À la Dankertier

Second post in that "comfort food" series of post! This is a real sunshine in this dark grey January. It is actually the first recipe André shared with me, our very first exchange on Facebook message was about this. I was reminded of it recently when I eat a similar soup while in Bergen, where it was also grey and humid! The recipe is for 4 peoples. Heat a pot or big pan (I use a big pan) to medium-high heat and add a dash of olive oil . Slice up 1-2 garlic cloves , an onion (or a third of a leek),    a pepper bell (mix of green and red) , add to the pot as well as 500-600g of mixed sea creatures , cut in bite size pieces if necessary. In our case, we had 200g of salmon, 200g of cod and 150g of mixed seashells. Fry everything until golden. Deglaze with roughly 200ml of wine or saké . Add 2-3 diced tomatoes and a bunch of chopped fresh basil . Add salt and pepper to taste and simmer for 10-15 minutes until the water is reduced: it's more of a stew than a soup mayb...

This is not the first time I am trying this Swedish classic at home but somehow, the sauce was never right. I took this in a couple of restaurants in town and always enjoyed it so much that I had, at some point, to find THE  recipe. I think this is it! It will need some small adjustments, but it's almost perfect!! The recipe should give you 4 good portions and is adapted from this recipe . I made the dish in one of our nice "ultra", the baking dish we have from Tupperware that we can put in the oven/fridge (very nice to have!). Also, stuff does not really stick to it so its nice. If you do not have it at home, butter a baking dish (size roughly 1.5-2 L, or 20x27 cm). Peel and cut roughly 700 g potatoes . Cook with your preferred method. In my case, I boiled them because there was just to much! In the recipe, they put quite a bit of butter and mash the potatoes, but instead I used 50g of butter (instead of the 200 g recommended in the original) and some of the deli...

Once again, let's thank Mr. Oliver for his nice, wonderfully tasting recipe . Spring in Göteborg was fabulous in March, but it was grey and rainy in April, so we still needed some nice comfort food from time to time. For my birthday, at the end of March, my cousin and his Belgian girlfriend came to surprise me for a nice weekend stay here in Sweden. We went around, had our first BBQ on the islands and at the end of the day, lasagna seemed like a natural choice: I wanted to try that recipe for a couple of weeks and this is something that is easily sharable with many people. Of course, I re-interpreted the recipe, for normal people, but this is still clearly Jamie's style and goodness! The recipe is for 8 to 10 peoples. The picture does not do justice to this dish! Preheat the oven to 180°C (350F). In a large pan, slowly fry 50g of bacon with a pinch of cinnamon , until golden. Finely chop an onion and a carrot and add it to the pan along with 2 cloves or garlic , pressed,...

Many, many years ago we got a muffin book in my family. I liked muffins already, but since then, I love them. These small little goodies, sweet or savory, creamy or chocolaty - always a treat and a nice snack for lunch, dinner, in between or at any party. In that particular muffin cook book I remember one muffin, I really enjoyed; but everyone else in my family disliked it completely - the Chocolate-Banana muffin :) A little while ago I experimented to make gigantic, fluffy, delicious muffins. I'm not quite were I would like to have them, but I found some nice recipes on the way. One is this here: one morning, we wanted to make some nice Banana-Chocolate chip muffins, but usually all recipes call for eggs. So I looked for a egg-free version. It was a little alternative in general, but after altering some ingredients, I got it working. And with the right baking time, they become a nice crunchy outside with a soft fluffy core - delicious. Set oven to highest temperature before ...