Ingredients 50g yeast or 5 tsp of fast action dried yeast 500ml lukewarm water 400g plain flour 400g rye flour 1 tsp crushed caraway seeds 1 tsp salt 100g butter Preparation Mix the yeast and water in a bowl. Mix flour, rye flour, caraway seeds and salt in another bowl. Cut the butter in very [...]
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26 Feb
Pasta!
Ingredients: – penne – salmon trimmings – zucchini (1) – spring/salad onions (2) – olive oil – salt – pepper – grated parmigiano cheese Method: Start cooking the pasta in salted, boiling water. In a frying pan: Gently brown the chopped spring onions in a little olive oil. Add the zucchini (1, thinly sliced with [...]
3 Oct
Stuffed marrow
Ingredients: – marrow, a.k.a. “the giant zucchini” – rice – tuna in spring water – capers – mayonnaise – salt, pepper – chilli flakes Instructions: 1. Boil half the marrow in salted water for 10 minutes. It doesn’t have to be completely boiled, otherwise it’s tok soft. Let aside to cool off. 2. Cook half [...]
18 Jun
Improvised sushi
Ingredients: – nori algae – “sticky rice” – cucumber – bell pepper – carrot – mayonnaise Preparation: Cook the rice with some rice vinegar and let it cool. On a bamboo sushi roll mat, place one sheet of nori algae and one layer of rice. Cover the algae except 1 cm on one side. Place [...]
23 Feb
Spicy haddock
Ingredients: – 1 haddock fillet – 1/2 onion – 1 clove of garlic – olive oil – 4 tbsp or 1/2 can diced tomatoes – flour – salt, pepper – chilli flakes – fresh parsley Sides: – 1 cup of rice – broccoli florets Preparation: Dice half an onion. In a pan, gently brown onion [...]
5 Feb
Judy’s Zucchini Bread
My friend Judy from Pennsylvania sent me the recipe for the Zucchini Bread. I had never heard of such a bread before so I just had to try it! Here’s the recipe: Ingredients: 1 cup walnuts, chopped (optional) 4 eggs 2 cups sugar 1 cup vegetable oil 3 1/2 cups flour 1 1/2 teaspoon baking [...]
30 Jan
Easy pasta
In a pan, put 2 tbsp of olive oil, 2-3 cloves of garlic, fresh spinach, pre-cooked prawns. Fry gently at medium heat. When the pasta is ready (spaghetti very al dente), pour them in the pan and add cherry tomatoes (halved), fresh parsley and ground black pepper. Mix gently until the spaghetti are completely done [...]
29 Jan
Dala Horse banana bread
This weekend I made a “Dala horse” banana bread experiment. I have to say, it was a huge success, the loaves are half gone already! * click here to know more about the Dala horse Ingredients: – 285g (10 oz) wholewheat flour – 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda – ½ tsp salt – 110g (4oz) [...]
29 Jan
Pancakes!
Wholewheat pancakes with ice cream and jam Ingredients: (5-6 pancakes) – 1 egg – 2/3 cup wholewheat flour – semi-skimmed milk “till the mix is liquid enough” – 1 pinch of salt – 2 pinches of baking soda Mix everything and fry the pancakes in very little butter. Actually, if your non-stick pan is really [...]
2 Dec
Chestnut cheesecake “Enhanced Edition”
Ingredients: – 250 gr. chestnut flour * – 400 gr. cream cheese – milk – 1 vanilla pod – 1-2 shots of whisky Base: – 50 gr. butter – 10 digestive biscuits Preparation: Pre-heat oven at max. temperature. In a sauce pan, mix the flour with milk, adding milk little but little, at very low [...]
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