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Goodbye Food Bloggers
2010-05-17 02:38:00
Like sands through the hour glass, so are the days of our blogs.... I have finally decided to stop posting to My Recipes.There are several reasons for this decision. Once I thought blogging was the funniest thing in the world, but now it is a source of bad conscience for not updating as often as I should. I have "lots of hits" on this blog, but the amount of time most visitors spend on reading is less than 5 seconds. So I have a feeling of "writing to myself". If nobody cares about what I am publishing, I might as well let this blog fade away. I have lost inspiration. My ideas have dropped considerably and I spend less and less time in front of the computer.Tuesday morning I am flying to Spain for holiday. I look forward to having Spanish food such as paella, gazpacho and tapas.It is not a total goodbye from my blogging activity. You are always welcome to visit my four years-old Swedish food blog where I'll try continue posting when I get back to Sweden again.Here it is: Favoritrec...
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Baked Potato Slices
2010-05-10 01:55:00
The calendar is telling me it is May, but it is April weather. Here in northern part of Sweden, April weather means rain, snow, hail, and chill mixed with a moderate amount of sunshine which warms up our frozen winter bodies. We have lost spring as a season and are left with three. A short summer, a short fall and a very long winter. Anyway, summer will be here in June. I have to be optimistic.Summer means grill time and eating outdoor. These oven baked potato slices go well with grilled foods. Wash but leave skins on because the potato peel is the most nutritious part of the potato. It is rich in minerals and dietary fiber.Baked potato slices with thyme and garlicINGREDIENTS:· 4 large potatoes, unpeeled· olive oil· 1-2 teaspoons dried thyme, or fresh thyme leaves· garlic, finely chopped or pressed· coarse salt· freshly ground pepperMETHOD:1. Preheat oven to 175°C/350°F.2. Slice the potatoes into approximately 2 cm/0,8 inch slices.3. Grease a rimmed baking sheet with olive oil.4. Pl...
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Recipe for homemade blueberry muffins with white chocolate
2010-05-03 01:48:00
At this time of the year, there aren't many blueberries left in my freezer. What a better way of using up the last ones than by baking blueberry muffins.This recipe only uses 2 eggs ( if you have an extra large egg, make the recipe as is and use only one egg).Oven temperature: 200ºC/390ºFINGREDIENTS:Makes 12 muffins· 2 small room-temperated eggs· 50 grams butter, melted· 1 dl milk· 150 grams plain flour· 50 grams brown sugar· ½ teaspoon baking powder· 75 grams frozen blueberries (do not thaw)· 75 grams white chocolate, choppedMETHOD:1. Butter a 12-muffin tin meticulously to prevent sticking - or use paper cases.2. Melt butter and add milk.3. In a bowl, beat the eggs and gradually whisk in the butter/milk mixture.4. In another bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and brown sugar.5. Add the egg mixture to the dry ingredients (do not over mix the batter)6. Fold in the blueberries and chopped white chocolate.7. Evenly fill the pockets of the muffin tin with batter (almost full).8. ...
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Garlic on crispbread
2010-04-26 10:35:00
Depending on personal taste, garlic is both loved and hated. Sometimes our surroundings may have very strong opinions about the matter of garlic smell. If you do not mind garlic breath, just chop garlic cloves and place on top of buttered crispbread slices. It's an easy way of getting the healthy substances of raw garlic into your body.The power of garlic is widely known.Whether scientifically proven or not, garlic is approved as naturopathic medicine in Sweden. It cannot cure everything but is believed to be a remedy for colds and some other infections. The allicin amino acid in fresh garlic is the principle biological active compound. Because it is so strong, eating too much raw garlic can irritate the digestive tract. So, don't overdo it. One half to a whole clove on one buttered bread slice is enough.Warning! Garlic on crispbread is highly addictive, so when you start eating it you may not be able to stop with just one slice of bread:)Well, there are worse things to be addicti...

