Ingredients: 3 cups of basmati rice 5 cups of chicken stock 3 onions 5 garlic cloves 1 tablespoon Baharat spice ½ teaspoon whole cloves 1 teaspoon peppercorns 1 teaspoon coriander 1 teaspoon cumin seeds ½ teaspoon of salt Cinnamon stick Dried limes ½ cup raisins soaked in water ½ cup of dates ½ cup blanched …
Omani – Arabian Nights: take 2
O. Oh no. Omani again! Wait, wait, let me explain: Did you know there is only ONE country starting with O on the face of the earth?? So during the first, restaurant-based cycle of this culinary pursuit, Dorottya and Bernhard already had Omani food, and as they couldn’t find any Omani restaurants in London, Dorottya …
Rudolf (Reindeer) Stew
Ingredients (serves 6): 1 kg Reindeer meat, cubed 2 Onions – diced 4 Slices of Smoked back bacon, tough ends removed, copped 5 Large carrots, thickly sliced 5 Large mushrooms, sliced 2 Large potatoes, peeled & cut into large cubes 1 tsp of thyme 3 tbsp veg oil 2 cubes beef stock 1.5Lt boiling water …
Norway: Eating Rudolf
( Just Don’t tell the kids) We are back. For a time it seemed like being able to meet and share food & fun together is a lost art, an arcane tradition which will never return. But after many disappointing postponements, Covid restrictions are steadily easing, hopefully permanently, this time. So, where were we? N, …
The Bernie Bagel Stack
I don’t think I’ve mentioned this before, but I’ve been self-employed for the past 3 and a half years, building a little business and crossing fingers and toes that it grows and pays the bills. Financially it’s been touch-and-go for a long time, and now, with the pandemic and lockdowns, it’s been just Go. So …
Thai-inspired Coconut & Peanut Butter Chicken
28.12.2020 : We’re under Lockdown again. I won’t get into the politics of it, just say that after many big statements and bigger back-tracks, London is now in Tier 4 all through December and the Holidays; so no big family get togethers, and no Norwegian Dinner, for the time being. Which really sucks. ‘They’ can’t, …
Shoshana’s Red-Lentil Soup
Today was cold and rainy, a proper winter day. A Soup Day. And one of the best advantages of working from home is that you can make yourself something comforting and hot for lunch. So I did: My childhood nanny’s Kurdistani Red-Lentil Soup*. It’s what she’d prepare on a rainy day as my sister and …
Sugar-glazed Salmon fillets with Rice & sauteed Bell Peppers
Have I ever mentioned Bernhard’s Magic Toe? No? Well, his left big-toe is magical. It tells him when he’s consumed too much rich food and/or alcohol, thus warning him to exercise moderation and restraint when partaking in the pleasures of the kitchen and bar. This is because my darling, proletarian man, has Gout. This puts …
M#2: Monaco: Welcome to Casino Royale!
21.9.20; M#2: Yes, I know… a gross violation of protocol. But there are SO many countries beginning with M, with so many lovely cuisines… so Bernhard convinced the rest of us (even purist Dorottya. He’s very good that way) to do a double M. Dorrotya’s worry of ‘so which countries will we do next time …
Mexico: Immersing in Tequila, Chocolate, and Spice
Bernhard, 30.8.20: Mexico This dinner was soundtracked by a teriffic Mexican album we found on Spotify: La Cantina, by Lila Downs. Heres the link Bernhard knew from early on that when M came his way, he would choose Mexico, and prepare Pollo con Mole (Chicken with Mole sauce): a dish he’d had in Mexico City …