This potato salad derives from a family recipe I’ve learnt from my step-mom. The original version is just as vegan as this, but I added some chick peas this time to make it a little heartier, and the dressing of course is my own making. The basic concept is the perfect union between capers, Russian [...]
By Anni
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Also tagged apple, caper, chick pea, garlic, leek, mustard, paprika, picnic, salad, salted cucumber, side dish
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The idea for this dish came from Antonio Tabucchi’s book Requiem. In one scene, the protagonist dines with a dead friend of his in a restaurant, and they are having sarrabulho, a traditional Portuguese meat dish. While eating, they are discussing how the meat is marinated in some white wine, caraway, garlic, and olive oil. [...]
By Heikki
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Also tagged black pepper, caraway, chili, easy, garlic, main course, paprika, side dish, smoked paprika, tofu, white wine
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Rösti is a Swiss potato pancake, and in its most simple form, a rösti recipe only has grated potatoes as an ingredient. I added a little flour to keep my rösti together and a sweet apple to counterbalance the spiciness of chili, onion, garlic, and thyme. Delicious!
As a side dish, this recipe makes plenty for [...]
If there’s one dish that reminds me of my childhood, it’s mashed potatoes. We always had a simple version at home, that I enjoyed with a dab of butter that melted and transformed into a lake on top of the potato mountain… I also have a vivid memory of a dinner I had at [...]
February 13, 2008 – 20:55
The simple act of adding balsamic vinegar to vegetables before roasting takes their flavors to a completely new dimension. The vinegar loses its acidity in the oven, and enhances the sweet flavors of the root vegetables.
We got our monthly supply of organic flours and vegetables on Friday evening, delivered to our door by my [...]
We baked these pizzas in celebration of snow that finally came to Helsinki on Tuesday - it had been raining water since before Christmas. Watching the snow flakes fall from the sky while devouring a homemade pizza and a bottle of German beer, all in the warmth of our home, is just about as good [...]
This is a great simple soup that I discovered when I was in Fez a few years back. We stayed in the old town, medina, and close to our hotel was a hole-in-a-wall type of breakfast place, serving freshly baked bread and chickpea soup. The soup was so delicious that we went there every morning, [...]
By Heikki
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Also tagged appetizer, arab, chick pea, cumin, garlic, Habeeb Salloum, leek, main course, paprika, pressure cooking, recipe, soup, vegan, vegetarian
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December 12, 2007 – 20:11
This is something we quickly improvised for a comforting Sunday dinner. Toor dal is a new acquaintance, apparently one of the most popular split peas used in Indian cooking, although we didn’t use Indian spices for this. The sweetness of the root vegetables was balanced by raw red onions, and toor dal got some extra [...]
November 14, 2007 – 11:50
We love mashed potatoes. We also had some leftover coconut milk from curry roasted tofu and vegetables, and these two facts put together resulted in coconut mashed potatoes. Google told me that in Hawaii, sweet potatoes are often mashed in coconut milk. Here, the coconut flavor hides in the background, but still gives a nice [...]
An easy and satisfying lunch, preparing this dish takes only 10 minutes, and roasting about 40 minutes. I mostly work at home, and this is a great way of preparing a meal and getting other things done while it’s cooking.
Marinating the tofu would be a good idea, since now it only had a mild curry [...]
By Anni
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Also tagged carrot, chili, coconut milk, curry, easy, ginger, lemon grass, lime, recipe, roasted, tofu, vegan, vegetarian
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Oven roasted potato wedges are probably my favorite side dish. This was an experiment with a corn starch thickened coating, which resulted in a slightly sticky consistence. We had these potatoes for lunch with some bean salad. Yummy!
What I used:
1,2 kg potatoes
3 onions
Coating:
1/2-3/4 dl olive oil
1 tablespoon lime juice
2 teaspoons corn starch
1 teaspoon sesame [...]
Dal means split beans. There are many different varieties in Asian stores, and they are great because they don’t require soaking like whole beans do. This was a very delicious curry we served in its own the first day, and over rice the next day. I added some margarine before serving to mimic that taste [...]
It might seem that all we have eaten lately is beets and arugula. Partly true, and here is another variation of the perfect combination of potatoes and beets. Here’s something we had on Saturday, and will have in the future since we still have a bunch of beets in the fridge.
There’s some fresh arugula and [...]
September 30, 2007 – 17:26
This is a perfect autumn soup. The intense color and the simple, earthy flavor of this soup made us feel all happy inside.
What we put in the soup:
about 10 smallish potatoes
about 8 smallish beets
1 onion
4 cloves garlic
1-2 teaspoons horseradish paste (or freshly grated horseradish, maybe a little bit less)
1 vegetable stock cube
1 dl (or about [...]