Something sweet with a cup of coffee
2010-04-19 06:30:00
"Coffee should be black as hell, strong as death and sweet as love". I somewhat agree with this old Turkish(?) proverb. But I gave up taking sugar in my coffee many years ago. A cup of coffee along with something sweet, I don't say no to.Most Turkish and Greek desserts are very sweet and can be paired with a cup of strong coffee. For example "Baklava". Popular and well-known pastries but too complicated for me to bake.This less known Turkish and Greek sweet treat is much easier to make than baklava. In southern Greece, it is called "Mosaiko", while in the north, "Kormos" (tree log). What the Turkish people call it, I have no idea.INGREDIENTS:175 grams Digestive Biscuits125 grams butter, diced125 ml caster sugar1 egg, slightly beaten5 tablespoons cocoa powder3 tablespoons brandyMETHOD:1. Melt butter just until soft and not yet hot.2. Add sugar, beaten egg, cocoa powder, cognac, stir to combine.3. Cut by hand the Digestive Biscuits biscuits in crumbs4. Add the biscuits crumbs and sti...
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Classic Frozen Cheesecake Recipe
2010-04-12 05:04:00
I can't remember my husband's mobile phone number but I can with clarity remember the first time I had frozen cheesecake. It was 35 years ago. I remember where I was and whom I was with. The details are so sharp they could have happened yesterday.I was in Norway, so this frozen dessert was not named "cheesecake" but "iskake" (literally "ice cream cake" in English)."Iskake" involves a lot of whipping, so it is best to use an electric whisk. You'll also need to have three bowls for this recipe - a medium bowl for the whipping cream, a large one for the egg yolks, sugar and cream cheese, and a deep very clean bowl with a rounded bottom for the egg whites.Servings: 6 - 8INGREDIENTS:300 ml whipping cream1 teaspoon vanilla sugar3 egg yolks200 ml caster sugar100 grams Philadelphia Cream Cheese (or Mascarpone Cheese)3 egg whites8 Digestive biscuitsMETHOD:1. Crumble 4 of the digestive biscuits onto the bottom of a spring form.2. In a medium bowl, beat the cream and vanilla sugar until sti...
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Peking Hot and Sour Soup Recipe
2010-03-31 17:16:00
For many of us in northern climates, it's been a long, hard winter. Now we have welcomed Easter as a first sign of spring. My husband and I had a great time this weekend together with friends and family, eating traditional Easter foods, such as eggs, herring, candies, and chocolates, of course. But now my body wants to eat something that is quite different.INGREDIENTS: * 12 dl/5 cups water* 3 chicken flavored bouillon cubes* 1 chicken fillet, cut into small dices* 125-200 grams fresh mushrooms, prepared & sliced* ½ leek, finely shredded* ½-1 red bell pepper, cores and seeds removed, finely chopped* 1 can water chestnuts, sliced (227-grams/1 cup/250 ml)* 2 tablespoons tomato pure* 2 tablespoons sugar* ½-1 teaspoon sambal oelek chili paste* 2 teaspoons white distilled vinegar (12%)* 1-1½ msk potato starchMETHOD:1. Bring water, chicken bouillon cubes and sambal oelek to boil.2. Add chicken and simmer for 10 minutes.3. Add mushroom, leek, bell pepper, water chestnuts, tomato pure a...
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Sparkling Strawberries
2010-03-29 08:15:00
Look what I received last Friday! One bottle of Fresita Sparkling Wine arrived at my door step. Thank you so much Philipson Söderberg.In Sweden, this blend of Chilean sparkling wine and strawberries was released at Systembolaget on March 24th 2010. However, Fresita has been available in other countries earlier. Now it's Sweden's turn. This wine will be ideal for summer picnics, pool- and beach parties, summer wedding receptions, and other festive gatherings.I believe I can use this sparkling wine to make a delicious looking sorbet. Slightly unusual. Makes the wine go further. Sorbets are something I've never done, nor tasted before, so I don't quite know how to make it.What's your opinion about sorbets?I haven't opened the bottle yet because it's still winter in the northern hemisphere and still too cold for cold food and drinks.Copyright © 2009 This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are lo...

Potato Au Gratin with Thyme, Sun-Dried Tomatoes & Olives
2010-03-22 01:58:00
I subscribe to the weekly chicken recipes from Kronfågel, the largest producer of chickens in Scandinavia. Every Friday I get tasty recipes delivered to my email inbox. Sometimes it's not the chicken recipe itself that is the most interesting part, but rather what is served as an accompaniment. That's how I found this irresistible potato au gratin recipe. It's a bit lighter than the usual potato au gratin. It will fit just about any grilled chicken you can think of.The original recipe calls for potatoes with a floury texture, such as King Edward. Instead, I use a waxy potato variety called Princess (just a personal preference). Great for boiling but Princess potatoes are also good all rounders.INGREDIENTS:serves 4* 1 kg/2.2 pounds potatoes* 40-50 grams sun-dried tomatoes in oil, shredded* leaves from 1 bunch of fresh thyme* 12-15 black olives, deseeded* salt* black pepper* 150 ml milk* 150 ml cream* 1-2 cloves of garlic, pressedMETHOD:1. Grease an oven safe baking pan.2. Peel and...
