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@joukesp

5 years

@baddestmamajama @jacktax_jacques Some lovely stories here. Saw a girl coming down the stairs of a dancing and said: this one is mine! That was 8/26/1966! We’ll be married 50 yrs next May. 3 children, 6 grandchildren. I’m one very lucky bastard!

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@Matt_Pinner Been there. Made a pic at right that spot!

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@joukesp

5 years

@sotiridi Most disgusting video I’ve seen on the net in many, many years. I hope complaints have been filed and that the police is doing whatever is necessary to catch these bastards! One would indeed call for a public lynching in this case!

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@joukesp

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#02051970 #WeddingAnniversary #Grimbergen 53 yrs ago it all happened. 3 kids, 6 grandkids later it still goes on. We’re living proof that marriage is not a sprint. It’s a marathon! Wishing you all to be happy!

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@joukesp

2 years

#52Years #Aperotime #Celebration C’est la vie…

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@joukesp

1 year

#MorningAndEvening #Travels Up at 6:00am! Breakfast at 6:30am! Car loaded and on our way at 7:07am. 930km later arrived at 4:45pm. Weather is OK for now! Dinner at 7:00pm! #PastaAlRag ù (Brought from home!) Lots of work in the coming days!

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@joukesp

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May 2nd 1970 - May 2nd 2024 Had a nice Greek lunch and a walkabout in Antwerp. 1/2

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@joukesp

10 months

#OffToFrance #CoffeeBreak 9:30 am. Time for a 1st coffee break. Guess where we are!?

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@joukesp

11 months

#Rain #ThunderStorm Sorry for the people having a day out but we welcome this rain for our garden! Enjoying the splatter while watching #TDF2023

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@joukesp

1 year

#SundayLunch #Navarin #WithATwist #CdR #LePr élat Can hardly express how pleased I am with the final result! Should’ve added the turnips a bit earlier but veggies were beautifully crunchy while the meat was perfectly well done! Perfect! Only 1 CdR Le Prélat left! Must go shopping!

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@joukesp

4 years

#Lockdown2 #Aperotime Based on children's advice we've decided to stay where we are! We'll be in France for the duration of the lockdown. This is our first #Aperotime to celebrate #Lockdown2 . A little Riesling from the local supermarket. The weather is still with us! Stay safe!

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@joukesp

1 year

#SundayLunch #EasterSunday #LegOfLamb #RoastedVeggies #C ôteDuRhône #Villages Wishing all of you & your families Happy Easter! Roasted veggies & boneless leg of lamb w excellent CdR Villages. Aptly named Plan de Dieu! Added leftover asparagus to veggies & chicory to rucola salad!

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@joukesp

4 years

#Lockdown2 #NewThread Moved back to Belgium and starting new thread with #Lockdown2 . Shops & brothels (mouthcap mandatory!), museums, exhibitions are open. But cafés & restaurants & hairdressers remain closed. Need this 2007 Cahors by Dom. de la Garde to digest!Protect yourself!

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@joukesp

5 months

Our daughter @FreyaJoukes (w black overcoat) on top of the Notre Dame in Paris to inspect some of the stoneware cut at her company in Be and installed by the Fr subsidiary! She’s on top of the world, our daughter! Les voyages forment la jeunesse!!!

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@joukesp

10 months

#BaroloFitness #WeekendPleasure #Aperotime Something is entirely wrong with this picture (guess what?) but I couldn’t care less. The wine is now coming to full ripeness, 750ml of pure pleasure! God bless Nicola! Have a wonderful weekend, my friends!

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@joukesp

3 years

#LendouEnQuercy #Montcuq #CafeDeFrance #BoeufTartare It's turning into a habit! Boeuf Tartare with fries and salad. 1/2l of wholesome local Cahors. Why wouldn't I be happy?

