Recipes

Chicken Agro Dolce

A delicios sweet and sour chicken agro dolce. I have also made a variation of this with two roasting chickens. Roasted the birds. Made the

Onion Pie With Jarlsberg and Thyme

I served this onion pie with jarlsberg and thyme with a roast pork loin….
In Norway, this simple dish is usually made with Jarlsberg or Gouda, but I have has also made it with Parmesan or Gruyere. This dish goes well with meat or poultry.

Tuscan Lemon Chicken

Made a huge quantity of this tuscan lemon chicken with chicken portions marinated overnight. Great for a crowd…Served some pasta with meat sauce as a first course, followed by the chicken with some roasted veggies….

Tuscan White Bean Puree

This tuscan white bean puree is very simple. It works great as an appetizer or serve with toasted bruschetta and salad for lunch.

Spaghetti With Lime And Rocket

Clare made spaghetti with lime and rocket, one of my favorite pastas for dinner. Very simple. Serve with a dry white Bordeaux. We were debating what was the last #1 ABBA had in UK. It was Super Trouper, Nov ’80.

Pancetta Wrapped Asparagus With Citronette

This pancetta wrapped with Asparagus with citronette make a great appetizer or side for a BBQ lunch or dinner. The Citronette is a zingy dressing that also works well with grilled fish.

Pork

Tyler’s Ultimate Pork Schnitzel

Tyler is right, best pork schnitzel I have ever had. Must be the fried thyme…

Vegetarian

Mushroom and Mustard Spaetzle

This mushroom and mustard spaetzle is a warming dish that is very versatile. Spending $15 on a spaetzle maker not only makes this a much easier dish to prepare but the resulting size and shape or the spaetzle are so much better than if you try with a colander…

Vegetarian

Spaetzle

This basic spaetzle recipe can be adapted in so many ways. Try sauteing the cooked spaetzle until crispy in a little butter and olive oil, simply delicious.

Vegetarian

Sauteed Red Swiss Chard with Garlic

It doesn’t get much simpler than this sauteed red swiss chard with garlic. I often start by frying some bacon in the pan and then adding the stems, garlic and leaves as in the recipe.

Beans & Pulses

Salmon with Lentils and Mustard-Herb Butter

This salmon with lentils is really good and simple. The lentils are excellent and work as side in many dishes. I used the herb butter on a roast chicken and that worked very well.