A note: fry one frikadelle as a test so that you’re sure the seasonings are right. Add more salt or pepper if needed. Frikadelle – Danish Meatballs Ingredients:1 medium onion, finely diced or grated4 large eggs, beaten500g minced beef500g minced pork1 cup plain flour1 teaspoon fine salt1 teaspoon white pepper250-270ml soda watersplash of milkbutter or…
Chicken Vegetable Soup with Noodles and Harissa
It’s never too late in the year or too early for soup. I cleared out the fridge yesterday, a grocery delivery arriving today, so wobbly veg and stuff not sad enough for the bin became soup. The chicken was leftover from a weekend roast, so it was just matter of shredding it with two forks….
“Simple” Cookbook by Ottolenghi
October was a taste treat. The Great British Chefs’ Cookbook Club took on Chef Ottolenghi’s new book “Simple“. I highly recommend it. The food is flavourful, easy to prepare, precise recipe directions, new ingredients and spice combinations that were a delightful surprise. Here are a few photos of the food prepared during the month. …
Summer Food
It’s been a summer of discovering new flavours and foods and techniques. I joined a group called “The Great British Chef’s Cookbook Club” on Facebook. Every month we cook recipes from a new book, from chefs who are featured on the Great British Chef’s website. There’s been classic food, French food, Vietnamese food, vegetarian and…
How to Cook Easy-Peel Eggs
How To Cook An Easy-Peel Egg It can be done. I didn’t believe it but it’s true. This method comes from J. Kenji Lopez-Alt’s book “The Food Lab”. It’s the science of cooking, like why that does this, or why that doesn’t do this. Anyway, the eggs. This method produces a hard-cooked egg that is…
Mapping the Garden: Week 2
Yes, we’re still at it. Or rather Peder is. He digs and digs, and then does his back in, and I fix him coffee, fetch him aspirin and heat packs, and he continues to buy plants and dig holes … because he’s a Dane, and Danes are as tough as weather. So, one day my…
Mapping the Rock Garden
After Dad’s willow tree died, we decided to redesign the rock garden. This is a map of it with the various plants named. The image is clickable for full-size viewing.
Waterlogued in the Cotswolds
A few watercolours done of the Cotswolds.
The Chalk Hills Kitchen 