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@joukesp

2 years

For @DrTonyGillie ! When I say #SansSulfites , I mean without ADDED sulphates. After a 55+ year career of drinking wine I have at last (or at least?) understood that there always are some sulphates, even in natural wine. Sans sulfites is French, by the way. Á bon entendeur salut.

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@joukesp

2 months

#SundayDinner #Navarin #Vacqueyras New recipe & totally smashed it! Meat bought at Moroccan butcher. Top! Great timing to get carrots, turnips, potatoes done at same time! Perfect! Oops! forgot the parsley! More than decent Vacqueyras (Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre) 14,5 ABV 85-87

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@joukesp

6 months

#NewYearsEve #SundayDinner 2024! I’m honoured, thankful & overwhelmed by all your reactions on my posts. It’s impossible to express my feelings to all of you who liked, reposted or commented. I do like you a lot! Je vous aime beaucoup! Ik zie u graag! Ti ringrazio! Te quiero!

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@joukesp

7 months

#SundayLunch #GoulashStew #FrenchFries #SourCream #Cahors Not my 1st but definitely my best! Perfect seasonal goulash stew w fresh french fries! Superb Cahors, Cuvée Momentum ‘09. Dark ripe fruit, plums, spices, full body, great tannins, acidity, length. Still young. 93-95

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@joukesp

5 months

#SundayLunch #Steak #Irish #PepperCreamSauce #Salad #Tomatoes #FrenchFries #PrimitivoDiManduria No Winter here! Classic steak au poivre crème w salad/tomato + french fries. Everything homemade except the mayo! Powerful (blockbuster) Primitivo di Manduria Reserva ‘20. 89-81 Cheers

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@joukesp

1 year

#WednesdayLunch #BeefStew #StoofvleesMetFrieten #Bordeaux #NationalDish With freshly fried fries, our ‘stoofvlees met frieten’ is a delight! Very great value for this little Bordeaux, 2020 Château Bel Air Delage, well deserved gold @ Concours de Bruxelles & great QPR! 87-89 imho

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@joukesp

1 year

#Aperotime #TuesdayLunch #LaMar ée #Brussels #Champagne With husband & kids in Paris, #1 daughter can join us for lunch at La Marée in Brussels! Lets start with a glass of champagne! 1/n

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@joukesp

4 months

#FridayDinner #Pasta #Gambas #Mussels #Riesling Owing to #1Daughter visiting we have a warm dinner! Pasta w gamba’s & mussels. Finishing off Georg Mosbacher’s Buntsandstein Riesling & starting Georg Breuer’s Estate Rüdesheim Riesling. Both fantastic wines! New monthly tradition?

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@joukesp

10 months

#OffToFrance 6:55 am and right on schedule! We’re off in a fe minutes. Wish us godspeed, folks!

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@joukesp

2 months

#ThursdayLunch #Salmon #Asparagus #BabyPotatoes #Alvarinho While the weather is still rather fresh, bringing Spring on our plate! Baked salmon, (Belgian) asperges à la Flamande, baby potatoes & an excellent Alvarinho by Lapa. Going to the hairdresser later on. Who wants a pic?

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@joukesp

1 year

#SaturdayLunch #ChickInTheOven #ThymePotatoMash #BellpepperSalsa #PinotGris Dreadful weather but Spring in the kitchen! Perfectly seasoned Spring chick w delicious thyme flavoured potatomash & bellpepper salsa! No better pairing than Dr. Heger’s Grauburgunder aka Pinot Gris.

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@joukesp

1 year

#SundayLunch #MondayLunch #PastaAlRag ú #LambsCrown When the powers that be decide to have #MondayLunch on Sunday & #SundayLunch on Monday! #MondayLunch = lamb’s crown w bacon wrapped green beans, carrots, turnip & spring potatoes baked in duck fat. Great pairing w Côtes du Rhône!

