It’s cold outside. And rainy. And generally clammy and deterrent – I’m so, so done with this wintery weather. A good time for hot, filling and delicious comfort food, served with toasted bread, directly from the pan.
Pickled Cauliflower and Green Beans
I made pickled cauliflower and beans using lactic acid fermentation. I know these from my childhood where it was served as an extra to various home-style dishes.
It is basically the same practice as for making Sauerkraut but with some different spices added and a little blanching beforehand. The veggies here are both larger and more firm than thin cabbage slices used for Sauerkraut, and in order to become more pleasant they need a little treatment in advance. I’ll know more in about two weeks.
Pan-Sauteed Spinach
Farcydes Top 5 Recipes 2023
These are the dishes I liked best in 2023 and/or that I repeated most often. I’d appreciate if you give them a try, enjoy and let me know how they worked out for you!
Farcydes Favourite No-Sweat Dinners
When you just can’t be arsed into making another fancy and elaborate dinner on a busy weekday evening. I enjoy preparing the eight proven and trustworthy dishes below every now and then as staples that I don’t even have to look up anymore. They’re simple, use mostly pantry items and are thrown together in almost no-time. Plus, they’re delicious and filling, so give them a try and enjoy!
Skyrim Imperial Mulled Wine
Another shamelessly copied recipe from the official Elder Scrolls Cookbook (more precisely: Bethesda’s™ iconic Skyrim computer game from 2011). Since winter kicks our asses hard these days, this recipe seemed like a perfect match. Quote from the book:
“Many Imperials have found Skyrim’s climate difficult to bear, so when one enterprising garrison cook whipped up this hot drink to help ward off the northern chill, it quickly gained popularity across the region and beyond. It makes use of a few Imperial ingredients that must be imported, but its warming qualities are well worth the extra expense.”
Super Easy Asian-Inspired Chicken Thighs from the Oven
I had leftover uncooked chicken thighs – this doesn’t happen very often in my household 🙂 We were both hungry and we were both looking for an easy lunch. So here’s what I came up with: A simple, no fuzz chicken dish with an asian touch.
One thing that I have learned, though (by an earlier mistake, LOL): If you have a convection oven, don’t use it. Set your oven to 200 °C (390 °F) above-and-below heat only. Your chicken will come out much more tender and much less dry! I served this with rice, drizzled with the liquid from the roasting pan and sprinkled with some spring onion and sesame seeds.
Yakisoba – Seasoning Sauce Test
I got to the local asian grocey store a couple of days ago (there aren’t so many of them here where I live, so unfortunately I don’t do that all too often) and I found a Yakisoba seasoning sauce that the store guy sold me as a kind of japanese staple condiment. Since I hadn’t seen this product in particular until now I of course bought it right away.
A test-dish with a serious amount of noodles and veggies was very delicious and I can absolutely recommend that brand.
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