Leeks with creamed potatoes

Posted by petra08 on February 27, 2024 · 4 Comments 

Sometimes I find an ingredient that I know I want to cook with and this time it was baby leeks. Leek is an amazing and humble vegetable. I almost always have it at home and it makes a base to many dishes. This time I wanted to make the leek the star of the dish. … Continue reading →

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Cauliflower & garlic soup

Posted by petra08 on February 9, 2024 · 5 Comments 

This year it feels like winter is a bit colder and longer than what it has been in a long time. I did read that it has not been this cold in the south east in ten years. The cold doesn’t deter me from going out and when I came out from the pub the … Continue reading →

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Blood orange upside down cake

Posted by petra08 on February 8, 2024 · 4 Comments 

The first time I read about upside down cake was when I read Janet Evanovich’s series about Stephanie Plum, a bounty hunter extraordinaire with a mother who makes pineapple upside down cake. Before then I had never heard of upside down cake but it sounded enticing. I have been thinking of making my own upside … Continue reading →

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