Chicken

Chicken

We often have dinners based on chicken – roasted whole chicken, salads containing chicken, soups which are based on chicken, chicken thighs to go with a salad, tortillas, chicken sandwiches, chicken wings turned caramelized in soy, buffalo chicken wings…there are quite a few things you 

Pears

Pears

Again one of these fruits that might be left behind in the fruit basket ripening more and more ending up too soft for anyone to eat. In our house, pears seem to be more appetizing when slightly hard and crisp. When I end up having 

Celeriac

Celeriac

In my point of view – an overlooked vegetable. You can use it as a root mixed with other roots like beets, potatoes, carrots, parnips and more in an oven roasted dish, raw – diced or grated in salads, cooked and mashed with potatoes, finely 

Fish and shellfish

Fish and shellfish

We love fish in our family and we usually eat the whole lot when cooked. But once in a while some is left over. Don’t throw it away. You can easily use the cook fish as an appetizer mixing it with mayonnaise, onions and perhaps 

Zucchini/Courgette

Zucchini/Courgette

Honestly, I was never a big fan of zucchini. I find it a bit bland and there are so many other vegetables which have more taste – so why zucchini? Well – I have had to revise my stand a bit. When my daughter decided 

Potatoes

Potatoes

Potatoes – are simply just fantastic. Coming from a potato country, I do seem to like potatoes more than many. Depending on the potato of course, you can do so many things with them – cook up creamed potatoes, oven bake them with other roots, 

Apples and Pears

Apples and Pears

Apples…hmmm….an apple a day keeps the doctor at bay? In any case, together with bananas, apples are probably some of the most common fruits we have in our kitchens. But however many apples we eat, I always end up having a few that will sit, 

Spinach

Spinach

A favorite green in our house! Baby spinach is amazing in salads whereas spinach in general is fantastic when used in creamed spinach, spinach quiches, welted spinach with a bit of chili and garlic, layered together with chicken in a chicken lasagna, steamed… And not