A couple of week ago I received an email from a local highland beef producer (organic the cattle is held in the mountains of Ticino). They offered minced meat at a fantastic prices and here we are, the first recipe. Ingredients: 300 gr Minced meat from Beef (Highland beef in this case) 1/2 onion 6…
Author: The epicurean kitten
Tarte Tatin
Tarte tatin is a french style of cake. Originally done with apples, can be done with other fruits. This is the easiest recipe, you can always customise it… Ingredients: 8-9 apples ( I used golden delicious as they are now seasonal here), peel them, quarter them and let rest in lemon water. 120 gr. butter…
Ossobuco alla milanese
This is a very rare cut to be found here, so when there was a promotion at the supermarket I did not hesitate! Ingredients for 4 people: 1 kg veal shanks (ossobuco) 50 gr butter 1 onion 0.5 liter beef stock salt a little bit of flour at your taste 1 spoon of Concentrate of…
Hokkaido pumpkin soup
I got inspired again by one of those nice Hokkaido pumpkin in a beautiful orange. This time I gonna make a soup Ingredients: 1 Hokkaido pumpkin 1 red onion 700 gr chicken or vegetable stock Olive oil 200 ml cream salt and pepper Peel the pumpkin, take out the seeds and cut the pumpkin in…
Green Papaya Salad – Som Tam
Had to shop at our local asian shop and I found a green papaya… inspiration! Ingredients: 1 green papaya – grated some cherry tomatoes 2 long string bean some crashed peanuts 2 garlic cloves 2 chillies 1 lime (juice) 2 tablespoons fish sauce 1 spoon tamarind sauce 1.5 spoons palm sugar. In a mortar put…
Deer filet with Whisky Chanterelle Sauce
Finally game season again! Here in Switzerland and neighbouring region it is a speciality. Normally you buy some of the components already cooked as otherwise you will pass the afternoon and evening in the kitchen. In this case I bought the Spaetzle (small sized kind of fresh pasta), the red cabbage (rot kohl) and the…
Chicken Teriyaki – very easy recipe
A very quick and easy recipe Ingredients: Chicken – I used 2 breast filet but would be better to have the skin on, just poke it with a fork 2 spoons of soy sauce 2 spoons of mirin 1 spoon of sake some oil to cook. Mix the soy sauce, the miring and the…
Vegetarian red thai curry with Pumpkin
Saw a very nice red kuri squash and got inspired, let’s try a curry. Ingredients: 1 small kuri squash (cook it in the oven first for 35 min at 180° cut in slices) 2 small pak choi 4 small baby corns some button mushrooms 1 package fresh string bean 1 very small cauliflower 1 tin…
Ravioli with Gorgonzola Spinach and Ricotta filling
Wanted to do some home made raviolis. I use the same recipe for the pasta as I used some time ago. home made pasta. In a pan I put some live oil, some butter, chopped onions and some garlic. Add the spinach and cook for about 5 minutes until soft. Put the spinach in a mixer…
Risotto with Mushrooms, Cognac and cream
Yesterday we were shopping food and got inspired, it’s again mushroom season. Here a little unconventional risotto, if you are on a diet, just reduce the rice amount and add more mushrooms. Ingredients for 2: 50 gr Butter 150 gr Mushrooms cut in small pieces ( I took Chanterelles, Japanese Shimeji and Eryngii) 1 spoon…
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