Posted by petra08 on January 25, 2017 · 8 Comments
Cauliflower, it is so plentiful at the moment I can’t stop buying it. A friend of mine had a party and asked me to make a starter. It went from 20 people t 30 so I was thinking of what I could make that would be fairly easy to serve up quickly and give the … Continue reading →
Filed under Allotment/Veg, Amuse bouche, Cauliflower, Fish & Seafood, Herbs, Recipe, Salmon, Starter, Watercress · Tagged with beetroot and gin cured salmon, beetroot cured salmon, cauliflower soup, cured salmon
Posted by petra08 on January 10, 2016 · 3 Comments
Gin has a reputation as Mothers ruin. Have you ever seen the iconic image by the artist William Hogarth, Beer street and Gin lane? Beer street is thriving and prosperous, Gin lane is filled with misery and death. This was made to show people that beer was far healthier than gin. Image from … Continue reading →
Filed under Amuse bouche, Fish & Seafood, Gin, Recipe, Salmon, Side dish, Spirits · Tagged with cured salmon, Fevertree tonic, gin and tonic cured salmon, grav lax, Sipsmith gin
Posted by petra08 on January 2, 2016 · 12 Comments
Some things in life are about compromise and we usually compromise for as long as we want to and it feels ok to do so. In our household we celebrate Christmas on different days and to make everyone happy and Christmas a little bit more festive we have a Swedish Christmas on December 24th and an English … Continue reading →
Filed under Allotment/Veg, Anchovy, Beetroot, Bread, Bulgur Wheat, Celery, Chilli, Christmas, Cranberry, Dinner for friends, Egg, Endive, Entertainment, Fish & Seafood, Garlic, Ginger, Herbs, Home made produce, Jam, Kale, Main course, Meat, Pork, Potatoes, Recipe, Salmon, Side dish, Snack, Spring onion, Starter, Vegan · Tagged with Christmas ham, Christmas meatballs, cured salmon, gin and tonic cured salmon, Ham, meatballs
Posted by petra08 on February 22, 2013 · 2 Comments
I am not much for browsing around the supermarket but sometimes I do find some interesting things. This weeks find was some “exotic” citrus, very small little citrus fruits. They have quite a lot of pips but the whole fruit is edible and I just had to buy some as they, well, are so cute! … Continue reading →
Posted by petra08 on April 8, 2012 · 1 Comment
Easter is here! Four long days off and I finally had time for some cooking. I invited some friends for Easter Saturday lunch. In Sweden the tradition is to eat lamb or salmon at Easter and I decided that this would make a great menu. I wanted salmon to be the main course so had … Continue reading →
Filed under Allotment/Veg, Avocado, Blue cheese, Bread, Cabbage, Cheddar, Cheese, Dinner for friends, Feta cheese, Fish & Seafood, Lamb, Meat, Potatoes, Salmon, Smoked cheese, Starch · Tagged with cured salmon, pulled lamb, Rhubarb cake