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Panna cotta on a round of chocolate sponge cake
2010-03-15 01:07:00
Panna cotta/cooked cream doesn't sound great in my ears. But in reality it is Italian luxury at its best. A dessert typical of the mountainous northern Italian cuisine, where history and tradition always have been more generous with cream than the southern part of Italy.Panna cotta is eaten all over the world. It is prepared and served in every conceivable (and inconceivable) way. It is so ridiculously easy to prepare. Just made by simmering together cream and sugar, mixing this with gelatin and letting it sit for a night in the fridge... and tada! - You've got a delightful dessert that will impress. Fruit, berries, compotes or chocolate complement silky smooth panna cotta. And everything can be done in advance. Therein lies the greatness of this wonderful dessert.Finally, some good news for all of you who find gelatin the most disgusting thing in history. There is a 100% vegetable based product for easy preparation of jelly type desserts such as panna cotta. It consists of white ...
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Banana Citrus Marmalade
2010-03-08 10:13:00
I reckon I could live on bananas if I had to. But who would have thought that bananas also were suitable for marmalade/jam cooking? Well, at least not me anyway. When I got the recipe, it sounded so exotic, I had to try it. Then I tasted it, and it was good.A superb combination is nutty tangy cheddar cheese with banana citrus marmalade and toasted bread. But there are plenty of other ways to enjoy this marmalade. Use it in a Jam Roly Poly, spread it over waffles or use it as ice cream topping.INGREDIENTS:approx. 700 ml* 3 bananas (500 grams)* 1 lime, juice and zest* 1 lemon. juice and zest* 2 cinnamon sticks* 300 ml Dansukker Jam Sugar* 2 tablespoons almonds, choppedMETHOD:1. Peel and mash the bananas.2. Put the mash in a stainless saucepan.3. Add lime, lemon, cinnamon sticks and jam sugar.4. Bring it slowly to a boil, stirring regularly.5. As it begins to boil remove scum which is formed on top.6. Boil for 5 minutes and remove the saucepan from the heat.7. Remove the cinnamon stick...
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Milk Chocolate Sticky Cake With Lingonberries
2010-03-01 01:22:00
Swedish confectioner Cloetta is the Nordic region?s oldest chocolate manufacturer. Cloetta has now launched new chocolate bars made from certified Fair-trade chocolate. There are four taste varieties: Milk chocolate, mint crisp, hazelnut and cashew with cranberries. Good flavour ? for a good cause, is the new slogan. Last week I received samples of them all.My husband has a sweet tooth but doesn't like to eat milk chocolate bars. So I had to work hard to keep myself from indulging in the chocolate bars, all by myself. Instead, I baked a milk chocolate sticky cake with lingonberries.Five hours later we were tucking into the stickiest, gooiest, yummiest chocolate cake that I have made in years. The cake had an almost runny center but the edges were hard. It tasted yummy with whipped cream and sweet-sour lingonberries. Since they are very much like cranberries in taste and size, lingonberries can be substituted with the same amount of fresh or dried cranberries. Unfortunately, I can'...
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3-Layer Sandwich Cake Filled With Matjes Herring Salad
2010-02-22 01:40:00
Sandwich cake (smörgåstårta) is a typical Swedish party dish. Elegant and appreciated. Excellent, since it can be made ahead of time. It can be made round, rectangular, square, or any other shapes.Look at this beautiful butterfly shaped sandwich cake! The picture is from one of my cookbooks. The preparation is rather complicated and the list of ingredients is very long, so I will not include the recipe here. This cake is not cheap to make, because it contains a whole lot of more or less expensive ingredients.Butterfly Sandwich Cake My herring sandwich cake is much easier to make. It's less expensive too. It can be served at buffets and parties, or any other type of event you may plan. We had it simply as a late Friday night dinner in front of the TV. There was leftovers for lunch the next day.Matjes Herring Sandwich Cake1 round loaf of rustic dark bread, 22 centimeters (8-9 inches), was used. The bread was cut horizontally into 3 layers. Yield: Makes 10-12 servings.FILLING:* 100 ml ...
