Soup

Tom Yum Goong Soup

Ingredients 20 prawns (with shell and head on) 4 lime leaves 2 lemongrass stalks 4-5 cm long 4-6 slices of galangal Chillies 1 tbsp tom yum paste (optional) 1 tbsp sugar 1/2 lime juice 2 tbsp fish sauce 10 cherry tomatoes (or two nice ripe tomatoes) 4-6 shallots 10 small...

Creamy butternut squash soup

When autumn is getting closer this is on the menu every week.  Ingredients 3-4 tbsp olive oil (for cooking) 1/2 butternut squash 1-1,5 l vegetable or chicken stock 1 dl double cream Salt, pepper and nutmeg (grounded) Sage - optional To garnish Grated parmaggiano reggiano Pumpkin...

Onion soup

  Simpliest ever recipe, but just too good... On the menu, basically weekly!  Ingredients 2 big onions 1 leek (if there is no leek, put in 3 onions) 5-6 dkg butter 2 l chicken stock (or stock cube is perfectly fine) 1-2 dl double cream Salt and pepper 10-15 dkg cheese...
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Pasta

Pumpkin ravioli

  OMG.  Ingredients Dough 2 eggs 20 dkg flour Filling 1-2 slices of pumpkin without the seeds 5 dkg parmesan 1 tbsp ricotta - optional Seasoning - salt, pepper, nutmeg / sage Sauce 1 10-12 cherry tomato 1-2 tbsp philadelphia cheese 3-4 tbsp double cream 5 dkg...

Spaghetti Carbonara

Simpliest and around a million calories - but during the winter you have to make sure you do not freeze, don't you?  The original recipe is coming from Gülü - I bless the day he showed this for me.  Ingredients  25 dkg bacon / pancetta (thinly sliced​​) 4 dl cream 10 dkg...

Lasagna verde

  Perfection - this is exactly what it is. Ingredients Bechamel 10 dkg butter 8-10 dkg flour 1 liter milk Salt / pepper / nutmeg Filling Zucchini, eggplant, tomato, mushroom, spinach - but in reality whatever: carrots, celery, leeks, onions, peppers, asparagus and so on, but be...
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Vegetable

Sweetcorn polenta with aubergine sauce

I guess it is no wonder that Yotam Ottolenghi is a genious, so here is another masterpiece based on his brilliance! I have created this dish twice during one weekend, it is THAT good. Let's see... and eat of course.  Ingredients   Polenta 6 corn cobs (or half kg frozen corn) 1/2 l water 4...

Barley risotto with marinated feta

  Got inspired by NOPI restaurant - and the guardian team - who were so lovely that they've surprised us with the newest Ottolenghi cookbook - namely Jerusalem (later on a further post about that).  Winter food - lovely - creamy - surprising - what else do you want on a rainy (and...

Hummus

Quick, simple and good - or more time consuming, little more complicated still good... There are two basic methods of making hummus, but only the start is different. I usually pick the first :) Ingredients 1 can of chickpea (400 gr w water) 2 tbsp tahini 2-4 garlic cloves 1/2 lemon...
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Other & Hungarian

Hyderabadi Bhuna Prawn / Chicken

  This dish is just great - I have learnt it in an Indian cookery school! Showing my appreciation I gave this as a present to my mum, to my best friend and my boyfriends mum... You see how much I love this food??? Ingredients Whole spices 4-6 green cardamom 3-4 black cardamom 1 bay leaf 2...

Prawn with garlic

OK. Simpliest ever recipe - still sophisticated outcome! Who could ask for more?! Ingredients 20 prawn - the fresher the better 50 gr butter 4 garlic cloves 1-2 tbsp olive oil 1/2 dl dry white wine Parsley, salt, pepper Method Heat the butter with the olive oil and add the garlic...

Croque Madame (originated from Croque Monsieur)

If sandwich this is exactly it. No triangle with chips for sure :) Ingredients for the bechamel 3 dkg butter 1-2 dl milk 1 tbsp plain flour 1 tsp dijon mustard 1 eggyolk Salt, pepper and ground nutmeg Sandwich 8 slices of bread (good quality white or brown - for me white rather) 3...
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Dessert

Red velvet cake - with polka dots

Ingredients (for 15 cm / 6 in tin) 150 gr butter 150 gr caster sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla essence 125 gr plain flour 25 gr cocoa powder 1,5 tsp baking powder 1 tbsp red food coloring 300 gr icing For the buttercream 150 gr butter 300 gr icing sugar 150 gr cream cheese 1 tsp vanilla...

Crème Brûlée

It is a mixture of Julia Child's and Nigella's Brulee, basically only to show how old-school but contemporary I am... Ingredients 300 ml double cream 1/2 vanilla pod 4 medium egg yolk 2 tbsp caster sugar 3 tbsp demerara sugar Lemon/orange/grapefruit zest Orange blossom...

Chocolate drops

This is the Xmas present for my colleagues - supereasy, check this out! Ingredients 100 gr white chocolate chunks 100 gr dark chocolate chunks For the toppings Nuts, walnuts, pistachios (just a few pieces) Dried fruits, mixed peels (lemon or orange zest) Crystallised...
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How to guide

How to make perfect pasta dough?

Ingredients 10 dkg plain flour per egg You also need a pasta machine Method Place the flour in a bowl and form a well in it the center with your hand. Crack the eggs into the centre of this well. Use a fork to gently whisk the eggs then change to your hand until the dough becomes thick. I...

How to make Creme Patisserie (pastry cream)?

Ingredients 3 egg yolks 3 tbsp caster sugar 1 tbsp cornflour 1/2 tbsp flour 380 ml milk 1/2 vanilla pod Method Place the milk with the vanilla pod in a heavy bottomed saucepan, on a gentle heat. Meanwhile in a mixing bowl whisk together the eggs and half of the sugar until they turn...

How to cook perfect sushi rice?

  Ingredients 3 cups or 600ml of sushi rice (this is a short grain rice, ideal to buy the one dedicated for sushi) 660 ml water 120 ml Sushi vinegar (this is not the same as rice vinegar! It is called sushi seasoning as well) Method Wash rice thoroughly with cold water - several...
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