Way Up North, Cured Salmon

Curing - an ancient preservation method

Pick the middle piece of a salmon & be generous with dill

Ingredients; 1 part salt, 1/2 part sugar, crushed white peppercorns & dill

Mix all, pat mixture into salmon & let rest in fridge for at least 2 days

Roll It Up, Sponge Cake

Sponge cake turns into Swiss roll

Ingredients batter; 3 eggs, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 cup flour, 1 tsp baking powder, vanilla- & cardamom powder, 1 tbsp water & almond flakes

Beat the eggs with sugar, mix flour, baking powder, vanilla- & cardamom powder & blend into a batter

Spread the batter onto a cooking sheet clad baking tray, top with almond flakes, bake in oven at 470 degrees F & sprinkle with sugar once baked

Season ripened apples become puree

Ingredients; apples, cane sugar, water, vanilla- & cardamom powder & sea salt

Peel & cut apples into peices, add additional ingredients, bring to the boil & simmer

Roll that sponge cake

Swiss roll with apple puree, vanilla cream & toasted almonds

Ring My Bell, Bell Pepper

Filled bell pepper - by itself or as trimming

"Ring My Bell"

Bell pepper - a natural container

Take out seeds & precook in oven

Ingredients filling; risoni/quinoa/rice/bulghur, vegetable stock, olive oil, garlic, yellow onion, white wine/cooking wine, gorgonzola cheese, nutmeg, paprika powder, white pepper & salt

Cook risoni, quinoa, rice or bulghur al dente in vegetable stock

Sauté yellow onion & garlic with thyme in olive oil, add white wine/cooking wine & simmer

Mix all, add gorgonzola cheese, nutmeg, paprika powder, white pepper & salt

Fill bell peppers with mixture & cook in oven

Fill Up, Corn Tortilla Taco

Tacos everywhere

Heat taco shells in oven, fill with mince mixture, top with grated cheese & brown

Ingredients mince mixture; olive oil, garlic, yellow onion, mince, jalapeno, tomato- & chipotle paste, red wine/cooking wine, stock, balsamico, soy sauce, cumin- & coriander powder, cayenne pepper & salt

Fill heated taco shells with ingredients to your liking - perhaps like here with corn, lettuce, red onion, salsa & fresh coriander

Super Duper Mango

Mango - the sweetest of fruits

Cottage cheese, mango & almond joy

Ingredients; cottage cheese, mango, liquid honey, vanilla powder & toasted almond

Mix mango in blender with liquid honey & vanilla powder, combine with cottage cheese & toasted almond

Mango au naturel

Simply Pasta, Puttanesca

Versioni di Pasta Puttanesca - such a savory dish

Ingredients pasta sauce; olive oil, garlic, yellow onion, chili peppar, sardine, tomato paste, scalded tomato, white wine/cooking wine, capers, parsley, black pepper & salt

Parmesan cheese elevates the flavor

Chips Me Not, Pumpkin

Toasted pumpkin seeds - a healthy & tasty alternative

Save 'em or buy 'em & then fry 'em

Sizzling spice- & herb seasoned pumpkin seeds

Toast pumpkin seeds in a hot Teflon skillet, add olive oil towards end & season to your liking

Ingredients; pumpkin seeds, olive oil, paprika-, coriander- & cumin powder, cayenne pepper, dried parsley & sea salt

Butter Up, Butternut

Soothing butternut squash soup

Ingredients; olive oil, butternut squash, sweet potato, carrot, potato, yellow onion, garlic, thyme, bay leaf, white wine/cooking wine, vegetable stock, cream, white pepper & sea salt

The smell of comforting earthy sweetness

Peel & cut root vegetables into pieces

Roast with olive oil, whole cloves of garlic, bay leaf & thyme in 430 degrees F

Butternut squash soup catches the colors of autumn

Cook the roasted root vegetables  herbs with white wine/cooking wine, vegetable stock & cream

Mix into a smooth creamy soup & season with white peppar & sea salt

Roasted pumpkin seeds add crunch & nutty flavor

Leafy Tea

Black tea - a Halloween & autumn warmer

Caribbean Dream

Pineapple & passion fruit dessert - like a warm summer breeze

Passion fruit - really a berry & a lovely source of vitamin-C

Dream Caribbean

Split & hollow out the passion fruit seeds, mix with vanilla powder, cane sugar & rom and heat until the sugar has dissolved

Cut pineapple, sprinkle with cane sugar & almond flakes and grill in oven at 430 degrees F

Fried Red Tomatoes

Fry it up - as in beefsteak tomato & feta cheese

Sliced beefsteak tomato - remove all seeds

A goat, a sheep - pieces of  feta cheese

Double breading à la grecque

Mix breadcrumbs with black pepper, salt, garlic powder & dry herbs - parsley, thyme & rosemary

Turn beefsteak tomato slices and feta cheese pieces first in flower, then in beaten egg & finally in the breadcrumb mixture

Deep fry in cooking oil on 350 degrees F until crispy & golden

Drip off on paper towel

Climb That Tree, Broccoli

What's cooking, Broccoli!

Soup me up!

Ingredients soup: olive oil, yellow onion, garlic, leek, broccoli, vegetable stock, white wine/cooking wine, bay leaf, yogurt/crème fraîche/cream, parsley, white pepper & sea salt

Sweet Potato, Sweet As Can Be

Oven cooked sweet potato brings flavor to a variety of dishes

Sweet potato - not just any potato

Place peeled & sliced sweet potato in a baking dish with olive oil, thyme, black pepper & sea salt and bake at 450 degrees F

A handful of peeled garlic cloves might make their way

Sweet potato - the sweetest of them all

Spicy Character Lentils

Red lentils turned into strong character porridge, stew, soup or call it what you like

Ginger, garlic & red chili pepper - an Asian pantry staple

Red lentils anytime - breakfast, lunch or dinner

Ingredients: cooking oil, ginger, garlic, red chili pepper, red bell pepper, red lentils, lemon grass, lime leaves, vegetable stock & coconut milk

Chop and sauté vegetables & spices

Add rinsed lentils, vegetable stock & coconut milk

Let simmer until al dente

Dilute with vegetable stock to desired consistency

According to Ayurvedic medicine, ginger tea does wonders

Ingredients: freshly sliced ginger & hot water

Pretty Pink Pomegranate

Greek yogurt with pomegranate, cardamom & vanilla

Ingredients: Greek yogurt, stevia, liquid honey, lemon juice, pomegranate, cardamom- & vanilla powder

Separating pomegranate seeds in water makes an easy task

Mix tutti in a blender or with a mixer

Decorate with pomegranate seeds, toasted walnuts & liquid honey

Serve, enjoy & be well

Pomegranate - a gorgeous vitamin C booster