Dinner was chicken paprikash served over spaetzle. I had planned on using egg noodles but I didn’t realize I was out of them until I started to cook the paprikash. I pivoted & decided to make spaetzle while the chicken cooked. I finally got the technique down for spaetzle. Recipe below 1/3 #foodsky

Today’s lunch was a mix of food cultures. Basque talos flatbread topped with Spanish chistorra sausage & Mexican roasted tomato-arbol salsa along side Northern European red cabbage sautéed Southeastern Asian style with Thai chili-garlic & soy sauces with sesame. Recipes below 1/3 #foodsky #cooking

I made chicken schnitzel with jaeger sauce. After I made it I thought wouldn’t this be jaeger schnitzel then? Traditional jaeger schnitzel is made with pork or veal cutlets though. What’s ‘authentic’ is often a matter of opinion, but it was very good. Recipes below 1//3 #foodsky #cooking

My latest audiobook, this written by a reporter. It was a slice of NYC history from 1986-90 & focused on politics. It reminded me of NYC then & filled in details. The birth of two NYCs, the racial tension & how bad the AIDS epidemic was, struck me. Thanks NY Public Library for the loan #booksky

My latest audiobook, I enjoyed it, but it wasn’t exactly what I thought it would be. Its focus is not fish & the science of their hearing. While that’s part of it, it focuses on marine mammals & the problem of sound pollution in the oceans. Thanks NY Public Library for the loan. #booksky #NYPL

I did a line drawing of the coelacanth at the American Museum of Natural history @amnh.org a few days ago. This morning I colored in that drawing with charcoal colored pencils. #SundayFishSketch #AMNH

I had extra cherry tomatoes & wanted something less rich with no meat or cream for a change. My first thought was a quick pasta sauce. I saw this 3 tomato sauce on the Milk Street site. It has cherry tomatoes, tomato paste & a 14oz can of crushed tomatoes. Recipe below 1/2 🍜🍽️ #foodsky #cooking

This meatball recipe is this Hungarian meatballs in a paprika mushroom sauce. The red color is from 2 tablespoons of paprika. Paprika is also added to the meat mixture along with fresh dill. A pan sauce is made with broth & cream then finished with sour. Recipe below. 1/2 🍽️🍜 #foodsky #cooking

I was back at the American Museum of Natural History @amnh.org for members night again. This time I drew the coelacanth hanging from the ceiling in the fossil fish section. I was careful to fit it on the page. I saw an actual preserved coelacanth in #AMNH at a behind the scenes tour years ago.

I was back at the Center for Brooklyn History for a book talk. Gods of New York written by Jonathan Mahler is about NYC in the late 1980’s. It made me remember all the chaos back then. On the right is Bob Herbert formerly at the NYT who reported for the Daily News in the 1980’s. #booksky #history

My latest audiobook. The author is an actor & an avid birder, even on the board of the National Audubon Society. I worked at the New York City chapter of Audubon 10 years ago, and I recognize the names & knew some of the people she mentioned. Thanks NY Public Library for the loan. 💙📚 #booksky #NYPL

I had extra mushrooms & a fresh jar of paprika. I looked for a simple recipe & found this Hungarian mushroom soup, gombaleves. I am very fond of paprika, so I am drawn to Hungarian & Spanish cuisines. Slicing a pound of mushrooms took a bit, but it was quick. Recipe below. 1/2 🍜🍽️ #foodsky #cooking

My voyage into the world of meatballs continues with another new recipe for me. These are Norwegian meatballs in gravy. The unique thing about them is powdered allspice & ginger are added to the meat mix. The meat mix is part beef & part pork. Recipe below. 1/2 🍽️🍜 #foodsky #meatballs

This is my latest read. This was a hard copy book. I like the convenience of ebooks but I miss holding a paper book. This is a short story collection, horror stories written by Native Americans. I gives a glimpse into that culture. Thanks @bklynlibrary.bsky.social for the loan. #booksky #bpl

My usual cooking themes are about one region or ethnic food culture. I decided to try something new. I am making meatballs from different countries. These are Königsberger Klopse, German meatballs in a lemon caper sauce. The idea of meatballs with that sauce seemed unique. Recipe below. 1/2 #foodsky

