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Funky Pizza Bites
The first time I made this alternative-style (cheater’s) pizza I made it in large squares and served it with a salad. The version featured here I made as an appetiser recently when we had friends over...
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Fried Halloumi with Lime & Caper Dressing
I was so happy when I discovered that some of the local supermarkets here started stocking Halloumi cheese. (I used to only be able to find it in a specialist cheese shop in the city centre and they...
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Nordic Pesto
Wondering what to do about all those weeds? Well, here’s the solution – make your own pesto with them! In Denmark we’re plagued by Ground-Elder (skvalderkål) in the spring and summer time. However,...
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Pea Salad with Sweet & Spicy Dressing
One of my earliest memories of garden peas goes something like this… The Connor family (I was a Connor back then) had just returned from the annual joyride around Europe – summer holidays where all 5...
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Spelt Salad with Plums & Chanterelles
I seem to have gone plum bonkers recently. However, I’ve decided to limit plum blog posts to two – one savoury and one sweet (the latter will be coming up soon). This recipe is loosely based on one in...
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Creamy Jerusalem Artichoke (Jordskokke) Soup
As autumn hits I always feel the urge to make soups and casserole dishes. This year is no exception. This week we’ve had soup, cottage pie and another one-pot wonder with chicken & chorizo. Alas it...
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Back in Black…and a Cup of Soup
So much for the signs of spring mentioned in my last post. Winter is truly upon us here in Denmark. I realised after I’d taken some of these photos how much black clothing predominated in them. At...
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Spicy Pumpkin Soup with Pan-Fried Carrot Strips
Halloween has always been celebrated in a big way in Ireland, where I come from. When I was growing up it was more about dressing up, spooking each other, playing games such as apple bobbing rather...
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