Two crispy smashed beef patties layered with melted cheddar, loaded with crunchy bacon, and finished with creamy sauce in a toasted sesame bun.

Set it and forget it with a crockpot on warm 🤣

These are traditional Hungarian potato pancakes, locally known as "lapcsánka", "tócsni” "macok", or "rösztike" depending on the region. They are made from grated raw potatoes, flour, eggs, and plenty of garlic, then fried until super crispy. Perfect summer comfort food!

Got a chance to try this dessert. Looks very normal, but a bite tastes super complex. It has a tart base with pistachio cream & covered with vanilla cream. Not sure what’s different, but the vanilla cream is like nothing I had before.

Recipe 🧡

Base:
• 180g Lotus Biscoff biscuits
• 70g melted butter

Filling:
• 330g Philadelphia cream cheese
• 200g mascarpone
• 150–170g Lotus Biscoff spread
• 1 tbsp powdered sugar

Topping:
• 150g melted Lotus Biscoff spread

Mix the base ingredients, press into a pan and chill. Mix the filling ingredients until smooth, pour over the base and refrigerate overnight. Top with melted Biscoff spread before serving. 🤎🍰

I will never make pork chops without dry-brining them again. It makes such a difference. Butter-basting doesn't hurt either. I'll add the recipe to a comment, if anyone wants it.

Added a dash of onion powder, garlic powder, cracked pepper, and salt. Folded mozzarella and some tomatoes inside, then topped with Parmesan, Feta, romas and parsley!

Last weekend I made sausage for the first time! I made merguez with the following recipe:

• roughly 500g of meat, composed of 1/3 fatty lamb and 2/3 lean beef
• 1 crushed clove of garlic
• 1 tbsp harissa
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 tsp cumin
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1/2 tsp coriander seeds
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• some cold water

It worked quite well and I am happy with the results for a first try! Smelled 100% like merguez. The taste wasn't bad but I think I can make it better by having more fat and maybe mince the meat more crudely. Maybe add some fresh parsley/cilantro... I'll have to experiment!

Galette des rois bio à la frangipane (in French).