easy recipes

Pizza With Anchovies, Mascarpone, Tomato & Egg

I did not feel like having an elaborate meal tonight, so this quick and easy to prepare pizza was all I wanted for dinner. I actually had some pickled artichoke hearts in the fridge but I forgot to use them. Even without the artichokes, it was a very enjoyable, filling and satisfying dinner.
Looking forward though, to tomorrows braised oxtail with potato dumplings.
(Geschmorter ochsen schwanz mit kartoffel knoedeln) 🙂

Pizza With Anchovies, Mascarpone, Tomato & Egg

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Pizza Dough Recipe

Ingredients :

Pizza dough,
Anchovy filets, canned
Eggs, whole
Tomato, sliced
Chili flakes,
Mascarpone cheese,
Parmesan cheese, finely grated
Scallions, sliced
Olive oil,

Method :

Pull pizza dough into a thin oval. Top with anchovies, tomatoes and mascarpone, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with parmesan. Bake at 500F until bubbling, add eggs and sprinkle with chili flakes, Return to oven and bake until dough is cooked, golden and crispy.
To serve, top with arugula in honey / mustard dressing.

Bon Appetit ! Life is Good !
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Rum Laced Iced Berry Soup

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What a gorgeous sunday afternoon by the lake. Perfect temperature outside, a good book to read (WHISKEY BEACH, by Nora Roberts), great rock in the background (Big 105.9) and this wonderful concoction of berries, yoghurt and rum, topped with a bit of whipped cream.
Ahhhhhhh 🙂

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Life is Good ! Cheers !

Rum Laced Iced Berry Soup

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” Ojinguh Bokkeum ” Korean Style Stir Fried Squid

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Traditionally in Korea , one uses much larger squid and scores the surface in a criss cross pattern. I personally prefer the smaller squid I used here today, the texture is so much different and, dare I say, better. It is a simple stir fry preparation. Please make sure your pan is very hot and please don’t boil your squid. A few short seconds simmering in the sauce will suffice. I also suggest that you mix all the Ingredients for the sauce and check the taste before you add it to the pan so your squid get in and out of the pan as quickly as possible. >
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” Ojinguh Bokkeum ” Korean Style Stir Fried Squid>

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: ” Ojinguh Bokkeum ” Korean Style Stir Fried Squid

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Ingredient’s :

Squid, cleaned, cut to size, including tentacles
Chilis, medium hot, sliced
Scallions, cut into one inch length
Onion, cut into paysanne
Garlic, paste
Ginger, grated
Oyster sauce,
Soy sauce,
Sesame oil,
Chili flakes,
Peanut oil,
Sesame seeds,
Sriracha,
Ketchup, (for color and a touch of sweetness)
Kosher salt,
Cayenne pepper,

Method :

Season all vegetables and squid with salt and pepper. Saute onion , garlic and ginger until fragrant, add vegetables, saute for a few second, add squid, saute for a few seconds. Add sauce, bring to a simmer, remove from heat at once. Adjust seasoning if necessary. Serve with rice, sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.

Bon Appetit ! Life is Good ! . . . .
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Indoor Sunshine

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Yesterday it was raining and raining and raining ……
So I brought the sunshine inside the house with this delicious concoction 🙂
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” Indoor Sunshine ” Vodka & Mango Smoothie
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Life is Good ! Cheers !
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Indoor Sunshine:
Vodka & Mango Smoothie

Indoor Sunshine:
Vodka & Mango Smoothie 3

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Breakfast Of Champions # 22 “Pytt I Panna”

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I have been introduced to this dish early in my career as a cook, when I was working at the “Hotel Kattegat” in Torekov, Sweden. At the time, I did not think of it as something special, maybe because we cooked it by he ton, since it is a staple of swedish cuisine. But, over the years, I have grown to love it in all it’s various incarnations. It is basically a dish made of leftover meat and potatoes. What particular meat you use is up to whatever leftovers you’ve got. However, when I make pytt i panna nowadays, I usually prepare everything from scratch, so I use my favorite pytt i panna meat, which is either salame or chorizo, whichever of the two happens to be in the house.
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Pytt Y Panna

: Pytt Y Panna

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Ingredients :
Potatoes, cooked,
diced Salame, diced, (substitute any meat/sausage you have available
Onion, diced
Egg, sunny side up
Kosher salt,
Black pepper, freshly ground Butter,
Scallion, finely sliced (usually in Sweden we use dill leaves)
Ingredients for your favorite side salad:-)
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Method : Saute potatoes in butte until golden, add meat and onions and saute until onions are translucent and meat starts to become slightly brown, Season with salt and pepper. To serve, place hash on serving dish, sprinkle with scallions, top with fried egg. Pair with a small salad.
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Smaklig måltid ! Life is Good ! > >
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Asian Style Chicken Wings in Oyster Sauce