My latest completed book. I initially thought it was about nature in the U.S. prairies, but so little remains untouched. It was more about man’s transformation of the prairie into agricultural land & the efforts to limit the damage of industrial farming. Thanks #NYPL for the loan. 💙📚 #booksky

I was back at the New York Public Library for another author talk. The author Sangramithra Iyer was moved by her experiences with animals & her Indian family’s vegetarianism. Hearing about her travels & how she researched was interesting. #booksky #NYPL

I went to an early release of Rental Family at the Japan Society @japansociety.org tonight. It was followed by a talk with director Hikari & actors Brendan Fraser & Mari Yamamoto who had great shoes. The movie was great & it was free but only for members. SUBTLE HINT: get a membership. #JapanSociety

I went to another science presentation at the Simons Foundation. This was about how organisms coerce or cooperate & much of the details were about the relationships between trees & root fungi which I thought was particularly interesting after reading Entangled Life. #science @simonsfoundation.org

My latest completed book. It’s long (24hr audio) but very interesting. It ranges from the beginning of the revolution to present day. It traces ‘originalism’ to the early 1900’s where the then 1% created a worship of the constitution to block the public good. Thanks #NYPL for the loan. #booksky

I had leftover spaetzle and was thinking about a protein for it. I wondered about German style meatballs & found a recipe. This was a basic meatball recipe but a bit of mustard is added to the mix. I made a pan sauce & added some Dijon to match the meatballs. Recipe below 1/2 🍜🍽️ #foodsky #cooking

I was back at the Center for Brooklyn History (part of @bklynlibrary.bsky.social) this evening for a book talk, Declaring Independence by Ed Larson. The topic was the year 1776 in U.S. history. That year was important not for any one thing, but multiple lines converging. #bpl #booksky

I made a new for me side dish for dinner with leftovers. It’s brussel sprouts with apples and bacon. I halved the amount of bacon because I find recipes like this too much bacon competes with rather than complements the brussel sprouts. Recipe below. 1/2 #foodsky #cooking

My latest audiobook. It’s a full history of the relations of European colonists & Native Americans. It highlights Native Americans’ central role in early U.S. history & egregious treatment they received at the hands of Europeans & the US. Thanks @bklynlibrary.bsky.social for the loan #booksky #BPL

The my new recipe for dinner was buttered spaetzle. The bratwurst, mustard & sauerkraut were leftovers. Spaetzle can be tricky to make, dropping small pieces of wet dough or batter into boiling water. I crashed & burned on my first attempt but I tried again. Recipe below 1/2 🍜🍽️ #foodsky #cooking

I was back at Simons for another science presentation. This one was about exploring life in the lightless areas of the deep oceans with a marine biologist who has been on hundreds of deep dives. She made a lure to find giant squids! Thanks to the @simonsfoundation.org for the talk. #science

I’m coming close to ending my Oktoberfest them, but I’m not quite there. This is Hungarian-style bratwurst, rotkraut & baked German potato salad. The bratwurst is more like a smoked sausage than the usual pale, soft pork sausage. Recipes below. 1/3 🍜🍽️ #foodsky #cooking

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I was back at the American Museum of Natural History’s SciCafe, a monthly informal lecture series with drinks available. This one was about bats, in particular biodiversity in the Caribbean Islands. Before the lecture starts trivia questions are posted, the answer is false. #AMNH #SciCafe

I stopped off & enjoyed the beautiful weather in Prospect Park after l picked up a book (an actual physical print book) I had on hold at the Brooklyn Public Library. I started reading Never Whistle at Night. Thank @bklynlibrary.bsky.social for the loan. #BPL #booksky

My latest audiobook. It’s a wide ranging book & admits nutrition isn’t rocket science, it’s harder. It starts with biology then how the dominance of unhealthy food is a result of market manipulation that taps into human physiology & modern culture. Thanks #NYPL for the loan. #booksky #nutrition

Lunch was a sheet-pan meal. Bratwurst, potatoes & onions are baked together in one pan. I like one-pot meals for the convenience & I should explore sheet-pan dinners more. With that I made some horseradish beer mustard. Recipes below. 1/3 #foodsky #cooking

I made a slightly past season Oktoberfest meal. Bratwurst cooked in an air fryer, sauerkraut with apples & maple-glazed red cabbage. The precooked brats brown nicely in an air fryer. The kraut is cooked with bacon & apples. The cabbage is baked. Recipes below 1/3 🍜🍽️ #foodsky #cooking

