This "quick halloumi and avocado salad" is the result of some creative thinking, and while I originally had no intention of posting it, it looked just so darn nice on the plate (and tasted amazing) that I decided to grab a few quick snaps and write it up. I was in town and lost track of time somewhat. My wife was due to work in the afternoon and when I returned from town she was taking a well-deserved nap before leaving. I decided to make her a little something to eat before she went to work ...| Home Sweet Sweden
I've never cooked with physalis (is that the plural?) before, and come to think of it I've never cooked with green tea either, so making this gave me a great chance to flex my culinary muscle, and while making jam isn't really "thinking outside the box", the physalis and green tea jam was easy to make, and the taste was amazing. Like... actually, really, really good. It ended up being one of these experiments which you feel really pleased with, and given my previous opinion of physalis, it wa...| Home Sweet Sweden
I can safely say that these are the best falafel I've ever made, but then I've only ever made them twice and the first time I tried my beautifully crafted falafel disintegrated as soon as they hit the hot oil. After reading A_Boleyn's post here about her falafel adventures I immediately began craving one such sandwich myself - specifically one that they used to serve in a restaurant in the Marais district of Paris. Falafel restaurants in this area are not uncommon... serving up crisp, fluffy,...| Home Sweet Sweden
So, much like my kind-of-sort-of-not-really-Bircher Potatoes, here's another dish from the annals of my childhood which I've forever known as "Normandy Pear Pie". As is often the case for dishes that aren't that well known, I usually have a quick peek at Google before writing out the post just to make sure I'm getting the name right, if it actually exists, or even just to see if I can find any information about this dish I know so well but others can only give me blank stares when I mention i...| Home Sweet Sweden