In the kitchen I remember that as a child I didn’t like lettuce and everything that looked like it. I claimed that it was all just a slightly different grass and that it was for rabbits. And I’m not a rabbit!My mother was a smart woman. She knew that it wouldn’t help if she forced…
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Beef Bourguignon
French Red-Wine Beef Stew These days, the 25th Winter Olympic Games began in Italy, Milan – Cortina. At the opening ceremony, which impressed, they showed everything they are proud of. From Leonardo da Vinci, through Verdi to Giorgio Armani. All the credit to them, but I didn’t notice anything related to Italian cuisine. Otherwise, they…
Mexican Food
Do you remember when and where you first ate real Mexican food? And by that I mean Mexican, not some sub-genre, like Tex-Mex. Or even worse, some quasi-Mexican restaurant somewhere far away, in Europe or somewhere else… But first, let’s clarify what the difference is. Just briefly.Tex-Mex is a Texas-based fusion of American and Mexican…
Wild Boar Goulash
So, when we have already prepared bread dumplings, it would be fine to also use them as a side dish to something. And what better way to go than with goulash. And if there is a goulash, let it be a goulash made from wild boar meat.Psst, for dumplings see the previous post …So we…
Bread Dumplings
How many times have you been in a dilemma about what to serve as a side dish? Potatoes, bread, boiled rice, noodles? How about something different, bread dumplings for example?Bread dumplings are a traditional Bavarian side dish, made from bread, milk, onion, eggs, and herbs and are among the most beloved staples of Alpine home…
Light Summer Olivier Salad
Hot town, summer in the cityBack of my neck gettin’ dirt’ and grittyBeen down, isn’t it a pity?Doesn’t seem to be a shadow in the cityAll around, people looking half-deadWalkin’ on the sidewalk, hotter than a match headThe Lovin’ Spoonful, 1966 Summers are getting hotter. Since that distant summer of ‘66, when The Lovin’ Spoonful…
Meatballs with Garlic and Ginger
Let’s have something with a Southeast Asian flavor again. Meatballs with garlic and ginger. As far as I’m concerned, the main ingredient here is ginger. For me, the spice above the spices.And what is ginger?Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice and a…
Etli Kuru Fasulye
Turkish White Bean Stew With Meat Turkey is not just Hagia Sophia, Mimar Sinan or, as recently protests, Turkey is also cuisine.One of the simplest, yet most magnificent dishes is kuru fasulye.Kuru fasulye is a stewed bean dish. It is made primarily with white beans and olive oil, and onion and tomato paste or tomato…
Thai Massaman Curry
I have always loved Southeast Asian cuisine. And the surrounding area. I remember when I was in a Chinese restaurant for the first time many years ago. In the London district of Soho. And no wonder, there was rice as a side dish and I found a small animal in it that starts with C……
Turkey Roll with Pancetta
When you hear the word turkey, what do you think of? To the country of Turkey or to the great bird, the turkey.It is no wonder that on 4 December 2021, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issued a presidential circular calling for exports to be labeled as being “Made in Türkiye”. The circular also said…