Category Archives: Starters

Italian chicken liver mousse

Posted on 10/17/2011 by Hanna

I had almost my first encounter with chicken liver (cooking it I mean) just a little while ago when I used this recipe to make a paté with cognac and porcini mushrooms. The only reason I didn’t post it on … Continue reading →

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A nice get together in the summer house

Posted on 08/16/2011 by Hanna

Our summer house has survived many dinner parties and parties through the years, but the one we had during this holiday in Sweden was probably the best one so far. The weather was good, it was a nice group of … Continue reading →

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A reminder: green pea soup

Posted on 07/12/2011 by Hanna

I have mentioned green pea soup on this blog before, but that was a while ago now and I think it is time for a gentle reminder. The reason for this is, that I think this is one of the … Continue reading →

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Four course dinner

Posted on 07/05/2011 by Hanna

Our friends Malin and Martin have been staying with us Wednesday to Sunday last week, and we did the most of eating and drinking during that time. 🙂 On Friday we met up with them after work and walked to … Continue reading →

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Midsummer luncheon

Posted on 06/27/2011 by Hanna

Yesterday we had a lovely lunch at Ian and Anna’s house, so us scandos (Anna and me) could celebrate midsummer. There were eight of us, and everyone brought something for the meal, so we had a very international selection of … Continue reading →

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Cauliflower terrine and parma ham

Posted on 06/13/2011 by Hanna

Every time I go back to Sweden I always end up bringing recipes back to London, one way or the other. Either scribbles on notes (from my mothers cookbooks) or from a magazine. Since we fly to and from Copenhagen … Continue reading →

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A reminder: Bruschetta

Posted on 06/08/2011 by Hanna

I came down with a terrible cold on Sunday. Just bam it hit me, and I got the lot; sore throat, runny nose, fever… At least it broke out quickly and the recovery seem pretty quick as well. Fever is … Continue reading →

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Mezze: Baked aubergine with pomegranate and stuffed courgettes

Posted on 05/25/2011 by Hanna

As always when I go on holiday, i filled my bags with groceries when I was on my way home from Syria. Soon thereafter I bought the fabulous cookbook Plenty by Yotam Ottolenghi and he uses alot of the things … Continue reading →

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Wild garlic mayonnaise

Posted on 05/11/2011 by Hanna

On Friday we had a simple dinner consisting of salad, tigerprawns, bread, nice Swedish cheese (gräddost) and the main act – wild garlic mayo. I had some wild garlic left that I needed to use up and although I knew … Continue reading →

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Spring luncheon

Posted on 04/19/2011 by Hanna

On Sunday Christopher’s mother came over for lunch. It was lovely and sunny outside and it is such a shame we don’t have a patio or a balcony, but with windows open it felt quite summery inside. We had a … Continue reading →

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