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@joukesp

1 year

#FridayLunch #FishAndSpinachLasagne #Riesling #Knipser #Kalkmergel For a 1st this is unbelievable! Perfect lasagna w cod & salmon, spinach & mornay sauce topped with cheese! (Used fond from prawn shells prepared last wk!) Young but excellent Riesling Kalkmergel by Knipser. 88-90

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@joukesp

3 years

#August9th #Birthday #Celebration Today happens to be my late Mum's birthday and also my youngest granddaughter Mila's. Oh, and mine too! Happy Birthday to us all! We're going to have a wonderful day!

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@joukesp

4 months

#SaturdayLunch #PorkChop #RedCabbage #Potatoes It may be spring-like weather here but I wasn’t aware how big a red cabbage is! 2nd meal w fresh red cabbage (there’s more in the freezer!), a nice pork chop + potatoes! Bordeaux Ch. Les Aubitries ‘20, great QPR, fruity, sapid. 85-87

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@joukesp

2 years

#MondayLunch #PastaAlSugo We’re not ashamed! Cooked a wonderful pasta sauce & enjoyed with a great ‘20 Ramos Reserva😍! Freshly grated Parmigiano, great fettucini and my world best tomato, veggies, mince meat sauce! Took me like 2:30 hrs. Totally worth it! C’est très bon!

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@joukesp

4 months

#SundayLunch #Saltimbocca #Pasta #TomatoSauce #Salad Rapidly becoming a favourite! Saltimbocca alla Romana w pasta & tomato sauce + iceberg salad w tomatoes. Absolutely wonderful Il Sangiovese ‘18 by Noelia Ricci. Elegant fruit, molten tannins, herbal freshness,good acidity 90-92

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@joukesp

1 year

#MondayLunch #LegOfGuineafowl #PommesSarladaises #BakedCarrots #SauceOrange Happy Easter Monday to all! Lunch is served! Guineafowl leg w pommes sarladaises, baked carrots & orange sauce. The flambé may not show but it was there! A glass of Passerina by Masso Antico. Decent 81-83

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@joukesp

2 years

#Spring #Snow Ohlala! What did I say about Spring?

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@joukesp

4 months

#SaturdayLunch #StuffedEggplant #Couscous #Pesto #Cairanne Out of my comfort zone! Never used so many ingredients in a dish before! Moroccan lamb mince-stuffed eggplant with couscous w pesto. Worked out well & paired beautifully w that southern Cairanne by Domaine Brunely 87-89

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@joukesp

4 months

#SundayLunch #Guineafowl #Endives #RedCabbage #Croquettes #Grauburgunder You know the feeling? Cooking something regularly & all falls into place! Guineafowl leg, endive, red cabbage & croquettes. Wonderful Grauburgunder SL by @weingut_georgmosbacher There is better,but not much!

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@joukesp

3 years

#Lockdown2 #PinotNoir #Blauburgunder #AltoAdige As you all remember, had Kössler Sauvignon B last June & decided to try the PN. Alto Adige/Südtirol definitely has the right terroir for PN! For 11,99€ @CarrefourGroup this hits all the right spots! Excellent entry level wine!87-89

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@joukesp

5 years

Wat ‘n grote dame, die @Assita_Kanko . Rustig, beheerst, zonder kapsones. Met een duidelijke mening en niet bang om er voor uit te komen. @de_NVA grossiert zo langzamerhand in de talentvolle dames. In mei werpt dat zeker vruchten af! #deafspraak

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@joukesp

6 months

#SundayLunch #ChristmasEveLunch #PorkJowlStew #Croquettes #EndiveSalad #PinotNoir #Papaioannou Keeping it simple! A classic for this wondrous Christmas Eve! Pork jowl stew w croquettes & endive salade. Gorgeous Pinot Noir by Paoaioannou! C’est très bon! Merry Christmas to all!

