Aubergine/Eggplant

Aubergine/Eggplant

Versatile and mild. I often use egg plants as filling in stews or asian dishes, replacing meat in other dishes or as sides.

Croquettes (mashed vegetables and potatoes)

Croquettes (mashed vegetables and potatoes)

The other day, I cooked up a soup on left over greens that I had – a stalk of broccoli, a bit of fennel, tomatoes, that had seen better days, a carrot, a few button mushrooms, a bit of chili , garlic, onion and what 

Curry

Curry

There is no doubt – soups and stir fries are obvious and popular choices when using bits and pieces of produce that is left behind in the fridge when preparing a dish. However, another great way to use scraps of meat, chicken, duck and vegetables 

Duck Curry

Duck Curry

The other day we had duck for dinner – og beautiful whole roasted duck. On the side, we had some vegetarian skewers, as not everyone eats meat anymore. However, not all was eaten, neither duck nor the vegetable skewers but instead of “just eating left 

Pear rocket (arugula) salad

Pear rocket (arugula) salad

I love pears! We all love pears! But they are at their best when they are still a bit hard and crispy although the softer they get, the more sweet they turn. We had a left over pear in the fruit basket the other night 

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 

Pear/apple sorbet

Pear/apple sorbet

I had some pears and apples in the fruit basket which had reached a state where they were too ripe and soft to be eaten – but rather than throwing it out, I decided to take one of the big pears and a few of 

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 

Creamy celeriac soup

Creamy celeriac soup

One of my husbands favorites! I am saying this as he has often wondered how anything so simple and basic can turn out so tasty! Funny! The other day, I had only 2/3 of a celeriac and instead of the last 3rd, I added a