parmeggiano cheese and fresh black pepper.
Germany's satirical newspaper "Der Postillon" writes:
"The renowned Academy of Fine Arts Vienna has surprisingly offered Donald Trump a place to study painting today. Although he claims never to have applied for a place, the US president must now consider whether to continue his political career or pursue a dazzling career as a respected artist.
“We have become increasingly aware of Mr. Trump in recent weeks and months and would like to welcome him to our institution,” explains Rector Johan Friedrich Weichle.
In the past, the university did not always give promising intellectuals the opportunity they deserved, thus unnecessarily driving them into politics. “That should never happen again,” says Weichle.
The university is confident that it can accept the 79-year-old politician with a clear conscience, even without an application portfolio. “We've seen the picture he drew for Jeffrey Epstein. That wasn't bad,” explains the rector. “He definitely has the necessary ego. In the end, that's enough for a career as a postcard painter, at least.”
However, Weichle also warns: “Studying at the academy is no walk in the park and requires a lot of attention. The rest of your time is spent on wild student parties and cleaning your shared apartment. There's usually no time left for politics or writing a political manifesto.”
If Trump accepts this unique offer, he could gain his first artistic experience as a newly minted art student in a wax crayon course set up especially for him as early as next week."
https://www.der-postillon.com/2026/01/wiener-kunstakademie.html
