In a small pot, mix all ingredients and let simmer for a minimum of 5 minutes.
When preparing the Fillet of Beef, you start by adding salt and pepper and brown the meat all around. Brush on the glaze before roasting it in the oven. Brush twice more while the meat is roasting.
After searing the meat, put in oven at 250 degrees until inner temperature reaches 122 – 140 degrees. For 3 pounds of meat this will take about 40 minutes.
Similarily, if tossing meat on the “barbie”, brush with the glaze prior to, and during, grilling.
This glaze is also great for spicing up chicken. Or Halloumi cheese!
Sweden has slowly adopted the Halloween tradition. Probably because of the candy. But people still get discombobulated when it falls on a weekday. What to do? Can we take the kids out on Saturday instead? Or maybe Friday? But surely you can’t have a holiday in the middle of the week? Even a Sunday feels uncomfortable.
The huge celebration of Midsummer used to follow the calendar, but is now fixed to fall on a Friday & Saturday – Midsummer eve on Friday and Midsummer Day on Saturday, kind of like Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Looking forward to write a post here, when Sweden has put some order into this unruly custom and forced Halloween to fall on a Saturday. Or, maybe a Friday.
This old enameled cast iron pot from Descoware, Belgium, with the Maple Leaf design was well loved in San José, California, in the 50´s and for many years on. This week it met a new fall leaf shaped bowl from Målerås Glassworks (https://www.maleras.se/en/). They now hang out together whenever they can!
Both items are symbols of economic impact and innovative design, more than 60 years apart.
On a Cast Iron collectors’ site (where else?) the story of the pot is described thusly: “Originally produced as “Bruxelles Ware”, “Descoware” took its name from D.E. Sanford Co, the U.S. importer, and gained a following after its endorsement by famed TV chef Julia Child. Revered for its lighter weight (35%), relative to other ECI (enameled cast iron) brands. Manufacturing ceased after being purchased by Le Creuset in the mid-1970s.”
The really famous Descoware was the “Flame”, originally called Cherry Flame, but now called Orange Flame if you search on EBay. The Maple Leaf pattern was released in the mid-50’s, depicting the plucked stem of Red Maple Tree leaves beginning to change into fall color, imposed onto a cream colored background.
After forging the cast iron in Japan, the wares were sent to be porcelainized (love, love, love that word and will from now on try to work it into at least one sentence every day!) in Belgium. The economic growth that Decoware generated helped both the Belgian and the Japanese economies recover from the World War II, and D.E. Sanford was Knighted in the name of Belgium’s King Baudouin I, in 1958 for his role in trade relations.
Målerås Glasbruk started making crystal ware in 1890. In 1981, Kosta Boda, a huge glass and crystal manufacturer, wanted to buy Målerås, and move the production elsewhere. Local son and glass master Mats Jonasson and 13 co-workers, with the help of the village people, bought Målerås Glasbruk with the promise that the production would stay local and hand made. And so it has to this day, saving not only Målerås Glasbruk but the village as well.
Peel the parsnips and cut into pieces. Boil in water until soft.
Mix the boiled parsnips together with pressed garlic and the dairy ingredients. Add honey to taste.
This is a favorite dip among all my friends! The most common question is “What is this made of?”It is smooth as silk, and nobody ever guesses it’s based on parsnips. Goes equally well with cut up veggies as tortilla chips