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All-in-one Sausage Pot With Root Vegetables
2010-02-15 01:04:00
I do all the planning of our meals and all the shopping. I pay for our food. I do all the preparations. Then my husband eats whatever is available. I don't complain. Most of the time I enjoy it because I'm always free to cook what I want. I can do what I am best at and he can do what he is best at.But sometimes I just don't know what to cook. My imagination fails me and I feel stuck. Sometimes I don't want to decide what to make for dinner. Preparing very simple and low-cost everyday meals is not my most favorite thing to do.So, the other day, I asked my husband what kind of food he would like for dinner. His answer: Sausage pot with root vegetables. Not bad at all. I was pleased with his answer.So, here it is:INGREDIENTS:serves 4* 500 - 750 mL vegetable stock (about 2-3 cups)* 350 - 400 grams Swedish turnip (swede), peeled and cut into chunks* 2 - 3 carrots, peeled and cut into slices* 8 potatoes, peeled and cut into slices* 1/4 cabbage head, shredded* a small piece of celery r...
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No Knead Pear Yogurt Bread With Spelt
2010-02-08 04:40:00
The first time I had soda bread was some time around 1980 or so. A friend of mine baked it and I got the recipe. It was loaded with sugar and syrup. My father, who was still alive then, loved the bread. Now, thirty years later, better variations on this basic soda bread recipe have began to develop. For example, it can be made with healthy dinkel flour.Dinkel flour, also known as spelt flour, is now available at a reasonable price at every Swedish supermarket. Some people who are allergic to wheat can tolerate dinkel flour without adverse effects. It does contain gluten, but the gluten in dinkel flour has its own form. It is more easy to digest because it is water soluble. But, be sure to check with your doctor before trying it, if you are allergic to wheat.A healthy soft bread with a coarse texture and dark brown color.INGREDIENTS:* 2 dl porridge oats* 5 dl dinkel flour (spelt flour)* 1 dl flax seeds* 1 dl sesame seeds* 1 dl dried apricots, cut into strips* 1 dl hazelnuts, roughly ...
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Swedish Farmer Cookies & Paraguayan Cane Sugar
2010-01-31 23:58:00
Some weeks ago, I received a brand new package of Dansukker's cane sugar which is produced in Paraguay. This sugar is ecological and carries the international Fair-trade mark symbol (an independent consumer guarantee for the product. It helps producers of Paraguayan cane sugar to get a better deal from International Trade).Whenever I get my hand on a new product, I like to put it to a test. So, I decided to use cane sugar instead of common white raffined caster sugar in cookies. Cane sugar is good not only for fruits and berries but also for baking. What better way to test the baking properties of this product than to bake good old fashioned cookies.Dansukker's cane sugar has rather large, crunchy crystals. It is light yellow in colour and has a caramel sweetness. It suits crisp, sweet, Swedish Farmer cookies' "need". They are typical Swedish cookies. Quick to make, small, sweet to eat. My grandmother used to make them. My mother too. They are a Christmas favorite, but can be ser...
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The Second Meatless Monday
2010-01-25 09:31:00
Following on from last week?s White Fiber Lasagna With Broccoli and Tomatoes, here?s another meatless pasta dish. A classic Italian pasta recipe with a tasty mushroom sauce.Tagliatelle With Mushrooms, Garlic, Cream and ParsleyINGREDIENTS:serves 2* 250 grams dried tagliatelle egg pasta (1/2 lb)* olive oil* 1 garlic clove, finely chopped* 1 bay leaf* 250 grams mushrooms*, cleaned and thinly sliced (1/2 lb)* butter* 150 ml cream* salt and freshly ground pepper* finely chopped parsley* (optional: shaved slices of parmesan cheese)* I used 50 grams/0.11 lb dried Porcini mushrooms, soaked in water and drained.METHOD:Put your largest saucepan of salted water on to boil to cook the tagliatelle.While tagliatelle is cooking, heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the garlic and bay leaf and fry gently ? about 30 seconds to 1 minute. Remove the fried garlic and bay leaf from heat and set aside.Heat a knob of butter in the frying pan over medium heat; add mushrooms and fry ...