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@joukesp

7 months

#ArmisticeDay #SaturdayLunch #CheeseFilledMeatballs #BakedPotatoes #Salad #Ch âteauGenlaire A thought for all the brave women & men who gave their lives to make ours possible. Cheese-filled meatballs in Flandrien sauce w baked potatoes & salad. Ch. Genlaire becoming a housewine?

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@joukesp

5 months

#SaturdayLunch #ChiliConCarne #Rice #PousioReserva I’m neither Mexican nor Texan! I’m a Fleming and we put red beans in our chili con carne! Haven’t had this since we visited Mexico! (No, we never visited Texas!) Think I’ll make it spicier next time. The Pousio Reserva is great!

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@joukesp

4 months

#SaturdayLunch #ItalianLambStew #Barolo Allow me to explain the concept of bliss. You’ll achieve it by doing your shopping in the morning & taking the yesterday prepared Italian lamb stew out of the fridge & heating it up. Add a ‘16 Barolo by Diego & Damiano Barale 91-93 = Bliss!

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@joukesp

5 months

#WednesdayLunch #QuickAndSimple #PorkChop #CarrotsAndPeas #Potatoes #Capitoul #LaClape Quick & Simple! Basic lunch for a winter day: pork chop, carrots & peas, potatoes + glass of La Clape Capitoul. Started to snow at 11:30am but will continue until 7pm. Decided to cancel bridge.

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@joukesp

11 months

#WednesdayLunch #2ndServing #Waterzooi #ALaGantoise #Grauburgunder #Mosbacher Not in the least embarrassed to tell you that we had a 2nd serving of my most delicious waterzooi today! And finished the Grauburgunder too! Must make this again soon!

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@joukesp

8 months

#UpToFrance #Farewell #Lauzerte #SaturdayMarket #Caf éCrème Let’s not get too sentimental but this is probably my last visit. Grateful for the beautiful weather. The market is in winter mode, only a few stalls. Enjoying my café crème at Puits de Jour, served by Joëlle & Mathieu!

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@joukesp

2 years

#SaturdayLunch #Quiche Blessed are those that can enjoy a 2nd serving of (The WineSmacker’s) quiche on their terrace! The Red Domaine d’Eole is a bit of an overkill but damn, it’s fantastic! Enjoy your weekend, folks. The sight of that trimmed hedge is gorgeous also! Thanks, Tim!

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@joukesp

5 months

#ThursdayLunch #30MinuteLunch #QuickAndSimple #Pasta #Tomato #Shrimps #Vongole #Alvarinho Quick & simple lunch w shallot, garlic, tomato, EEVO, shrimps, vongole & linguine, P & S. Cleaning shrimps, cutting veggies & cooking pasta is what takes time. Paired very well w Alvarinho!

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@joukesp

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#GuineaFowl #Veggies #R ömertopf If it works w chicken, it will surely work w guinea fowl! Another Römertopf w slightly different veggies, white wine and a dash of lemon! Rest of that fantastic Blanco Gran Reserva by @valserrano ! 94-96 There may be better Sundays but not much! 😋

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@joukesp

2 years

#FridayLunch #ChickenLeg #Guacamole #PommesSarladaises #Comt éTolosan Quick & Simple! Fresh guacamole, baked chicken leg & pommes sarladaises. At last count Htje has said 3x that it was good! Viognier-Chardonnay blend IGP Comté Tolosan by nearby #VigneronsDuQuercy . Top QPR. 85-87

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@joukesp

9 months

#OffToFrance #Farewell That’s it! 7:00 am and off we go! Goodbye, house!

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@joukesp

4 months

#SaturdayLunch #PastaAndSeafood Son and #2Grandson came by for lunch. Served gamba’s & scallops w linguine & tomato sauce. My last ‘13 Mâcon-Cruzille, cuvée Aragonite by Julien Guillot, perfectly evolved. The Riesling Wachenheimer Gerümpel by @weingut_georgmosbacher won the day!

