Kale chips
Kale is supposed to be one of the healthiest vegetables there is. Loads and loads of iron. It’s also a very tasty vegetable. Thing is, as nice blanched kale is , when I eat it I suffer big time ( wind ). I also like…
Author: zera
Swedish kaneelbullar – perfect afternoon delights
It has been a work intensive January. 8 fairs in 4 countries in 2 weeks. I’ve been back to London jobwise and took the opportunity to eat at Ottolenghis in Islington, something I wanted to do for ages. Unfortunately I did hot have time to…
Let’s get the garden season started – Waffle
What a mild winter we have over here in Switzerland, mid February and I’ve already spent an entire afternoon in the allotment. We won’t complain – it’s heaven! And if it get’s cool a cup of tea and some waffles always help 😉 You’ll need:…
Winter evenings – Salad of roasted cauliflower with hazelnuts
I can’t remember when I cooked cauliflower the last time. Certainly more than five years ago. I really don’t know how to handle this veg. yet once this winter I got so bored of potatoe, leek and cabbage that I bought one. At home I…
Fish Frikadellen or reminiscing New York
I’m slowly cooking my way through Ottolenghi & Tamimi’s Jerusalem. I don’t know why I’m so tempted by the Jewish kitchen at the moment. Probably because I’ve fallen in love with New York again after a recent summer stay in Williamsburg. A while ago I…
Summerdinner
Is it to early to start dreaming of summer again? We only just had the first snow and it’s gonna be a long long time till we can spend the evenings in the garden again. Still, since we spent every minute outside during this lovely…
November
The focus was once again on the single dishes and not on the whole so we ended up with a rather funny menu: Sweet potato and fig salad ( ottolenghi “jerusalem” ) Baked pumpkin with orange zest & bred crumbs ( nigel slater “tender” )…
Chinese Greens
We came home from Sardinia with several kilo of lime, (from just one tree) and this after 3 weeks of Daiquiri in the evening sun, only to discover that in the garden we were drowning in pak choy or tsatsoi (don’t know which one it…
Making “bräzeli” on the fire
Cooking in the garden or outdoors is one of the best things ever. As much as I love summer I have to admit these autumn with crisp air and colorful leaves whirling through the air are beautiful days to be spent in the garden. Obliviously…