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White Fiber Lasagna With Broccoli & Tomatoes
2010-01-18 01:41:00
White fiber pasta is the choice for us, who prefer white pasta over whole wheat pasta, but still want to eat healthier. It looks like regular white pasta and have the same flavor but higher fiber content.My husband doesn't like classic Lasagna alla Bolognese at all. He finds it too mushy and saucy for his liking. But this vegetarian lasagna pleases all palates. Even my picky husband's taste buds find it pretty yummy.INGREDIENTS:serves 4* ? 200 grams white fiber lasagna sheets, (8-10)* ? 400 grams broccoliTOMATO SAUCE:* 1-2 cloves of garlic* 1 onion* 1 carrot* butter* 1 jar (? 400 grams) canned whole tomatoes* 2 tablespoons Bong Touch of Taste Vegetable Fond* black pepper* fresh basilCHEESE SAUCE:* 2 tablespoons butter* 3 tablespoons plain flour* 6 dl milk* ½-1 teaspoon salt* white pepper* 2 dl grated cheddar cheese (or whatever cheese you like)METHOD:Preheat oven to 200°. Thaw frozen broccoli and squeeze dry. Clean and cook fresh broccoli for a few minutes. Break into smaller bouq...
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My last cake for the year 2009
2010-01-11 02:39:00
Now, I'm so glad that Christmas, the longest holiday of the year, is over. (Officially, it concludes on January 13, when the Christmas tree is supposed to be thrown out). If global warming does exist, then the green house effect seems to have paused here. Arctic temperatures make this winter the coldest in many years. Temperatures in December have been as cold as minus 40° Celsius. The next electric bill will be huge due to the cold weather! My husband and I have celebrated our 45th year wedding anniversary. December is also my birthday month. Eating is of course an important part of all the celebrations. Now I weigh more than in November, so I have to do some exercise. I take a brisk walk for an hour every day, although I don't enjoy the cold winter air at all. So, this will be my last cake for probably many months. I found the recipe in a Swedish home magazine a long time ago and had to try it. I don't remember which magazine I took it from. We did really ...
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Yesterday's Dinner
2009-12-21 07:24:00
For dinner yesterday we had assorted smoked meats from the Swedish company Ridderheims, together with fruits like papaya, pineapple, melon, passion fruit, grapes, cherry tomatoes, and potato gratin. It may seem like odd combinations, but we like it. Both finger food and fork/knife food. For dessert, we had a no-bake Baileys ' Irish Cream cheesecake adapted from this website: Sweet Decadenze. It's perfect if you want your cheesecake to be dense and firm. I hereby wish you all A Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year! See you some time in January 2010.Copyright © 2009 This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at kirene(a)spray.se so I can take legal action immediately. My Recipes
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Sweet Dreams Are Made Of....
2009-12-14 01:37:00
"Drömmar" (dreams in English) is the name of one of Sweden's most traditional and beloved cookies. They have a delicious, porous, melt-in-your-mouth taste. In the oven, they will rise and crack on the surface. Isn't that the hallmark of dreams in real life too? Those visionary ideas, anticipations, or fancy illusions we have in life, they often crack too.INGREDIENTS:Yield: about 35 cookies* 1 dl (100 ml) vegetable oil (olive oil is not suitable)* 100 grams softened margarine* 2 dl (190 grams) caster sugar* 4 ½ dl (350 grams) plain wheat flour* 1 teaspoon harts-horn (Baker's Ammonia)* 3 teaspoons vanilla sugarMETHOD:1. In a bowl, put margarine, oil, and caster sugar.2. Whisk it all together white, fluffy and creamy (best done with an electric whisk)3. Mix the flour with vanilla sugar and harts-horn (Baker's Ammonia).4. Stir in the flour mixture by hand and form a smooth dough.5. Roll dough into small balls (about the size of a walnut).6. Place them apart on an ungreased cookie sh...
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Wild Christmas Meatballs
2009-12-07 01:10:00
I have regular access to moose meat. I never hunt myself, but I am surrounded by lots of moose hunters who sometimes give me free range organic meat.Recently, I received about 1.2 kilograms (2.2 pounds) of boneless moose meat that I ground up in the food processor. It went into 150 small meatballs (about the size of large cherries). No, I'm not cooking for a crowd. Meatballs are part of the Swedish Smörgåsbord table at Christmas Eve Dinner. They are served, without sauce, together with other traditional dishes.Making meatballs with moose meat is not as easy as it sounds. If you don?t add enough bread crumbs and eggs, they tend to fall apart. You have to add extra fat too to make them moist. I also decided to give the moose some booze and added a splash of cognac to the meatball mixture. Whisky would have worked, but I didn't have any on hand.Before rolling all of them, roll one, and test fry it, so that changes in texture and taste can be corrected before rolling the whole batch.I...
