sunnuntai 23. helmikuuta 2014
Kevään odotusta värien ja keksien muodossa
Tammikuussa tein valko-suklaakarpalokeksejä. Samalla reseptillä syntyi herkullisia keksejä klassikko makuyhdistelmällä - suklaalla ja aprikoosilla maustettuna. Noudata samaa reseptiä, mutta korvaa valkosuklaa tummalla ja karpalot kuivatuilla aprikooseilla. Kyseisen keksipohjan voi hyvin maustaa myös esimerkiksi pähkinöillä ja muilla kuivatuilla hedelmillä tai marjoilla.
Melkein kaikki lumet ovat meiltäpäin sulaneet ja maaliskuukin alkaa ensi viikolla - aika siis suunnata katse kevääseen. Halusin tehdä kotiin jotain keväistä ja surffailin eri blogeissa etsien inspiraatiota. Päätin valmistaa muutaman keväisen ovikoristeen, joiden valmistus on tosin vielä osittain kesken. Tämän linkin alta löytyy useita kivoja ideoita. Päädyin valmistamaan kankaasta kukkia, joita nyt viikonlopun aikana tulikin tehtyä muutama. Materiaalina käytin vanhoja tyynyliinoja, pöytäliinoja ja ylijäänyttä kangasta. Kukat ovat helppoja valmistaa. Kankaan lisäksi tarvitset kuumaliimapistoolin. Parhaan ohjeen kukkien tekemiseen löysin täältä. Kukkien valmistumisen jälkeen innostuin ottamaan niistä kuvia. Lopputulema on vielä hiukan auki, mutta vahvistuu vielä varmasti ensi viikon aikana.
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Last month I baked cookies with white chocolate and cranberries. I used the same recipe to combine dark chocolate with apricot. Just replace white chocolate with dark one and cranberries with pieces of dried apricot. You can also season your cookies with nuts and different dried fruits.
We really do not have much snow left here in southern Finland, so I'm heading my thoughts to spring already. I wanted to create something with spring colors to our house and decided to create a door wreath. I found this page very inspiring. I decided to start making flowers using old pillowcases, old tablecloths and pieces of leftover fabrics. What a great way to use old fabrics! Flowers are easy to make and besides fabric you will need hot glue. I think best instructions can be found from this blog. I'm not yet so sure what will the final outcome look like but I'm sure I'll find that out during next week.
keskiviikko 19. helmikuuta 2014
Kotitekoiset tortillat
Kotitekoiset tortillat - ehdottomasti kokeilemisen arvoisia. Jos olet tähän asti nauttinut tortillat kaupasta saatavien valmiiden täytteiden kanssa, kannattaa vaihtelun vuoksi kokeilla näitä. Aikaa on syytä varata pilkkomiseen ja tortilloiden leipomiseen. Täytteeseen tulevan lihan voi hyvin valmistaa edellisenä päivänä uunipaistoa varten valmiiksi. Reseptit löytyivät Helsingin Sanomien Torstai-liitteen ruokaosiosta ja ovat katsottavissa myös täältä. Meillä listaan kuului tomaattisalsa, mangosalsa, guacamole, tuoretomaattisalsa, creme fraiche ja ylikypsä possu. Reseptin tortilloille löydät täältä. Täytemahdollisuudet ovat tietysti rajattomat ja jokainen valitsee itselleen sopivat.
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Homemade tortillas - definitely worth a try. They take some time to prepare, but the result is absolutely worth all the work. You can prepare pork meat a day before it needed. These recipes are from a local newspapers food insert. You can of course fill your tortillas to your own taste - here are some ideas to try. We had tomato salsa, mango salsa, guacamole, fresh tomato salsa, creme fraiche and overcooked pork.
