I love making pie and especially this pie I have listed in the recipe further down on this page. This cheese, ham and chicken pie is made from scratch and from a few and simple ingredients. Making the homemade pie is simple to make and it actually does not take that long. [Read more...]
This recipe for cream cheese, mushroom and bacon chicken filet is one of my favorite everyday dishes. The fact that these stuffed chicken filets are super easy to make and that they have a great taste makes them very popular in my home. I have now made these chicken filets so many times that it is one of the fastest dinners I can make - from start to serving it takes about 25 minutes to prepare this dish. Of course, the first it might take you some extra time. [Read more...]
Today I sharing this delicious recipe for Parmesan crusted chicken. There are several things I like about this breaded chicken; the best is that the inside is nice and moist while the outside is golden and crisp. The time it takes to make them is really not that long, I normally estimate about 45 minutes from start until you have a batch of these homemade chicken strips. [Read more...]
Butter Chicken or Murgh Makhani, as it is called some places, is an Indian dish which was invented at a restaurant in Daryaganj Delhi in India. Even though this dish has its roots on the other side of the planet, far away from the traditional Nordic kitchen, I am still sharing it here on my blog.
When I was younger, I was not that happy with foreign and spicy food but after I started to explore the different food the world has to offer, especially the Indian and Asian cuisine, I have learned how to make so many fantastic dishes. From time to time I stumble upon a new kind of food or dish, which I have never had or heard about before but now find very delicious. This Butter Chicken, which I am share the recipe for here in this blog post, is one of these wonderful dishes which I have discovered too late in my life. I know that this dish, for some people, is just a 'normal' and everyday dish but for me it is a great and new experience in the world of food. [Read more...]
This recipe I have here on this page is without doubt within my top 3 of my favorite dinner recipes. I know that some people think this sound odd, that a simple taco can be that high on my favorite-list. Nevertheless, these homemade tacos are just fantastic and they are just a hit in my kitchen. I think it is because they are quite simple to make and only contains a few ingredients that just goes perfectly together. [Read more...]
This recipe for risotto with fried cod and fresh peas is a super delicious dish which is relatively easy to make. Risotto is an Italian rice dish, where the rice is cooked on a pan in broth. In this recipe the broth is based on chicken and some white wine, and is used to boil the rice into a nice and creamy consistency. Normally Risotto is just the creamy rice. However, this recipe is twisted a bit, we have added some fresh peas and the juice from half a lemon - it adds a nice freshness to the dish. In addition, we thought that the dish should have a little more than just the Risotto rice, so we have added a nice piece of fried cod - it goes great with the delicious Risotto rice. As we have mentioned in previous recipes on this blog, in Denmark the official recommendation is that you eat fish at least two times a week. The Risotto with fried cod is a perfect dish to get some delicious fish. [Read more...]
This recipe for a Sweet potato, Spinach, Chickpea and Coconut Curry is without doubt on my top-3 list of favorite vegan dinner dishes. The dish is actually really easy to prepare and it only takes about 45 minutes which is including 30 minutes of simmering time - time you can use to talk with your spouse, your kids or maybe just to relax after a long day at work. Besides being very easy to cook, it is also a very delicious and a good tasting dish. The soft sweet potato, the spinach, the semi-crisp chickpeas and the coconut curry is just a wonderful combination, if you ask me. [Read more...]
The recipe I have shared on this page is very delicious and quite easy to make. This is a recipe for fried chicken in a super delicious peanut butter sauce top with fresh slices of apples and chopped spring onions - allover a great dish, which according to my experience, is loved by most people and especially the younger crowd. [Read more...]
This recipe for a salmon, Spinach and Ricotta Cheese Pasta is just super delicious and absolutely one of my most favorite pasta dishes. The great thing about this pasta dish, besides that it is very delicious and tasteful, is that it is a great source of good vitamins from the Spinach, good proteins from the ricotta cheese and then the good and healthy fat from salmon. Furthermore, it is quite easy to prepare the ingredients for this dish and in general simple to make. [Read more...]