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Gluten-Free Coconut Muffins
2009-11-30 01:16:00
Fifty years ago, gluten intolerance (or celiac disease) was thought to be a rare condition. It was long considered to be a disease of childhood. Nowadays, it is a worldwide public health problem and it is one of the most common food intolerance disorders in Sweden.My sister-in-law's daughter has CD. For her, following a gluten-free diet is a necessity. That is why I have collected some gluten free recipes which make it easier for me to invite her. It is nice to have something to offer her when she comes visiting for a coffee break.Coconut is 100% free from gluten. In Sweden, there is (mainly) only one kind of coconut to be found: Finely grated, dried, unsweetened coconut flakes, which come in packages of usually 200 or 250 grams.Light, soft, moist, and flour-less coconut muffins INGREDIENTS:* 150 grams butter (2/3 cup)* a little less than 2 dl caster sugar (3/4 cup)* 1 ½ tablespoon vanilla sugar* 3 eggs* 200 grams unsweetened dried, grated coconut flakes (1 cup or 7 ounces)* approx...
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Thin, soft potato bread baked in cast iron pan
2009-11-23 03:14:00
If you have trouble with limited space in your kitchen, then you?ll probably need to cut down this recipe. It's from the old days when bread always was baked in a separate bakehouse with wood fired oven. If you are lucky enough to have access to such an oven, this bread recipe is for you.I don't always have access to a bakehouse. Yesterday, I baked this soft potato bread in a cast iron pan on top of the stove instead. Baking it took time, but I was rewarded with a bunch of nicely browned baked bread.INGREDIENTS:yields at least 25150 grams fresh yeast100 ml caster sugar250 grams margarine1½ liter milk1½ tablespoon salt1½ tablespoon bread spices (mix of ground fennel, caraway and anise seeds)900 grams newly boiled potatoes2 tablespoons golden syrup (light molasses)approx. 1½ kg Swedish "rågsikt" (60% wheat flour and 40% sifted rye flour)approx. 1 kg wheat flourMETHOD:* In a large bowl, mix the sugar and yeast together.* Melt the margarine and add milk, a little at a time.* Heat to f...
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Old Fashioned Ground Meat Recipe
2009-11-16 01:07:00
Ground meat roulades are an old-fashioned Swedish dish. Roulades can be filled with any content - cheese, ham, vegetables, herbs, mushrooms or whatever you have on hand.Here is a recipe filled with Felix Bostongurka® - a type of sweet cucumber relish with onion, mustard seeds and paprika. It is possible to make at home, but if you can't grow your own cucumbers, it's not worth the trouble. Contact me if you want a recipe.The Swedish name of this relish has nothing to do with Boston, USA. It is, however, meant to accompany fast food such as hamburgers and hot dogs, which we believe had its origins in the United States. Well, foods commonly accepted as "American" have, in fact, their origins elsewhere. (Many Americans have European roots if you go back a couple of generations).INGREDIENTS:serves 4* 400-500 grams ground meat (90% beef+10% pork)* 200 ml cream* 2-3 slices of day old white bread, crusts removed* 1 egg* 1½ teaspoon salt* 1 teaspoon pepperFILLING:* approx. 100 ml Bostongur...
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Homemade Mushroom Pizza for Dinner
2009-09-21 00:22:00
Happiness can be to spend a day in the woods and arrive home again in the afternoon with baskets filled with wild mushrooms. I am a mushroom hunter and never ever have I seen so many different varieties in colors, shapes and sizes. Now I have more porcinis (penny buns), yellow chanterelles and shrimp mushrooms than I can possibly eat in a year. So, what type of food did we have for dinner yesterday? The answer is, of course, inevitable - it had to be mushroom pizza. Make and bake a large pizza with lots of sliced mushrooms on it is a pleasant thing. PIZZA DOUGH RECIPE: * 2 teaspoons dry yeast * 2 pinches salt * 280 ml warm water (40-45°C/104-113°F) * 360 grams high-gluten flour * 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil FOR THE PIZZA TOPPING: * 1500 ml fresh wild mushrooms, cleaned and sliced * 2 onions * 1 green or red bell pepper * 150 grams smoked ham * 100 - 200 ml chopped parsley * butter * 1 teaspoon salt * ½ teaspoon black pepper * 100 ml Heinz chili sauce * 2-3...
