Let’s start w/ the obvious! Today is one of these grey days – last week we had lots of them w/ lots of rain. Now it’s getting really cold. During the coming days it’ll be below zero day & night, however, almost no snow. (This – the lack of snow – may be horrible if you crave for a walk in crisp white snow surrounded by snow filled trees under a clear blue sky –…
It’s autumn now & it’s pumpkin time. So I started working with my favorite pumpkin – the Hokkaido pumpkin. I like this pumpkin very much because of its size which fits for 2-4 servings, its delicate flavor and the easy way of preparation because you don’t need any peeling – all will get soft at the end. This is a basic recipe – so it’s a very short post. I started with cleaning the pumpkin…
Imagine a wonderful creamy butternut sauce for pasta … then add some crunchy arugula to the mess! The butternut squash – by roasting in the oven – will transform softly into a pasta sauce accompanied only by some bacon & nutmeg … of course we also need a strong cheese.
Royal potatoes aka gratin dauphinois aka potatoes dauphinois aka potatoes au gratin aka a creamy potato bake … Lots of names for one of the most delicious side dishes ever known! Le Dauphin used to be the title of the heir to the French throne for centuries … while dauphinois is related to the French region Dauphiné where this side dish originates. Dauphin is French for dolphin – a dolphin is part of the coat…
Happy hour is on the agenda … what about some homemade salmon paté? I found this easy approach to salmon paté years ago, worked then with the ingredients available at the moment in my kitchen … & we had a delicious happy hour snack! So for now I decided to do just the same once again – adjusting the recipe to what I had in my kitchen … Simply it’s just some cooked salmon w/…
In my notebook there is an article out of a magazine presenting a recipe for an Indian rice dish w/ chicken & vegetables w/ a photo so mouth-watering that I each time when encountering this page I make a mental note to tackle this recipe soon. You may guess … yes – I did finally. It took me a rather long time because the recipe is designed for about 8 portions which is far too…
We are still approaching Xmas – the ultimate time of the year for baking! It happened that I suddenly on an afternoon thought about baking … some cake? So I checked my kitchen, the pantry, the fridge … Fortunately I’ve always got some supplies on flour, sugar, eggs & all the trimmings of baking like baking powder, vanilla extract etc. Aside from that …Some days ago I got a glass jar w/ mixed spice from…