http://www.nordicwellbeing.com/Julies_Kitchen only at www.nordicwellbeing.com Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:32:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_442" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="It was a good life..."][/caption] When Rita turned up at my door with the pieced lamb that I had ordered this autumn from the local Sheep Association, I suddenly had 10 kilos or 22 pounds of high quality grass-fed lamb to prepare this holiday season's dishes with.  ... http://www.nordicwellbeing.com/Julies_Kitchen/2009/12/01/best-braised-lamb/ Real FlavorIn general, I've always harbored an old-fashioned suspicion of the many 'easy' and 'convenient' flavorings available on the supermarket shelves.  Instant sauces and mixes have never been my thing and on each occasion that I've used them just because someone left the box behind, I've always ended up throwing ... http://www.nordicwellbeing.com/Julies_Kitchen/2009/12/01/looking-for-real-flavor/ [caption id="attachment_427" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="It's October again..."][/caption] October wouldn't be October without an apple recipe. At Sweden's smallest factory, which happens to be devoted to apple products, I tasted the most heavenly little apple cake with a cup of freshly brewed coffee. I tasted carefully in order to record the ingredients ... http://www.nordicwellbeing.com/Julies_Kitchen/2009/10/16/thin-apple-cake/ [caption id="attachment_414" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Which fish?"][/caption] In my household we love to eat fish. The problem is that there is one issue or another with buying most of the fish commonly sold in my supermarket. Cod presents a sustainability problem. The farmed salmon has got various health and sustainability issues attached ... http://www.nordicwellbeing.com/Julies_Kitchen/2009/10/05/pollock-or-saithe-in-a-tomato-bath/ [caption id="attachment_409" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="A real winner"][/caption] Now you've been very patient, waiting for me to test that plum sauce and see whether it works with savory foods. The good news is that a) it does and it is superb and b) you get an extra recipe for plums which cropped ... http://www.nordicwellbeing.com/Julies_Kitchen/2009/10/05/more-plums/ [caption id="attachment_399" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="The magic of a plum tree"][/caption] The plum trees in my garden have decided that this is their year! Standing on the 'inside' of a plum tree next to the trunk with the branches curving in like an igloo all around you is quite an experience. Everywhere ... http://www.nordicwellbeing.com/Julies_Kitchen/2009/09/09/plums-under-a-blanket/ [caption id="attachment_393" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="We love them at nordicwellbeing.com!"][/caption] My grandmother always used to say that most things that you prepare taste even better the next day if you rehash them a little bit. I guess she had to develop this approach having lived through two world wars. The thing is, ... http://www.nordicwellbeing.com/Julies_Kitchen/2009/09/03/lovely-leftovers/ [caption id="attachment_386" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Raw Honey"][/caption] Last night I tried out a few experimental recipes from various cookbooks I have in my kitchen library but it was my own dessert recipe, whipped up on the spur of the moment, that I got that 5 stars for. The secret to this lovely sweet ... http://www.nordicwellbeing.com/Julies_Kitchen/2009/08/07/newly-harvested-honey-on-flambed-fruit/ [caption id="attachment_383" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Gold of the Forest"][/caption] It's been a variable summer so far with a bit more rain than most Nordic sunseekers like to see. Yet for those of us who are chantarelle lovers it looks like this is already a remarkable year. The damp forest floors of Scandinavia ... http://www.nordicwellbeing.com/Julies_Kitchen/2009/07/29/best-and-basic-wild-mushroom-recipe/ [caption id="attachment_372" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Scandinavian Sushi"][/caption] When first I came to Scandinavia I worked for a Danish company based just outside of Copenhagen. In their cafeteria on every day of the week one could choose from several different types of pickled herring combined with various toppings and several different types of ... http://www.nordicwellbeing.com/Julies_Kitchen/2009/07/12/scandinavian-sushi/