Hot wheat buns with butter and jam. Great Prayer Day is a Danish festival falling on the fourth Friday after Easter and since 1686 Great Prayer Day was been a National holiday. Originally the day was meant to be spent on prayers and by law all trade and work was forbidden that day. The day […]
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Danish cucumber salad
0 of 5
300-400 g
Danish cucumber salad is a quick and really easy way to enjoy pickled cucumber. No cooking is involved and in just a few hours you will have wonderful pickled cucumber,...
Danish hash
4.5 of 5
15 Minutes
2 people
Danish hash is one of my favorite dishes, when it comes to using leftover food, and it is made of only three ingredients: Onion and leftover meat and potatoes. The...
Vanilla Ice Cream
5 of 5
10 Minutes
1000 ml
Vanilla ice cream, smooth and creamy and with lots of vanilla flavour. The one ice cream we all love and know, and a base for many other ice creams and...
Grilled salad with spring vegetables
0 of 5
15 Minutes
4 people
Grilled salad with asparagus, spring onions, radishes, sugar snaps, feta cheese and fresh chervil. A perfect side dish when the grill is hot and you are about to roast a...
Hoummus
4 of 5
60 Minutes
300 g
Hoummus is a Middle Eastern dip made of chickpeas. Smooth, creamy and often served as a part of an Arab meze along with tabouleh and baba ghanoush. The taste of...
Tabouleh
5 of 5
20 Minutes
4-6 people
Tabouleh is a Lebanese salad made of parsley, mint, tomatoes, bulgur, onion, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper, and Tabouleh is always served as a part of a meze...
Chicken and asparagus tartlets
5 of 5
25 Minutes
10 tartlets
Chicken and asparagus tartlets is a classic Danish dish eaten for more than 100 years. The shells of puff pastry are filled with cooked chicken, fresh asparagus and a Bechamel...
Spinach tart with pine nuts
4 of 5
40 Minutes
Spinach tart with pine nuts is a variety of a well known classic quiche and the classic flavours are still there: Spinach, garlic, egg and cheese. This tart, however, has...
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Greenhouse cleaning
Cleaning the greenhouse is not necessarily the most exciting task in the garden but, to me, it represents the new season and all the pleasures that follows: Beautiful produce, the wonderful smell of flowers and herbs, a safe house when it is raining and you want to be outside, and a warm place to spend […]
Savoury panna cotta
Panna cotta is known and loved all over the world as a delicious Italian dessert. Silky smooth cream with just enough gelatin to settle into a soft shape. But what about savoury panna cotta? Why not use the smooth texture and delicate flavour as a savoury dish instead of a sweet. This may sound weird […]
Season for fresh lumpfish roe
Blini with fresh lumpfish roe, creme fraiche, red onion and dill. A delicate and very beautiful starter. February can be dull, dark and boring in Denmark but one thing always cheers me up. It is season for the delicious lumpfish roe. The lumpfish, or stenbider (stone biter) as we call it in Danish, lives in […]
Danish Christmas dessert no. 1
Should you ever visit Denmark at Christmas time, you are bound to try the Danish Christmas dessert Risalamande. Risalamande is a dessert made of rice pudding, whipped cream, vanilla and almonds, and it is served in every home on Christmas Eve. Recipe for Risalamande. The word Risalamande originates from the French term Riz a l’amande […]
Parsnip and parsley root
Parsnip and parsley root are root vegetables and biennial plants, meaning they complete their lifecycle in two years. The first year they grow leaves, stem and root. Second year they bolt, flowers and dies. Parsnip and parsley root are usually havested in their first year. Both plants become sweeter in flavour when exposed to winter […]
When to harvest Jerusalem artichoke
It is November. Soon winter is coming and it is time to harvest the Jerusalem artichoke before the ground is full of frost. Whether to harvest in October, November or not at all depends on the climate but in Denmark the ground is usually frozen in November. The easiest way to harvest Jerusalem artichoke is […]
Build your own wooden boxes
Wooden boxes are practical for storage and very beautiful but also very expensive. In Denmark you will find several kinds of boxes on the market but they are often sold in designer shops, costing a fortune, and looking so nice you don’t have the heart to use them for vegetables, fruit and soil. The solution: […]
