Harry and I don’t know why this dish is called “Strasbourg Casserole”.

Maybe, it was invented in the French town known for being the official seat of the European Parliament. Well, we can’t be bothered to do any research on this.

All we need to know is that we like pasta, we like casseroles and we like spicy French things. 😉

My husband has known this dish for a long time. However, for some reason, we had never prepared it since we’ve been together.

Well, it was about time because it’s really delicious.
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When I ask my lovely husband to whisper those three sweet words to me, his answer is: “Let’s bake it!” 😂

When we’re in the kitchen, that is. Otherwise, of course, not. Harry loves me as much as I love him. 💘

But when it comes to food, we both love almost all kinds of casseroles. 😋

Many simple dishes can be jazzed up by topping them with cheese and breadcrumbs and then baking them in the oven to create a delicious brown crust.

However, we deliberately left out the breadcrumbs this time because we thought that a crust too firm would not really suit this specific kind of casserole.
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When my lovely husband and I are having a dinner date, I really enjoy having a nice glass of red wine – not too dry, but not too sweet either. 😋

We also love using red wine as an ingredient in cooking. Pretty much any red or brown sauce benefits from a dash of red wine; we even like to use it to enhance lentil soup.

For this, we always choose a red wine that we would also enjoy drinking on its own.

The label of the French red wine of our choice says “sweet” and, indeed, it is a little sweeter than semi-dry but still not too sweet for our taste.
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My husband and I aren’t big whiskey drinkers. Harry likes to have a beer every now and then, and I like to enjoy a glass of red wine from time to time.

Whiskey isn’t really our thing, though. The only reason we still have a bottle of whiskey to hand is that we like to try out new things in the kitchen.

Like the Whiskey Cream Sauce we made the other day. We liked it so much that we’ve picked out another suitable recipe. Otherwise, we’ll never get the bottle finished. 😄

Harry once had dinner at the restaurant of “Hotel zur Linde”, the leading hotel on the island of Spiekeroog, where he enjoyed pork medallions in a delicious creamy whiskey sauce that we tried to copy the last time around.
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As you know, my lovely husband and I have been on holiday on the island of Spiekeroog a few times. Harry had actually been there a couple of times before we met.

He once told me that he once had dinner at the restaurant of “Hotel zur Linde” and enjoyed pork medallions in a delicious whiskey cream sauce.

Unfortunately, he has not found this dish on the restaurant’s menu ever since.

My hubby is quite a talented chef, mind you, and for this year’s bunny holidays, he decided to try his hand at making a whiskey cream sauce himself.
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