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@joukesp

5 months

#MondayLunch #GoulashStew #Rice Goulash stew (2 1/4 hrs) this time flambé with real Flemish jenever (gin)! Fantastic! Except that the meat was too dry. They only sell very lean meat for stew instead of shoulder! Need to find a better butcher! Housewine Ch. Glenaire was OK too!😃

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@joukesp

5 months

#CraftBeer #BeerLover #Beer #BeerByPhilippe #Maestros #deSlegte #Lab9 #Maanlicht Busy afternoon w visits to hairdressers Maestro’s, bookshop de Slegte, Apple shop Lab9, a walkabout & drinking a beer @maanlicht .mechelen St. Bernardus Christmas, there may be better, but not much!

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@joukesp

7 months

#TuesdayLunch #QuickAndSimple #IrishBeef #Burger #BakedPotatoes #StewedPointedCabbage Quick & Simple lunch: burger from Irish beef. Baked potatoes & stewed pointed cabbage. Worked out very well. Watching Htje clearing leaves in the garden & enjoying the rest of that Ch. Eugénie!

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@joukesp

6 months

#NoCookingThursday #ThursdayLunch Came home late from shopping & opted for lunch next door at Brasserie Het Schom. I went for an Angus beef Burger & a local beer by @sweynbeer , Htje took vol-au-vent & gl of wine. We had coffee afterwards. 68,50€!

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@joukesp

1 year

#MondayLunch #Navarin #DomaineDeLaGarde #LAin é #2011 My best navarin so far?Very, very good, Domaine de la Garde (neighbour in France) will be glad of my choice!Superb expression of Cabernet Franc! This is fantastic! 90-92!This was a fantastic lunch and we’ll have a 2nd serving!

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@joukesp

1 year

#FridayLunch #GoldBream #Broccoli #Tomato #Spinach #PotatoMash #Riesling #Basalt #Mosbachet Gold bream in oven w tomato & broccoli, spinach & enhanced potato mash. Stunning Riesling Basalt by Mosbacher. Dry, aromatic, fruity (apple, yellow fruit), acidity, mineral strength! 89-91

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2 years

My crown is in my heart, not on my head; not decked with diamonds and Indian stones, nor to be seen: my crown is called content, a crown it is that seldom kings enjoy. W.S. Lunch cooked - check! Hair cut - check! Malheur 10 - check!

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@joukesp

6 months

#MerryChristmas #ChristmasLunch #MondayLunch #HamAndCheeseOmelette Htje feeling none too well with an upset tummy today! No cooking on Christmas Day! Just made an omelette w ham & cheese for myself & Htje had some leftover chicken w pasta & Mornay sauce. Great La Louvière ‘17!

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@joukesp

2 years

#TuesdayLunch #Omelette #Asparagus #Sarladaises Green asparagus fresh from the producer, free-running eggs, pommes sarladaises. spring onion, chives, parsley, pepper & salt. Nice, light lunch. And yes, I did the dishes afterwards! Oh, we have the most beautiful weather too!

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@joukesp

5 months

#WednesdayLunch #SloppyJoe #Salad #PotatoWedges #Ramos 13°C today! Where is Winter? Made my 1st (& last?) Sloppy Joes today. Served with salad + ranch dressing & potato wedges. Worked out very well, tasted very good but I don’t think it’s my cuisine. House wine Ramos Reserva ‘21

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@joukesp

2 months

#SundayLunch #Asparagus #Saltimbocca #BakedPotatoes #BarberaDAlba Leftovers make up a great starter: asparagus w pesto. Saltimbocca alla romana w baked potatoes becoming a staple Sunday lunch! Formidable ‘18 Barbera d’Alba by @diego_e_damiano_barale . My last one, I’m afraid!

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@joukesp

2 years

#CraftBeer #BeerLover #Beer Does my garden look nice?