Today, I would like to share a great recipe for creamy curry pasta salad. I typically make this curry pasta salad in the summertime, where I use it as a side dish when I am having a barbecue party. Of course, this curry pasta can be served together with other food which has not been prepared on a grill - I it is just that this pasta salad is perfect together with most meat, sausages, vegetables and similar. It is my experience that most people find this pasta salad very delicious - it is always the first side dish to run empty or maybe it is just me making to small servings. [Read more...]
I am constantly on the lookout for tasteful and delicious dinner recipes which are simple and easy to make - this recipe for a pork and bacon pasta dish is one of them. This dish is very simple to make and it only takes about 30-40 minutes of work which is why it is one of my favorite when I am in a rush or just late home from work. Besides being an easy-to-make and tasteful dish it is also very healthy be course of the broccoli. The dish contains carrots and broccoli which are both great sources of dietary fiber and vitamins and together with some good ground pork meat which are rich on proteins, then you have a healthy and fast dinner. [Read more...]
This time I would like to share another of my favorite recipes which can both be served for breakfast or later at the day for dinner.
The recipe is egg muffins with spinach and tomatoes. There are several reasons why I like these muffins a lot. The main reason is because they have a great taste and that they are very simple to make. The preparation time is only about 20-30 minutes and it does not require any special skills. I normally make these muffins in my muffin oven pan which has 8 holes to hold the muffins. If you don’t have such a muffin pan then you can use some muffin cups, they should give the same results. [Read more...]
I love pizza! A super thin and crisp pizza with tomato sauce, melted cheese, oregano and maybe some chicken is just the best invention ever. This time I would like to share my best and most simple recipe for a super easy-to-make pizza dough. Many people always buys take-out pizzas. However, if you have tried to make your own pizza from scratch you know how great that can be. Of course, it takes some more time compared to ordering from the local pizza shop. I personally think that a pizza should not always come in a cardboard box. Making your own pizza is way cheaper and you can shape and add topping exactly as you like. [Read more...]
This traditional dish is in Danish called Karbonader or sometimes Krebinetter. I have always called them Krebinetter. However, I must confess after having searched around the internet I think the most common name for this dish is Karbonader. The word Karbonader can't be translated into English but they can be called Danish Breaded Pork Patties. I am not sure if this dish was originally invented in Denmark. However, it has always been a popular and traditional dish on the Danish dinner table. [Read more...]
The recipe I have presented just below is an old and very traditional Danish way of preparing potatoes. In Danish this recipe is called Flødekartofler which directly translated is Cream Potatoes. Some people also prefer to call this dish Flødestuvede kartofler which sounds wrong for me, because I have always been used to the word Flødekartofler. This is of course just two different names for the same thing. I think the best English name for this Danish dish would be Scalloped Potatoes, Creamed Potatoes or maybe Creamy Potatoes. [Read more...]
This recipe for Braendende Kearlighed is an old and very traditional Danish recipe. Directly translated Braendende Kearlighed means Burning Love which actually does not say much about this dish, except that it is supposed to be served very hot. This dish is said to be more than a 100 years old and originally from the rural area, and often poor parts, of Denmark. This recipe is very simple and it only consists of a few and relatively natural ingredients which is properly the main reason why this dish was so popular back then. Today, this dish is still served in many Danish homes and it is especially great for [Read more...]
In Danish these butter-fried potatoes are known as brasede kartofler or sometimes just braskartofler which roughly translated simply means fried potatoes. I do not think we can make a 'patent' out of this recipe or call it a traditional Danish recipe. However, it is for sure a well-known recipe in Denmark and a popular way of turning leftover potatoes into a delicious and filling dish. [Read more...]
This fish recipe has without doubt the best easy-to-cook vs. taste ratio that we have ever tried. This oven baked salmon with honey and almonds only takes about 30 minutes to prepare and you only need four different ingredients. The sweetness from the honey and the crunchy feeling from the chopped almonds goes perfectly together with the delicious salmon fillet.
