Kategoriarkiv: Opskrifter

What to do with a bunch of mint

mint
The mint is in bloom, but the taste of the leaves are still good.

“I have something for you in the car – a bouquet,” said my friend Lisbeth when we recently met for a glass of wine in the late afternoon on one of the city’s restaurants.
I thought it was a little odd that she would give me flowers, but then she added: “It is either mint or lemon balm.”
“You do not know if it’s mint or lemon balm?” I laughed.
“I have both in the garden and it grows in between each other, so I just took something for you,” said Lisbeth, who knows that I will be happy to get ingredients for cooking as a gift.

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Mirabeller – en overset delikatesse

marmelade
Mirabelle-marmelade har en fantastisk farve, og smager lidt af abrikos.

Jeg elsker Camilla Plum! Eller i hvert fald hendes opskrifter.

Stort set alle andre kogebogsforfattere er jeg ind imellem i tvivl om overhovedet har afprøvet deres egne opskrifter, men aldrig Camilla. Hendes opskrifter holder bare vand hver gang.

Jeg har lige stået i køkkenet og for Gud ved hvilken gang lavet mirabelle-marmelade efter hendes nemme opskrift. Faktisk behøver man knapt en opskrift, så nemt er det – det er mere hendes brugbare råd for alle os, der ikke lever af at lave mad, som er guld.

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Vintersalat med mousse af gedeost

vintersalat
Det færdige resultat – smukt, ikke?

Jeg kan rigtig godt lide gedeost, så enhver opskrift med den ingrediens får ekstra opmærksomhed.

Denne salat lavede jeg første gang sidste år i november, så det er måske lidt tidligt at bringe en opskrift på denne “vintersalat” – og dog. Det kan såmænd hurtigt blive vinter.

Salaten er umådeligt smuk – og meget velsmagende. Det er flot gæstemad som en forret. Eller som en let frokostret.

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Purple Power Salad – and a great blog

Salad
The beautiful ceramic bowl is made by my friend Anni.

It was a Danish friend, Anne, who now resides in California, which made ​​me aware of this English-language blog, My New Roots, written by Sarah Britton.
My New Roots is based in Copenhagen, Denmark. The subtitle is “How to make healthy choices every day.”
And Anne was right – it is truly amazing. The first thing I noticed about it, was the quite wonderful photos accompanying the blog’s recipes. Fortunately (for my own peace of mind) I could also read that the blogger has worked for five years to perfect it. So there is still hope for my one month old blog!

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