Today, Finland celebrates 102 years of independence. For me as a Finn, December 6 is correspondingly special. I try to pay homage to Finland’s war veterans and reflect on the luck of peacetime. Culinary-wise, we enjoy traditional Finnish dishes, sometimes with a twist. Seafood and potatoes are typical to the Finnish cuisine. This year, clams…
Category: seafood
Strawberry and white asparagus salad with pan-seared trout and basil dressing
A new month means a new challenge by Foodblogs Schweiz. This month, the food basket contained asparagus, strawberries, morels, woodruff, romanesco and lemon balm. This selection of ingredients facilitates such a number of appealing combinations that I will be posting corresponding culinary creations throughout this and the upcoming week. First up: white asparagus and strawberries….
Agretti • Scallop • Onion • Prosecco
Salsola soda. Barilla plant. Barba di frate. Friar’s beard. Agretti. We find many names for those we love. And we do love this springtime Mediterranean succulent. It has a grassy spinach-y taste, a crisp texture and a vibrantly green colour. Last week, I stumbled across it in the newly opened gourmet shop Frischeparadies in Basel….
Smoked sturgeon with carrot slaw
Do you remember my blog post referring to our wedding dinner based on regional produce? Last week, I came across some beautiful smoked sturgeon from the same farm delivering fish for our wedding reception – Tropenhaus Frutigen. Sturgeon is a fairly fatty fish that screams for a tart side dish. A crunchy carrot slaw balanced…
Spaghetti alla vongole
Clams – the ideal ingredient to pimp up an ordinary dish. Like pasta. Add some bacon and white wine and have yourself a luxurious meal within minutes. Perfect for Wednesday supper! Fry chopped bacon in a pot. Remove and sauté finely chopped shallots, garlic and celery in the bacon fat. Add the fried bacon and…
Midsummer tapas
My Midsummer tapas unites the traditional tastes of this festivity: pickled herring, egg, potato, onion, dill, chive and crème fraîche. I pickled the herring and baked the crispbread myself, but obviously you can opt for a bough version. The three tapas dishes can be served separately as appetizers or – as in this case –…
Tuna • Passion fruit • Lime • Coriander
I’m a huge fan of sashimi, ceviche and tiradito. On the other hand, I love roast notes, as well. This is my combination thereof. Strain the pulp of two passion fruits through a sieve. Mix a dressing of lime zest and juice as well as olive oil, chopped chili and coriander. Fry the tuna in…
Calamaretti • Sweet potato • Red pepper • Salicornia
Six years ago, around this time, my hubby and I visited NYC. Newlywed. On honeymoon. We treated ourselves to Eleven Madison Park – the No. 1 in The World’s 50 Best Restaurants. I very much loved Daniel Humm’s idea (he’s Swiss by the way) of indicating the main ingredients of his courses, rather than revealing…
Moules marinières
Today in the grocery store, I found myself in front of the fish counter contemplating whether or not to buy fresh mussels. I really really enjoy them, but the cleaning effort usually deters me. Luckily enough, I was contemplating out loud and the nice fishmonger offered to clean the mussels for me (thank you, Loeb!)….
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