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Asian Style Chicken Wings

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This is one of the dishes I could eat three times a week without getting tired of it anytime soon.
Breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack. Feed me anytime with this stuff and I’ll be happy 🙂
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: Asian Style Chicken Wings

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Ingredient’s :

Chicken wings,
Bok choy, cut into large pieces
Red peppers, cut into triangles, keep stems and leaf’s seperate
Dry shiitake mushrooms, soaked in warm water
Onions, large diced
Garlic, paste
Ginger, grated
Peanut oil,
Chicken stock,
Sherry wine,
Oyster sauce,
Hoisin sauce,
Soy sauce,
Sesame oil,
Kosher salt,
Cayenne pepper,

Method :

Saute seasoned wings in peanut oil until almost cooked trough. Remove from heat to absorbent paper. Saute onions, peppers, bok choy stems, garlic and ginger until fragrant. Add sauces and sesame oil, wings, shiitake, scallions and bok choy leaves. Mix well, serve with fan. (chinese steamed rice)

Recipe for “Fan”

Bon Appetit ! Life is Good !

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Best Fish Taco

Well, at least for me they were the best in a very long line of disappointing restaurant and food truck fish tacos.
Most of the time, if you want to have the really good stuff, you’ve got to prepare it yourself 🙂
The secret here is the fish batter. You don’t want to have to prep something complicated or difficult for such a simple meal. So here I give you my “secret” easy and quick batter recipe:
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A/P flour, crushed ice, cayenne pepper, kosher salt, granulated garlic, chilled sparkling water (I use syfo lemon-lime, the only bottled water for me).
Mix all ingredients lightly, don’t worry about a few lumps, they fry out in the hot oil and become crispy. See the prep pic to get an idea about the texture. Then dip the fish into the batter and fry at 375F until crispy and fish just done. Remove to absorbent paper. Build your tacos with your favorit ingredients / condiments.
Voila ! Best fish taco 🙂
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Viva Mexico ! Viva Los Tacos ! Viva La Vida !
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Best Fish Taco

: Best Fish Taco

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Tomato Bisque With Buttered Cauliflower

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A couple of day’s ago I made a big batch of my beloved tomato bisque. It served me well as late night snack for a few day’s, the last one last night, when I added some buttered cauliflower and ate it with a good chunk of sourdough bread, indispensable for wiping the bottom of the bowl to make sure one get’s the last drop and nothing is wasted 🙂
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Blanch the cauliflower rosettes, then saute lightly in butter. season with kosher salt and white pepper. To serve, pour bisque in bowl, add the cauliflower and sprinkle with finely sliced scallions.
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Recipe for ” Tomato Bisque ”
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Bon Appetit ! Live is Good !
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Tomato Bisque With Buttered Cauliflower

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End Of The Week Treat # 3 “Vodka Macerated Rambutans”

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Yesterday after work I finally was able to enjoy what had been getting ready in my fridge during the past week:
Probably the best dish that includes rambutan 🙂
Lately, rambutan which used to be pretty exotic around here, have become easily available, but strangely enough, they are still not very popular. That’s actually a good thing, because it keeps the price down, at least for now.
In my opinion, rambutan is one of the best tasting, most beautiful fruits . They lend them self to a large variety of uses. The following is one of my favorite ways of preparing them.
Peel the fruit, top with your favorite spirit, cover airtight and keep in refrigerator for at least 5 days. When you eat them, either just pick the fruit and use the liquid for something else, or do the “sensible” thing, eat them with a spoon, mixed with the liquid. Either way, have fun, but please don’t operate heavy machinery after you enjoy these 🙂

Note: My favorite Spirits used to macerate are vodka, dark rum and red wine. Just make sure you use the best quality liquor you can afford, no point of skimping here.
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Cheers ! Life is Good !
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End Of The Week Treat # 3 Vodka Macerated Rambutans

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Breakfast Of Champions # 21 “Shrimp, Vegetable and Potato Bowl”

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What a perfect way to start a day.
Spicy, beautiful, well rounded, rich and satisfying.
(Just like a spouse should be 🙂
Have a great weekend y’all.

Bon Appetit ! Life is Good !
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Breakfast Of Champions # 21 Shrimp, Vegetables and Potato Bowl

: Breakfast Of Champions # 21 Shrimp, Vegetables and Potato Bowl

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Saute mushrooms, add potatoes, scallions and peppers, season with (lots) of freshly ground black pepper and (not a lot) kosher salt, add garlic paste, saute until fragrant. Add blanched broccoli and shrimp, saute until broccoli is heated through and shrimps are just cooked. Remove from heat, add maggi seasoning (or soy sauce if you prefer), mix and serve. Goes best with a cold beer 🙂
( Relax, it’s your day off ! )
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