Tomato salsa
4 tomatoes
1 small onion
3 garlic gloves
1 big red chili
2 tbsp vegetable oil
(0,5 dl water)
1 tbsp brown sugar
0,25 tsp salt
Cut tomatoes in half and take off strains. Peel onion and cut in half. Set tomatoes, onion, garlic gloves (do not peel them!) and the whole chili into a oven pan. Roast them in oven in 225 c until chili has got a color and onions are roasting on the top. It takes around 20-30 min. Put them in a bowl and add oil. Puree for a moment with a hand blender but do not puree it too smooth. Add water if it is too thick. Season with salt and sugar. Let it cool.
Mango salsa
1 matured mango
half red onion
hald red chili
3 tbsp chopped coriander
1-2 tbsp lime juice
salt
Peel mango and onion and cut them in cubes. Chop chili. Mix all ingredients together.
Guacamole
2 big matured avocados
1 small matured tomato
half lime's juice
(1-2 garlic gloves)
2 tbsp onion
half red chili
0,5 tbls salt
2 tbsp chopped coriander
Cut avocados in half and take off the meat. Puree with a fork. Cut tomato in small cubes. Squeeze lime juice to avocado. Peel and chop garlic and onion and chili. Mix all together. Let it season for a while before serving.
Fresh tomato salsa
1 big tomato
half small onion
small piece chili
1 tbsp lime juice
salt
2 tbsp chopped coriander
Cut tomato in small cubes. Peel and chop onion as well in small cubes. Chop chili. Mix all ingredients together.
Overcooked pork
Serves 4-6
800 g pork loin
1 lime
1 orange
1 onion
4 cloves garlic
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp oregano
0,5 tsp paprika
0,5 tsp chili powder
1 bay leaf
0,5 tsp ground black pepper
0,5 l meat broth (+ water)
1 tsp salt
Cut meat in about 3 cm x 3 cm cubes and put cubes in a bowl.
Squeeze lime. Wash and dry orange. Grate orange zest and squeeze the juice. Take half of grated orange zest aside. Put lime juice, orange juice and the rest of grated zest on a separate bowl. Peel and chop onion and garlic cloves and put them on the same bowl with juices. Add cumin, oregano, paprika, chili, bay leaf and black pepper. Mix and pour into the meat. Mix thoroughly and let it season in the fridge for a few hours.
Take a large casserole and put the meat in it. Pour in the broth. If the meat is not completely covered add some water. Stir in 1 teaspoon of salt. Cook the meat on the stove over low heat under cover at least 2 hours.
When meat is cooked, take 2dl of broth into a smaller saucepan and cook until it has reduced until half. Put meat cubes on a baking paper on a baking sheet. Tear the meat into smaller pieces with a fork. Pour reduced broth, rest of the orange zest and a pinch of salt on the meat. Lift the meat in the oven at 225 degrees and hold it until the liquid evaporates and the meat gets a little color. Do not hold for too long, so that the meat does not dry out .
lauantai 15. helmikuuta 2014
Keittoa kylmyyteen
Pakkaset kaikkosivat ainakin toistaiseksi etelä-Suomesta. Kerkesin kuitenkin ikuistamaan kauniit kuurankukat verannan ikkunoista.
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This tasty sweet potato soup is perfect for winter evenings. It's seasoned with ginger, chili and coconut milk. Original recipe can be found from here.
Few weeks ago we had colder weathers and I managed to take photos from frozen windows from verandah.
Sweet potato soup
1 sweet potato
1 onion
2 carrots
2 potatoes
vegetable oil
little piece ginger
half chili
vegetable stock
1 can coconut cream/milk
salt and pepper
(coriander for decoration)
Peel and cut sweet potatoes, carrots and potatoes. Peel onion and ginger and cut them into pieces. Cut chili and take of the seeds. Sauté vegetables in oil in a saucepan for a while, add chili and ginger.
Add vegetable stock until vegetables are covered.
Bring to boil and cook until vegetables are cooked. Add coconut cream and season with salt and pepper. Use hand blender to mix the soup until smooth. Cut some coriander to decorate the soup. Enjoy!
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