When sandwiches are outlawed only outlaws will have sandwiches. #nosandwichisillegal

My latest read. It pulls back the covers from how the social media-influencer-algorithm triangle works & how people manipulate it. The author tells her story as a professional researching it & as a person being targeted by it. The current system incentivizes sensationalism & outrage 1/2 #booksky

I’ve been wanting to eat less meat to get some balance. Earlier this year I ate a lot more meat & less vegetables than I typically do. I had half a jar of harissa sitting lonesome it my refrigerator then saw a recipe for harissa roasted potatoes. Recipe below 1/2 🍜🍽️ #foodsky #cooking

If I have some extra bakery-quality bread that’s about to go, or already is, stale. I make breadcrumbs with it. I was looking for recipe to use them & I found this, spaghetti with walnuts & breadcrumbs. It’s a good weeknight meal. Recipe below 1/2 🍜🍽️ #foodsky #cooking

My latest read. If the picture looks familiar it’s Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas. She is the main character, unlike the movie. The story was about her overcoming challenges to become a hero & in the process finding herself. Thanks Queen Public Library @qplnyc.bsky.social #booksky

I had some extra red cabbage & after looking for ideas, I found this recipe. It’s simplified Greek cabbage rice, with fewer ingredients & red cabbage instead of green. The recipe called for black rice & that would have been a visually striking side dish for Halloween. 1/2 Recipe below 🍜🍽️ #foodsky

I was back at the New York Public Library, in the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) building which library employees call ‘snuffles’. This was the third part of their series on AI. This one focused on the potential using AI for the public good but accepted it currently isn’t. #NYPL

I get campaign texts from various sources & usually don’t care but this one annoyed me. My civic duty DOES NOT include getting behind Cuomo, the guy who got $5 million for ‘consulting’ just before he decided to run for mayor but uses tax-payer money for his sexual harassment lawyers. #cuomosucks

I went to another talk at the New York Public Library. This was an author, Ray Madoff (a woman) an expert in tax law with a comedian who was an accountant. The theme of the book (The Second Estate) was how the ultra wealthy rig the system to not pay taxes, but it was entertaining. #NYPL #booksky

I arrived early for an event at the New York Public Library, so I walked around the Bryant Park winter village. I took a minute to watch the ice skating rink in between checking out the food vendors. #bryantpark

I was back at the New York Public Library tonight, not for a lecture, for a Halloween party! This is a bit of the customer contest. Tim Gunn was the guest of honor & a costume judge. He spoke a bit but I couldn’t hear him because too many people in the audience were talking. #NYPL #spookyseason

I was back at the American Museum of Natural History @amnh.org again last night. This was a climate change panel chaired by Chelsea Clinton. The focus was on climate science and solutions education, especially for young people. #AMNH #climate

I went to members night at the American Museum of Natural History @amnh.org When I go I take advantage of the sparse attendance to draw the exhibits. I drew this puma in the North American Mammals Hall. Capturing the musculature right was a challenge, but a fun one. #AMMH #drawing #amatureart

On the line going into the @amnh.org I was in front of the Guilder Center entrance. It always looked vaguely familiar to me, then it hit me: it reminded of the buildings in the 1968 Planet of the Apes movie. Both were inspired by the style of architect Antoni Gaudi! #AMNH #architecture

I made Indian-spiced potatoes. The recipe called for whole unpeeled baby potatoes to be boiled, smashed a bit, then roasted with jalapeño slices.I used small potatoes & quartered them instead. While the potatoes cook, a spice mix is bloomed in melted butter. Recipe below 1/2 #foodsky #cooking

I made this South Indian lemon rice with peanuts. It has a lot of lemon juice in it & it seemed to be too sour, but then I realized I forgot to add the peanuts. The fattiness of the peanuts balanced the acidity of the lemon juice. I’m not posting the recipe since it’s test recipe. #foodsky #cooking

My latest read. It is set in the ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ universe & the main character is Sally the ragdoll from the movie. The book captures the spirit of the movie (pun intended). It’s filled with spooky & wondrous scenes. The plot explores Sally’s tender heart. #booksky #spookyseason