Jerusalem Artichoke chips with feta cheese dip sauce
It was a flower ones upon a time… Despite one of its names, the Jerusalem artichoke has no relationship to Jerusalem or artichoke. There is no explanation for the name other than a few guesses. One guess is farmers settled in the US started calling it “girasole”. And then, English speakers would have corrupted “girasole […]
How to do my best potato cakes!
Recipe on potato cakes These are great with any meal, or eat theme just as they are. Simple and quick to make with only a few ingredients. Kids love ‘em. It’s a delicious sides to to with our steak or chicken. The icing on the cake is to garnish with some chives. The story behind […]
Martino´s spicy hot apple chutney
Autumn cooking, taken care of my apples! Autumn is here and the apples are hanging ripe in the trees. Then it’s time to take care of them and why not make Martino’s spicy hot chutney. It is perfectly possible to have apples instead of the traditional mango. And I like to have a little extra […]
How to take care of my fresh herbs
And I will also tell you about my trick to preserve the green color of the basil! Yes, summer is definitely over, so I have to take care of my fresh herbs as I live in the northern part of Europe and nights start to get colder. And when nights get colder the basil stops […]
Make your own cherry wine
Imagine yourself in the winter darkness and a winding snowstorm outside the window. You sitting in front of the fire with a glass of “summer scented “cherry wine”. And not like any other wine, the wine you made yourself with your little hands. Picked each little cherry and carefully treated for a few months ago. I […]
How to make Cream Cheese
With yoghurt, fresh herbs, a little bit of garlic, salt and pepper, you can make the tastiest fresh Cream Cheese yourself -and best of all it is cheap and healthy. When I had the restaurant VILLA FRIDHEM in Stockholm in the early 90’s, we served a Cream Cheese with our homemade bread instead of butter. […]
How to make zucchini pancakes
flavored with fresh sage! Every year I plant zucchini and harvest lots of them. And one of the favourites dish is zucchini pancakes with fresh sage. How good and not difficult to cook. In fact, it goes fast and I like to serve “the world’s fastest tomato sauce” to the zucchini pancakes. So I absolutely […]
My dear spud – The Potato
Dear child has many names How many names are there not on our dear potato. I call them POTATOES, or PLUGG. Of course, it depends on where in the world you live. But the very correct name for potatoes is SOLANUM TUBEROSUM (according to Carl von Linné). Otherwise, the name potato comes via English potatoes […]
Mediterranean Bean Soup with Pistou
I always cook more soup than I need. Because it lasts well (and to freeze). So multiply the quantities on the recipes if you are still going to cook this lovely mediterranean bean soup. I really love this bean soup with rich flavour of fresh basil and garlic from the “pistou”. Also perfect with a […]
Make your own Ravioli from scratch, super easy.
Ravioli stuffed with Jerusalem artichokes served with fried green tomato Dear foodies, Chef Martino is back! Today I have a funny tip for you. Namely to make your own pasta. And I really think you should dare to make your own ravioli. Therefore, home made ravioli is so much better and not at all difficult to […]