niedziela, lutego 24, 2008

very sour cucumber soup with croutons

cook diced potatoes in vegetable stock;
dice pickled (but not in vinegar, the other ones) cucumbers and start simmering in water (I usually grate some of the cucumbers and dice the rest because grating makes the soup more sour);
when the potatoes are almost soft, throw them to the cucumber soup, add bay leaf, fresh black pepper, allspice, but NOT salt (the cucumbers are usually very salty already);
at the very end add some creme fresh and croutons made of stale bread on a frying pan and butter.

sing for your supper

foto by ulcik

sobota, lutego 09, 2008

chicken & greens + green peppers salad

1. marinate the chicken in olive oil, sesame oil, ginger, honey and citron pepper for 2-3 hours
2. heat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius
3. put the chicken into the oven and bake 30 minutes

4. add green peppers and bake for another 10 minutes
5. then add courgette and sweet peas, drizzle with olive oil, season with salt and pepper & bake for another 15 minutes



For the GREEN PEPPERS SALAD
1. slice the peppers thinly
2. drizzle with olive oil and xeres (cherry) vinegar


3. season with chilli flakes, citron pepper and celeriac salt
4. scatter a handfull of peanuts crushed with a pestle and mortar

The effect should be delicous and crunchy :)