Archive for the 'recipes : everyday' Category
Tomato soup, variety and such Tomato soup with lentils Feb
29th,
2008
A really good tomato soup will always have a front row seat in my virtual “I hope nobody is watching me licking the soup bowl clean” – list. Quite likely, a well done tomato soup will even outrun the most comforting potato soup as well as a bowl …
Cookie this Pepparkakor Dec
17th,
2007
Spotting Mav’s cookie recipe (herself inspired by Camilla), the sloppy piles on my desktop all of sudden became less important… Christmas cookie baking was overdue! Totally overdue. My annual routine…
Brussels sprouts all over! Brussels sprouts Nov
20th,
2007
Little miniatures of their larger cabbage brothers, it’s hard to not love these leafy green cuties – but not quite impossible. They were my childhood’s nightmare, an acquired taste coming at costs I wasn’t will to pay.
At your service: Crêpes, autumn-style Crepes, Autumn-style Oct
16th,
2007
Sometimes I have to think about a topic for some time, but when Anja (happy “sneaker” and 24/7 busy business girl) asked for a speedy dinner option to not always have to give in to the same pasta creations, I told her about my latest fast food addiction: filled Crêpes, autumn-style.
Mama Rita's Peach Cobbler Mama Rita's Peach Cobbler Sep
17th,
2007
On a balmy night in mid-August, we sat on our patio with friends enjoying food and wine of the season. For the “contorni” course, I served a late-summer rendition of…
Faking sauce & playing ball Salsa finta/Polpette di ricotta Aug
21st,
2007
“I have a confession to make…” were Oliver’s words when he entered the room. “How many?” I shot right back at him. I exactly knew what had happened. I heard him walking towards the kitchen earlier where he simply couldn’t overlook something delicious simmering on the stove-top, and really, how could he not?…
A Salad as Greek as can be Greek Salad Aug
8th,
2007
I am all for simple things. That’s why it’s a bit of a shame to admit, that I don’t remember when I last ordered a Greek salad or made one myself before we embarked on our journey. The ingredients list is more or less known to everybody, every item is a true pleaser to my palate and yet – why is it, that despite its simplicity the biggest food surprise of our holidays is this basic salad?
Ice cream flavor showdown Blueberry frozen yogurt Jul
25th,
2007
I know, I know, I promised more ice cream recipes and I certainly won’t stand you up, but to be honest, narrowing down my favorite top 3 flavors wasn’t as easy as I had thought. Maybe because we continuously enhanced the flavor throughout the preparation process, until…
Walnut ice cream with Padre Peppe Walnut ice cream with Padre Peppe Jul
14th,
2007
“…something with walnuts”. Skimming across my cookbooks and the net made me realize, that most recipes for walnut ice cream looked like clones of each other, so I started thinking of ways and means to add a little twist. Sitting on our liqueur shelf, Mr. Padre Peppe lend a hand!
Ask Curd Curd mousse Jun
4th,
2007
Being done in 10 minutes probably makes the curd mousse the quickest dessert I can pull from my sweet tooth repertoire, at least when neglecting the time to strain and chill the mousse. The strained curd cream not only makes a delicious…
Crumbling cakes and a strange experience Rhubarb Crumcle Cake May
5th,
2007
As soon as we got a handle on the kitchen mess, my kitchen spirit asked for a non-elaborate, quick summer cake – we enjoyed the warmest April in the last 100 years (and finally got some long awaited rain this morning). Rhubarb is currently on everyone’s mind, so I quickly settled for a easy to make crumble cake…
Pancake Soup - Are you a cheater? Pancake Soup Apr
17th,
2007
Just like salt and pepper, stock made from meats or vegetables is a standard ingredient in many, many recipes we cook. Back in the days when I went to University (wow somehow that sounds really weird, will I get punished with gray hair by just having said this?)…
When chicory found its destiny Chicory Mar
19th,
2007
I successfully missed to hear that inner little voice, assuring me that chicory is probably not what I wanted and besides it has never been a regular in our kitchen. Back home and in need of a quick dinner fix, the three heads gave me a little headache until… until I thought of bacon…
Empty shelves & chocolate nibbles Chocolate nibbles Mar
1st,
2007
Help came from leftovers of milk chocolate coating and ordinary cookies, I usually give little “time of day” to: broken in bits and pieces, covered in molten chocolate and decorated with coconut flakes…
Canned Cakes - Baked with Love Canned cakes Feb
21st,
2007
The idea was picked up by trendy bread baked in clay pots and cakes on sticks. But trends pass by and so I almost forgot about them until I was looking for a neat little foodie gift. I not only rediscovered a great concept – 12 glasses of cake over the last two weeks certainly speak for itself – but what I found myself is the best poppy seed cake recipe I have baked so far.