As the markets are now closed due to the COVID19 lockdown, we haven’t been able to enjoy some of our favourite products for weeks. Specialty dumplings, sauerkraut, gozleme… and also bagels. I happen to have high grade flour, peacefully bought before the lockdown, so I set to work over Easter. These New York-style bagels didn’t…
Category: Party food
Manjari Mousse, Raspberry Jelly, Mascarpone Cream
Inspired by a recent Valrhona workshop with Valrhona Pacific and Sabato, I set off to create a mousse dessert with all my favourites. Here I used Valrhona Manjari, a single origin dark chocolate made from rare cocoa beans from Madagascar. This has a fresh, acidic, sharp bouquet with red fruit notes and pairs perfectly with…
Soba noodles with a Basil, Cardamom and Coriander lime sauce
A few weeks ago I went to a pottery workshop in beautiful Titirangi, Auckland New Zealand. They served a delightful vegetarian lunch and one of the dishes served was from Yotam Ottenlenghi‘s SIMPLE. The cookbook is filled with really easy recipes and after tasting this soba dish, I just had to remake it at home….
Spring onion pancakes
Sometimes we just crave simple food that brings back memories. For a simple meal, we often make rice congee and have stir fry noodles with it. The rice congee would take some time to prepare, in order for the rice grains to break down enough to be creamy. While that’s going, I can also prepare…
Swedish seed cracker “KNÄCKEBRÖD”
knäckebröd – literally knäcke to break and bröd, bread. I have them for breakfast with butter, tomato, cottage cheese and loads of pepper. I can totally see these on the next party platter with the best Chicken and Sage Terrine by L’authentic, smoked salmon or salmon gravlax and cream cheese. That’s if I manage to…
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