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The Homemade Cloudberry Liqueur
2009-09-14 00:06:00
With a few exceptions, I am not very fond of syrupy sweet liqueurs. Laponian Liqueurs AB in Gällivare, Sweden, makes three not overwhelmingly sweet tasting liqueurs. Cloudberry Liqueur is one of them. (The other two are Arctic bramble liqueur and Cranberry liqueur). The berries are purchased from berry pickers and placed in a stainless steel tank together with an alcohol base (sorry, I don't know what kind of alcohol they put in the tank). They let the mixture sit for a month. Next, the mixture is pumped into a press. From the press, the must is pumped into another tank. Then comes filtering, sweetening and the alcohol content test. This is followed by bottling and finally the product is ready for the consumers. Making liqueurs at home is easier and hardly an exact science. I had a small bottle of a Finnish cut brandy (Jaloviina) in the fridge and lots of cloudberries in the freezer. Jaloviina (3 stars) is made of three fourth of brandy (French cognac), neutral grain spirit and ...

Rowan Berry, Rhubarb & Apple Beverage
2009-09-07 00:20:00
A three-in-one, not so sweet, mealtime beverage. Its sour taste improves appetite and helps food digestion. INGREDIENTS: * 1000 ml cleaned pre-frozen rowan berries * 1000 ml rhubarb chunks * 1000 ml juicy apple chunks, with the core and peel (pears work well too) * 1 tablespoon citric acid * 2000 ml boiling water * 250 - 300 ml sugar per litre of finished juice METHOD: 1. Crush the rowan berries slightly. 2. Place the rowan berries, rhubarb chunks and apple chunks in a bowl. 3. Sprinkle the citric acid over the mixture. 4. Pour over boiling water and stir. 5. Cover and leave in a cool place for 48 hours, stirring it at frequent intervals. 6. Strain off the juice, add the sugar and stir until sugar is dissolved. 7. Pour into clean bottles. 8. To serve, mix the juice with 2 or 3 parts water and drink chilled. This beverage will keep, refrigerated, for only two weeks. Some people say the rowan berries are poisonous. Others state the opposite. When you are looking for ...
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E-number Free Hams
2009-08-31 01:30:00
Mats-Eric Nilsson, the author of the book "Den hemlige kocken" (The secret chef) started in 2007 a heated Swedish debate about E-numbers and artificial food additives. Public interest in what food contains is now growing. Many people are afraid of preservatives, thickeners, stabilizers, emulsifiers, flavour enhancers, anti-caking agents and so on. However, all permitted food additives in the EU are under continuous observation. So I don't think they are dangerous in small quantities. To meet consumers' demands for fewer additives in food, the Swedish company Ridderheims Delikatesser is now manufacturing a ham totally free of E-numbers. The new hams contain salt, water, chicory root (inulin), acerola cherry and spices. Nothing else. This Swedish company exports products to Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland, Greece, Poland and France. But I don't think the new hams are available yet outside Sweden. Commercially available cured meat products, suc...
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Autumn Beef Stew Recipe
2009-08-24 01:17:00
Most Swedish kids return to schools today after their 10-week-long summer vacation. It's their first day of the autumn term. The summer season is definitely over and autumn is knocking at our door. The sun does no longer brighten the nights and lengthen our sightseeing days. It?s getting colder and darker. And we get an appetite for warm meals such as soups or stews. Making this beef stew is not time consuming and it does not require hours standing over a hot stove. INGREDIENTS: serves 2 * 300 grams tender beef stew meat (preferably young elk) * 5 shallots * 250 ml (1 cup) yellow chanterelles (prepared by using the "dry saute" method ). * 300 ml cream * 1 tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce® * 1 tablespoon beef fond (or beef broth concentrate, or 1 beef stock cube) * 1 tablespoon mustard * 1 tablespoon tomato purée * butter for frying * salt and pepper to taste * fresh parsley, for garnish METHOD: 1. Cut the beef stew meat into small bite size pieces. 2. Brown the meat...
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