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@joukesp

7 months

#MondayLunch #QuickAndSimple #Steak #FrenchFries #Salad Let’s pretend it’s Sunday! 😃 Quick & Simple Steak, fresh french fries, salad & tomatoes. Always good! Another @ChateauEugenie Tradition 2020 Wonderful dark fruit & plums, balanced tannins, good acidity. Drink now! 87-89

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1 year

#ThursdayLunch #CalfsLiver #Onions #Apple #SpringPotatoes Quick & simple! Fresh calf’s liver, baked onions, apples & spring potatoes! Quite good Bobal-Tempranillo Peña Tejo Fruity, slight tannins, good acidity. 82-84

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10 months

#ThursdayLunch #MoulesFrites #Fiano Will enjoy moules-frites regularly as long as season lasts! Mussels were tasty & mostly of the right size. Just bought another 6 of Fiano by Masso Antico @ 6,99€. Excellent QPR! The french fries look overdone but aren’t. Different variety!

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@joukesp

3 months

#SundayLunch #Wok #Veggies #Gambas #Rice #Gewurztraminer #AppleRose #Son & #2Grandson in for a Sunday treat! My best veggie wok so far! Grateful for tips on rice cooking & veggie wok from my son! Delicious Gewürztraminer by @weingut_georgmosbacher . Perfect pair! Great apple rose!

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3 months

#FridayLunch #FiletOfSole #VeggieCreamSauce #Vongole #Shrimps #M âconVillages Baked filets of sole, veggie-cream sauce w vongole & shrimps + potato mash. Excellent Mâcon-Villages by Saumaize-Michelin Fruity, floral, crisp, multilayered. What a great expression of Chardonnay! 88-90

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@joukesp

2 months

#ThursdayLunch #Hamburger #Ratatouille #RoastPotatoes An Irish beef burger, roast potatoes and ratatouille make a great lunch! Last of my '18 Le Pech d'Auzonne, IGP Côtes du Lot, Cabernet Franc. Will most likely only go back once again & will definitely bring back a few more.

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@joukesp

2 years

#SundayLunch #Ossobuco #Risotto #Gremolata #ChiantiRiserva #Family Do you have family? Spend time with them! You’re only here once! Have some Chianti Riserva by @campochiarenti before it’s too late! Preferably with ossobuco & risotto! You could do a lot worse! Love is all!

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@joukesp

1 year

#SundayLunch #VealOrloff #LesJardinsDeFourcasDupr é #ListracM édoc How do I avoid the cheese running out @McBrideWriter ? Need a tip here! Otherwise perfect, served with salad, champignons & croquettes. Excellent & great QPR for Les Jardins de Fourcas-Dupré. Good Bordeaux -10€!

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@joukesp

10 months

#MondayLunch #LambStew #BarberaDAlba Starting the week with a slightly ‘tweaked’ navarin. Final result exceeded my expectations! Lamb was totally tender and veggies perfectly done. The rest of that Barbera proved a perfect match! Have a great week, you all!

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1 year

#Aperotime #ChristmasDayLunch #DeviledEggs #Champagne #Vranken #GrandeR éserve Having your family over for the Holidays is the greatest blessing of all! #DeviledEggs ÁLaPhilippe Cheers, you all! Merry Christmas! 1/3

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@joukesp

11 months

#ThursdayDinner #QuickAndSimple #PastaAlleVongole #Riesling #Basalt True quick & simple, ready in 15 min! No lunch but dinner today! Today’s planning seriously perturbed by several mishaps but serenity regained w a wonderful pasta alle vongole & Basalt Riesling by G. Mosbacher!

