{"id":1494,"date":"2020-09-19T01:04:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T23:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danceofchaos.com\/?p=1494"},"modified":"2022-09-29T22:26:14","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T20:26:14","slug":"cookingquarantine2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danceofchaos.com\/de\/blogpost\/1494","title":{"rendered":"Cooking in Quarantine: Edition 2"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Day to Day by DanceofChaos<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/span>Introduction<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Corona has thrown a lot of our regular routine out of balance. I am one of the lucky few that it is just me and my husband, working from home, we share the household chores including cooking. One would think we have it completely under control and powering our way to be the power couple of home officing. Sadly it is not the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>Planning the Menu<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We have spoiled ourselves with frequent eating out and orders. My husband just loves his bratwurst and pommes from kitchen, which we have to substitute somehow, all the while actually working more and surprisingly eating more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meal-preps used to be a wonderful tool for me when I lived alone. I would prep the food, portion control it, put it on boxes. Somehow, with the addition of sous-chef to my kitchen, our cooking had become more spontaneous. Two months into home office, I was regretting the spontaneity. Half a year into working exclusively from home, I have embraced meal preparation again. It is the only way to arrange for food, while working nonstop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>Casseroles\/Auflauf<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The idea of a casserole or Auflauf in German is a multilayer food, with vegetables and meat. You typically use elements like cheese, cream etc for binding the different layers together. Lasagne is also a good example of casserole. I try the casserole method pretty often, throwing in together everything I have, maybe some pre made salsa from yesterday\u2019s cooking : et voila! Casserole ready.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Added bonus is, the sous-chef is very enthusiastic about helping out with casseroles. He chops onions. Ladies marry a partner who will happily chop onion for you. That is the test of true love. He layers the food when handling larger amount of food and helps with the baking a lot. He is however not a reliable taster: always finishing more than the allotted portion at a mealtime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The internet is full of yummy recipes. I usually put everything together. The following recipe and its variations work well for us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>Recipe<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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