The official recommendations in Denmark is that we should eat fish at-least two times a week. This can, for some people, be a difficult task to manage. Fish can be very delicious but some people think it can be difficult to prepare or maybe they simply just lack inspiration on where to start. If you want to eat fish two times a week, it has to be easy. Many people has a lot to do in the afternoon and evening - so dinner has to be fast and easy. This recipe surely is very easy to prepare and does not require much cooking skills. The fresh salmon fillet is simply just greased with honey and sprinkled with chopped almonds and then baked for about 15-20 minutes - it is that simple!
We normally serve this salmon fillet together with a crisp salad and some freshly baked bread. A simple salad can easily be prepared while the salmon is in the oven. You can find inspiration for different salads in our archive with salad recipes.
Because this fish dish is so easy to prepare and has a wonderful taste - we can easily say this is our top-1 fish recipe.
If you want to cook a perfectly pieces of meat, where all the juices and taste are contained in the meat, this can be done in several ways. A rule of thumb says that the lower heat the better. This recipe shows you how you can cook the perfect pork tenderloin so that the meat gets super juicy and a delicious pink color. When we are talking about a pork tenderloin the temperature must not exceed 60 C (140 F) - above this temperature the meat starts to get grey and dried [Read more...]
We love lasagna and we have it for dinner on a regular basis. For years we always had the regular lasagna with beef, which is very good, but at the long run we needed some change. This recipe for chicken lasagna with spinach, cottage cheese and béchamel sauce is now one of our favorite lasagna recipes. It is easy to make and has a super delicious taste.
We have served this lasagna for friends and family, each time with great success. We have also served it for kids who find it delicious even though it has spinach in it. We always make our lasagnas from the ground and we never use a lasagna powder mix where you only need to add water and meat. The time spent to make the lasagna is almost the same; however the one you make from fresh ingredients is just must better.
Sometimes the dinner just has to be easy and you don't want to spend the entire afternoon or evening preparing and cooking a dinner. In this case, this recipe for barbecue marinated chicken drumsticks is super easy to prepare and it's just perfect when you are looking for a very delicious dinner that doesn't take forever to make.
You simply just make a batch of homemade barbecue marinade and pour it into a plastic bag together with some chicken - then you let it marinate for some time and later grill it on your grill or in the oven.
If you do know that you are going to have a busy day, you can easily prepare the barbecue and chicken the day in advance and let it marinate in the plastic bag overnight - this way the chicken only gets more juicy and tasteful. While the chicken is on the grill you can prepare a nice salad and then you have a healthy and delicious dinner in about 20 minutes - so there's no excuse to go and pick up junk at your local fast-food chain.
Chicken curry is a very common dish in many parts of Asia and the Caribbean. In Asia a curry dish mostly gets its flavour from ginger, chili, garlic and a whole series of different spices. Outside Asia it's more a tradition to use curry powder which is a mixture of different spices.
This chicken curry dish is very delicious and the pineapples and coconut gives it a nontraditional but wonderful exotic taste. The coconut milk gives it a cream and rich flavor where the pineapples gives a great sweetness to the dish. [Read more...]
In the summer of 2014 we were on a summer holiday in the warm and sunny Florida, USA. We have been traveling in the US several time and are both in love with the country. The US has some of the most wonderful nature in the world, super delicious restaurants and the American people are very friendly and always helpful. On our trip to Florida, we came across the popular restaurant change The Cheesecake Factory which is very famous for its cheese cakes, as the name implies. At this restaurant we were served by a super friendly waiter who suggested that we tried their avocado egg roll as starter. [Read more...]
Cordon bleu is a nice and classic dish for dinner. A Cordon bleu is meat wrapped around some cheese and sometimes ham, then it's breaded in flour, egg and bread crumbs and fried. We have been told that the first Cordon bleu has its origin in Switzerland and goes back to around the 1940s were it was made with veal. One time we had processed Cordon bleus for dinner and decided to try making our own - and we're so happy that we did. The processed Cordon bleu can't be compare at all to the homemade ones. They are just way more delicious! The fact that you can use ingredients of a certain quality means a lot. The processed Cordon bleus you can buy at the supermarket, in fancy and good looking card board boxes, are typically made from the cheapest ingredients and packed with different artificial additives. The ingredients used in this recipe are simple and fresh. [Read more...]