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@joukesp

3 months

#EasterMonday #April #LambRoast #Endives #GratinDauphinois #Mazuelo Just finished a proper Easter lunch w lamb roast, endives, gratin dauphinois. Best dauphinois so far! Great ‘16 Mazuelo (aka Carignan) by @valserrano Dark fruit, great balance tannins & acidity, length! 89-91

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4 months

#MondayLunch #Quiche #Leftover Dreary, cloudy & only 53°F but mostly dry. Is leftover-quiche a thing? Used up almost everything I had left! Finishing the Ch. Les Aubitries & starting Curiòs by Albet i Noya, Penedès, blend of Ull de Llebre & Tempranillo. Unbelievable QPR! 86-88

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@joukesp

4 years

#GoldenJubilee #50Years #Aperotime It all started today, 50 years ago. We don't celebrate as we're still confined and without our children & grandchildren. Just sipping @VeuveAmbal Rosé! Didier, our mayor-neighbor, did not forget either! We're blessed!

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@joukesp

2 months

#SundayLunch #BoeufStroganoff #Salad #Croquettes My 1st Boeuf Stroganoff! Total success! Htje repeatedly said it was good! Wodka flambé doesn’t give flames! Fantastic ‘19 Cuvée de l’Aïeul by @ChateauEugenie Dark fruit, spicy, molten tannins, good acidity, strength, length! 89-91

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@joukesp

5 months

#SaturdayLunch #QuickAndSimple #Meatballs #Cherries #BakedFingerlings #Pousio Hope @GilesMacDonogh sees this for a change! Quick & simple lunch w meatballs, cherries and baked fingerlings. Excellent QPR Pousio Tinto Selection, Alicante Bouschet, Syrah, Trincadeira. Happy Saturday

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@joukesp

3 months

#TuesdayDinner #ChickenLeg #Salad #Tomato #Mangetout #AppleRose #1Daughter coming for dinner: chicken leg w oven baked potatoes, mangetout, salad, tomatoes.Last btl of Roki’s Bugava! 1st ever dessert: apple rose! To everybody’s satisfaction. Kalkstein by Georg Mosbacher to close!

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@joukesp

6 months

#SaturdayLunch #Rusticana #BlackSausage #Compote #Bun Most rustic of lunches for the last Saturday of 2023! Black (blood)sausage w apple compote & a bun (steentje) w butter! Flanders simplest classic! Quite nice glass of Bordeaux Ch. Le Virou. Great QPR. Oh, and the sun shines!

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@joukesp

2 months

#MondayLunch #ChickenTikkaMasala #Rice #Pousio 2nd attempt and a great result for this chicken tikka masala w rice! Maybe just a little less curry next time. (We’re not very hot people, Htje and I!) Good pairing w Pousio Branco! This is good!

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@joukesp

3 years

#Remembrance #55YearsAgo #HappyEverAfter OTD, 55 yrs ago, Htje & friend Joséphine stepped down the stairs at De Egmont, a Flemish dance club in Brussels. I was lost! I’d wish anybody to be so lucky…

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@joukesp

10 months

#FridayLunch #Mackerel #StewedVeggies #PotatoCarrotMash 1st for baked fresh mackerel (we eat smoked mackerel regularly, but never fresh)! Nice combo w stewed veggies & potato-carrot mash. Last of the ‘21 house-wine Fiano. ‘22 for next week! Wishing all of you a great weekend!

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@joukesp

1 year

#FridayLunch #MainDish #CodMusselsVeggiesInOven #PommesDuchesse 3d trial w this recipe = 100%! Cod filet, mussels cooked in Noilly Prat, celery, garlic, shallot, leek in cream sauce. Creamy potato mash turned into pommes duchesse. 5 min. in oven at right position! Lovely Fiano!

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@joukesp

5 months

#SundayLunch #ChickenTikkaMasala #Rice #PessacL éognan Planned to cook rabbit but forgot to marinate it! Made my 1st chicken tikka massala and would need unbiased critic by @saranstm or @muladhara to judge it. Htje said it was good so it couldn’t be bad! Turned out quite well!

