Aspic Jelly Eggs with Ham, Sweetcorn and Sweet Pepper
Thursday, March 16, 2023Aspic is a clear, savory jelly, traditionally made with a clarified meat / fish broth, sometimes with added gelatine, flavoured with spices, herbs, peppercorns and vegetables. It is rich in amino acids and minerals. This colourful, fun and make-ahead aspic jelly appetizer looks great on a festive holiday table at Easter, Christmas or any brunch buffet. These aspic jelly eggs are made of homemade beef broth, ham, bell peppers and sweetcorn and not only look appetizing, they also taste super delicious.
Egg Salad Stuffed Snow Peas
Wednesday, March 15, 2023Crunchy, light and delicious, these stuffed snow peas so easy to prepare and are great as an appetizer or anytime snack. If you are making them for a crowd, blanch and split the snow peas ahead of time, chill until ready to fill. The egg salad can be prepared ahead too. Besides egg salad, you can also use herb-flavoured cheese, chicken, tuna or crab meat to fill the pea pods.
Greek Yoghurt Rye Bread
Monday, March 13, 2023A quick and delicious no yeast bread made with full fat Greek yoghurt, organic wholegrain rye and bread flour. Adding yoghurt to the bread dough is the easy hack for a fluffy and soft crumb. The crust will stay crunchy for a couple of hours and will become softer after it cools down. The bread is scrumptious slathered in butter and / or homemade marmalade. You can substitute for plain yoghurt, which is slightly runnier, thus add an extra 30 grams of flour if using.
Mesclun, Snow Peas, and Quail Egg Salad with Parmesan Dressing
Saturday, March 11, 2023This vibrant Mediterranean salad showcases a colorful mixture of arugula, baby beet leaves, spinach and snow peas. Mesclun's fresh, complex flavour and tender, crispy texture work beautifully alongside sweet tender snow peas and creamy quail eggs, all finished with a rich, nutty dressing made from Parmesan, red wine vinegar, olive oil, honey, salt and voatsiperifery black pepper. Boil the quail eggs to your own liking, two minutes (soft-boiled), three minutes (medium-boiled) or four minutes (hard-boiled).
Mesclun, the French word for “mixture”, is a mix of tender, young salad green leaves. The mix often includes leaf lettuce, arugula, endive, frisée, mizuma, oak leaf, mâche or lamb’s lettuce, radicchio, sorrel, chervil, groundsel, and dandelion. Mesclun can be made from a blend of different types of wild and cultivated plants with varying tastes, colours, and textures.
Voatsiperifery pepper is a wild pepper grown in southern Madagascar. Voatsiperifery pepper is one of an exceptional variety of peppers that are much smaller than the standard black pepper, and easily recognizable thanks to its comet-like stem. Rustic and above all very fragrant with an intensely herbal, floral and citrusy aroma and flavour. It comes in three colours, corresponding to the different stages of ripening: black, white and red. Voa, the Malagasy word for fruit, and tsiperifery, the local name of the plant.
Tandoori Cod
Thursday, March 09, 2023Tandoori Cod is a delicious fish recipe that involves marinating the fish fillet in a bright and smoky tandoori masala marinade and then pan frying it to perfection. Use any kind of white fish you like or even a whole fish, like pomfret, sea bream or trout if you don't mind that your meal staring back at you and the bones of course. Serve the dish with rice or Indian flatbreads for a great weeknight dinner. Kashmiri chilli powder and tandoori masala both can be found in Indian food shops. Smoky paprika and garam masala are great substitutes though.
Blackberry Rye Loaf Cake
Tuesday, March 07, 2023This simple and easy loaf cake does very well with any kind of berry, fresh or frozen. Don't thaw them if using frozen. You can also turn it into muffins. Just increase the baking temperature to 190C/375F and bake for 18-22 minutes. It can be enjoyed as breakfast or served with extra crème fraîche as a dessert, or sliced up and served with a cup of tea for an afternoon pick-me-up.
Rosemary and Chilli Burrata with Crispy Capers and Beet Crackers
Monday, March 06, 2023This burrata recipe is all about celebrating simplicity and letting the flavours of these special ingredients shine. The chilli, garlic, fennel and rosemary infused olive oil makes creamy burrata even more irresistible. Fried briny capers add a delightful pops of flavour and crunchy texture with little effort required.
Eggs in Mustard Sauce with Spinach / Eier in Senfsoße
Saturday, March 04, 2023Eggs in Mustard Sauce (Eier in Senfsoße in German) is the ultimate German comfort food. Soft- or hard-boiled eggs with a creamy mustard sauce and they pair really well with boiled or mashed potatoes or even rice. Traditionally this mustard sauce is thickened with a roux, but I wanted to keep it keto and used heavy cream and German sour cream as thickeners. I have also added some toasted walnuts as a topping for some extra crunch, but it's completely optional.
Fennel Salad with Orange and Dried Cherry Tomatoes
Thursday, March 02, 2023This fresh, crunchy, aromatic salad combines delicate aniseed-flavoured fennel, peppery rocket leaves, sweet tangy citrus, distinctively tart, chewy dried cherry tomatoes and a simple salad dressing for a full-flavoured side dish or light lunch. Oranges can be swapped with mandarine or clementine, if desired. You can even throw in some toasted chickpeas, nuts, or seeds for extra crunch and nutrients.
Baked Salmon with Green Asparagus
Tuesday, February 28, 2023Whip up this quick and easy one pan salmon recipe for your dinner! In just 20 minutes, you can have a complete dinner ready to serve your family. Salmon and asparagus are baked together with compound butter infused with lemon and fresh herbs that add depth of flavour and richness to the dish. It's gluten-free and keto-friendly.
Maritozzi Buns with Marmalade and Pistachios
Sunday, February 26, 2023Maritozzi are classic dessert buns from Rome made with an enriched dough and filled generously with cream. Unlike the traditional one, I filled these buns not only with cream, but also with a homemade marmalade (lemon curd would be excellent too) and some chopped pistachios. Enjoy them as a breakfast or an afternoon pick-me-up with a pot of freshly brewed coffee. The whipped cream can be garnished with chocolate or other nuts too. Maritozzi are best served on the day but the buns can be made a day in advance if needed. If 8 is too many, freeze half of the unfilled buns, and use them later as burger buns, or to make more maritozzi.
Roasted Purple Potato Wedges with Frankfurt Green Sauce
Friday, February 24, 2023Frankfurt green sauce / Frankfurter Grüne Soße from Germany is a creamy blend of fresh herbs, yogurt, sour cream, and oil that is usually served cold with hard-boiled eggs, boiled potatoes (great with roasted potatoes too) or meat. Traditionally it is made of seven different kinds of herbs: borage / Borretsch, chervil / Kerbel, cress / Kresse, parsley / Petersilie, salad burnet / Pimpinelle, sorrel / Sauerampfer and chives / Schnittlauch. I simply used a mixture of fresh herbs and greens, so put together your own mixture if you cannot find all the taditional herbs.
This healthy combination of seven tasty and finely balanced herbs was one of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's favourites. A famous myth is that this sauce was invented by his mother. Actually, the first green sauce recipe was published in 1860 in a cookbook by Wilhelmine Rührig.
This distinctive green sauce is a perfect bold partner for those roasted purple potato wedges. This recipe will probably make more green sauce than you need but it is delicious on many things, such as toasted sourdough bread, roasted carrots, pumpkins or bbq chicken.