måndag 28 februari 2011

Home cooking

Oh! I forgot to tell you! I got this amazing book from Mum yesterday.



In English it's called "The Art of Home Cooking" and it's written by the Swedish masterchef Leif Mannerström. You can actually get it in English (and on sale) right here.

söndag 27 februari 2011

Favourite Pasta

Sunday lunch time at Mum's place... We made one of my favourite pasta dish. I guess this is more of a family classic.



Tagliatelle with bacon, basil, tomatoes, parmesan, an egg yolk and freshly ground black pepper. Simple, fresh and delicious. If you want to make the dish a bit more fanciful, I recommend asparagus. This I have to give an 8. I guess Mum's food is the best thing in the world...

måndag 21 februari 2011

Biff á la Lindström



Yesterday I made an attempt on a Swedish classic; Biff á la Lindström. This dish actually has it's roots in Russia. A manufacturer named Lindström, born and raised in St. Petersburg visited a hotel in Kalmar (Hotell Witt) with some colleagues and wanted them to get a taste of Russia and ordered in ground beef, capers, beets, potatoes, union and eggs. He then gave the chef instructions on how to cook it and the restaurant has kept it on their menu ever since. This was back in 1862.

My version comes from the Swedish chef Leif Mannerström, famous for his husmanskost, and also contains mustard and HP sauce.

I give it a solid 6, good homey food. David forgot to give his review but I'm sure he liked it.

söndag 13 februari 2011

A piece of Pie

I know I said I would do something fishy but when the day came, I just didn't have the energy. Or maybe it was the daunting thoughts of trying to get nice fillets out of a fish... I don't even have a proper knife (writing that down on my wish list).



So I ended up making a savoury pie with Västerbotten cheese with serrano ham and a fresh green salad with avocado. Review: David gives it a 7 and I give it a 6. I think I whisked the eggs a bit to hard cause it felt a bit to soufflé-ish.

torsdag 10 februari 2011

Blubb, blubb



We have been eating a lot of meat lately so I think it's time to cook some fish. I have pike in my freezer, so maybe I'll do quenelles, butter sauce (or saffron sauce) and potatoes. Well, I guess we have to wait and see...

lördag 5 februari 2011

Bloody Mary's, blini's, borsijt and b… pavlova

Yesterday we cooked up a storm!
Joining me and David on this Russian feast was Helena and Peder. Helena is a vegetarian (but eats fish) and Peder hates everything that comes from the sea (but likes some meat now and then). So we settled on a Russian inspired menu.


First out was David's mini Bloody Mary's, all gulped down with home made Russian salutes.


This is me flipping the starter curse: blini. Served with finely chopped red onion, avocado, smetana and black caviar (no, not Beluga).


Main curse: Borsijt. Need I say more?


Dessert was a Pavlova, a dish from New Zealand in honour of the Russian Prima Ballerina, Anna Pavlova. This was my first attempt of making a meringue and it turned out amazing.

David gives all the dishes a 9, which is big for a guy who's not really in to desserts. I give it an 8 but that's just because of the hassle of finding buckwheat flour for the blini.