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@joukesp

5 months

#TuesdayLunch #PorkRoast #Cauliflower #B échamel #RoastedPotatoes Another gorgeous Tuesday! 11°C & sunny! Lunch: 2nd 1/2 of smoked pork roast w mustard/honey coating, cauliflower w béchamel and roast potatoes. @LamotheBergeron suggested the ‘17 as pairing. Who am I to contradict?

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@joukesp

3 months

#TuesdayLunch #Rusticana #ToulouseSausage #RedCabbage #Potatoes A beautiful Spring day here! Our hedgehog came out of winter sleep but dislikes being disturbed! Last of the red cabbage (will be a while before it reappears on our table again) paired w Toulouse sausage & potatoes!

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@joukesp

1 year

#SundayLunch #Saltimbocca #Tomato #BakedPotatoes No time to post yesterday as I left in a hurry after lunch! Perfect saltimbocca alla romana w baked tomato & potatoes. Perfect pairing w ’19 Morellino di Scansano by @FPupille 88-90 We’re blessed!

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@joukesp

4 months

#SundayLunch #2ndServing #StuffedEggplant #Couscous #Pesto #Saint Émilion #GrandCru Had far too much left over yesterday and had a 2nd serving! Opened this 2013 Saint-Émilion Grand Cru by @ChFrancMayne Dark fruit, balanced tannins, spice, earth & tobacco. Good acidity. 88-90

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@joukesp

5 months

#SaturdayLunch #GentseWaterzooi #ChickenStew #Flemish #Iconic 1st try! Chicken stew w veggies & potatoes & cream. Lots of work (4 hrs)! An iconic Flemish dish! Totally surpassed my expectations! Superb taste! Extraordinary pairing w Grauburgunder SL 17 by @weingut_mosbacher .be!

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@joukesp

2 years

#SundayLunch #Caf éDeFrance #Montcuq Can’t resist the temptation! Lunch at Café de France in Montcuq! Champagne, tartare de boeuf, glace, café & pousse-café! We’re happy… 😃 😃 😃

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@joukesp

8 months

#FridayLunch #Family #BigSister We only live 60 km apart & it took me 3 yrs to visit my eldest sister again! Shame on me! But we made it up by having lunch together and enjoying a great beer of the Abbey of Averbode! Such a happy reunion and late celebration of her 86th birthday!

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@joukesp

2 years

#SundayLunch #Caf éDeFrance On a pas déjeuné sans dessert, n’est-ce pas?

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@joukesp

2 years

#SundayCooking #BlanquetteDeVeau #MiseEnPlace Challenging Htje’s Blanquette de Veau today! Cold sweat! Have I forgotten something? Wish me luck!

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@joukesp

8 months

#UpToFrance #Dinner I brought a serving of my ragú & some pasta for this evening (nothing open on Sunday in the neighbourhood) To my astonishment, not a single btl of wine left here! Mentioning this to Didier, he jumped into his car again! I ask you. Is there a better neighbour?

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@joukesp

6 months

#WednesdayLunch #FarmersSausage #PotatoCarrotMash #Campochiarenti À most simple expression of a rustic lunch! Potato-carrot mash and fresh farmer’s sausage! That Chianti Reserva by @campochiarenti may look like an overkill but it isn’t. It’s a perfect fit!

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@joukesp

7 months

#WednesdayLunch #PastaAlRag ú #Bordeaux After yesterday’s exertions I hope you didn’t expect me to cook, right? Just a portion (2 ppl) of pasfa al ragú! Surprisingly good Bordeaux Château Glensaire on offer @Carrefour_bnews ; 1+1 = 8,99€! Gold medal Macon. Perfect week wine. 84-86

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@joukesp

4 months

#TuesdayLunch #StuffedVealEscalope #Greenpeas #Carrots #Potatoes Back to basics: veal escalope stuffed w mincemeat, green peas & carrots, potatoes. Wonderful blend of Feteasca Neagra & Syrah from Romania by Aurelia Visinescu. Dark fruit,good structure,spicy,medium strength. 89-91

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