Month: February 2017

Grandma’s Classics: beef roulades (Rouladen)

26. February 2017
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Dinner / Lunch

A German surprise package traditionally filled with pieces of dill pickle, mustard and thinly sliced bacon. The tart flavour of mustard  and dill pickle is a must, but to complete the filling I prefer thinly sliced vegetables like carrots, onions and bell pepper to bacon.    . Beef Roulades for the roulades: 6 pieces of boneless beef round (pounded) 6 teaspoons Dijon mustard 6 dill pickles (sliced lengthwise) 1 big white onion (cut in thin wedges) 1 red bell pepper (cut in thin strips) […]

creamy cauliflower soup with lemon and thyme

9. February 2017
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Soups

creamy cauliflower soup with lemon and thyme (yields 4-6 servings) 1 tablespoon butter  1 white onion, diced 2 tablespoons water 500ml milk or sugar free nutmilk 1 cauliflower, 100g freshly grated parmesan 2 teaspoons fleur de sel a few twigs of fresh thyme 1/2 lemon, peeled and diced pink or white pepper 4-6 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil In a saucepan melt the butter, add the diced onion, a pinch of salt and 2 tablespoons […]

tarocco oranges with beetroot, red onions and cilantro

2. February 2017
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Salads

At the foot of the Etna grow the best oranges in the world, Tarocco, Moro and Navel. The Tarocco is a half-blood orange, juicy and delicate, with a balanced sugar/acid ratio and a very aromatic flesh. It’s called half-blood because the fruit flesh isn’t as red as the other blood oranges. The colour is influenced by the temperature fluctuations in the night, because all blood oranges need night frost to develop their beautiful red colour. […]