2 pounds potatoes ¼ cup EVVO S & P 1 handfull thyme 4 ounces bacon For the topping: 4 ounces Parmesan ½ cup crème fraiche ½ teaspoon marjoram ½ teaspoon oregano 1 teaspoon thyme 1 teaspoon honey ¼ cup parsley Boil the potatoes until very soft. Peel if necessary. Cut in half or more, dependingContinue reading “Smashingly good Potatoes”
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Scotish poem
She neither smiled nor kissed him because she knew not how for he was only a farmer’s lad And she was a fine Luing cow
Zuccini Patties
Serves 4 2 – 3 zuccins 2 – 3 green onions 1 red chili 6 ounces parmesan or grana padano 2 eggs 1 cup flour ½ cup bread crumbs 2 teaspoons oregano 1 teaspoon salt EVOO Finely chop the chili and the onion. Grate the cheese. Coarsly grate the zuccini and place in a bowl.Continue reading “Zuccini Patties”
Chocolate Pudding with Vanilla marinated Plums
Serves 4 Pudding: 8 ounces mascarpone 2 tablespoons honey 3.5 ounces dark chocolate, preferably 70% 2 tablespoons EVOO 1 egg yolk The rest: 4 – 6 red plums ½ teaspoon vanilla powder ½ cup sugar ½ cup water A good sized bag or container of cantuccini biscuits (almond) Pudding: Place half of the mascarpone, theContinue reading “Chocolate Pudding with Vanilla marinated Plums”
Different Pie
or, there’s more than one way to skin a cat Pickled herring, aspic on smoked eel, lutefisk, meatballs, red cabbage, caramelized green cabbage, red beet salad with herring, gravlax…are you hip to what nationality people are who long for this kind of food when they live abroad? Being an expat means sometimes missing people, orContinue reading “Different Pie”
Apple Pie
Serves 12 (2 pies) Pastry: 2½ cups multi-purpose flour 1 ¼ cups superfine sugar 1 stick butter, softened 1 egg 2/3 cup ground almonds Filling: 3 pounds apples, sliced Splash of Calvados Juice of 3 lemons Handful of raisins, golden or not Pinch of cinnamon Soak the sliced apples in the Calvados and lemon juiceContinue reading “Apple Pie”