All week long I had a craving for fish and – being here in Sweden – salmon comes to mind. And with banana leaves and lemons, there was no question about what I would have for dinner.
gluten-free
Lecsó is a thick, Hungarian vegetable stew which features green and/or white peppers (no bell peppers), as well as tomato, onion, salt, sugar and ground sweet and/or hot paprika as a base recipe. Garlic can also be a traditional ingredient.
‘Goulash is a soup or stew of meat and vegetables, seasoned with paprika and other spices. Originating from the medieval Kingdom of Hungary, goulash is also a popular meal in Central Europe, Scandinavia and Southern Europe.’ That’s what Wikipedia tells you.
I am telling you it is one of the best dishes that mankind ever invented. Seriously.
It may be pricey (with all the meat) and time-consuming (2 hours plus), but it is by no means difficult to make. If you can handle a knife and a wooden spoon … you are all set.
I finally managed to use a laptop for something other than work. I also managed to do something other than defrosting in my kitchen. Yeah.
So here you can see the result of my endeavours: tomato soup with olives and shrimp
Looks good and tastes spicy enough for me.
Cold, cold November … full of comfort food. I love it. Sitting on the couch, blanket, tea, watching […]
As mentioned before, bread is something that I miss sometimes. Europeans have a rich history of bread making and the variety you get from France – via Spain, Italy, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic – past Germany – and into Denmark and Sweden is just breathtaking. I literally could try my way through all of them.
There are certain things in live that will get you a feel-good vibe immediately. All fuzzy, and warm, and nice, and HUNGRY. I am talking about stuffed peppers. Or rather the smell of them when they bake in the oven.
I have been experimenting with carrots and honey lately. Turns out, the combo works rather well.
Although temperatures have dropped to healthy 10-15 degrees here in Sweden, I am not one to give up hope. I am going to post another summer salad. (will work in autumn too. and in winter. and possibly in spring.)
This salad is one of the things I remember from when I was a kid: summer, sun, bikini bottoms, the garden hose and a smoking bbq grill and salads. Hmmmm. Memories. As long as I can remember, we always had a vegetable patch in our garden.
Summer time is BBQ time – at least it is for me – and this particular salad has made an appearance there for many many years. Although I have to admit that the salad goes well all on its own.
With summer comes BBQ season and loads of opportunities to experiment. One of the earliest things I remember from when I was little, is growing carrots, sweet peas and radish. The difficult part always being … ‘no, you have to wait until they are a little bigger.’
I admit. When it comes to breakfast, I’ve always been rather lazy. But the ‘coffee-on-the-run’ and the ‘banana-to-go’ doesn’t really work anymore. So … what to do, what to do.
I discovered chia seeds. And they work great for me. The good thing, I am still having a breakfast, which is flying with me so to speak.
Remember the chicken I’ve talked about before Christmas? Yeah? Me too. … That is also the reason why I decided that chicken legs are also good for summer. And trust me, they are. But you will need patience.
Following a bunch of Pinterest post about egg muffins, I decided to give them a chance. So far I did not have much luck with those. Unfortunately. The pictures look delicious.
Leaving eggs aside for a while, I went with mince meat instead. They turn out as fantastic as they look.
the sisu spirit 