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Trim 200 gr of venison filet.   Mix 2 tbsp salt and 4 tbsp sugar well, and rub into the meat.   Add 2 tbsp gin, 1 tbsp juniper berries , 3 sprigs of  thyme and 3 sprigs of parsley.   Marinate for two hours, turning the meat after one hour.   Pat the meat dry.  Fry quickly in hot and dry pan for 30 seconds on each side.   Cool down and cut in thin slices. Fry some wild mushrooms in butter on medium/high heat until firm (5 minutes). Add salt and pepper to taste. Cut an apple into thin strips (julienne style).  Which I forgot :)  Serve as in the picture with sour cream , cranberries and cress. Recipe by Andreas Nicoletti on cookniche.com from simple food, looking good Gin and juniper berries cured venison tataki Recipe from Sweet Cake Gin and juniper berries cured venison tataki Recipe https://sweetteabiscuits.blogspot.com/2019/11/gin-and-juniper-berries-cured-venison.html

Clarify some  butter.  Then whisk an   egg yolk  with 1/2 tbs lemon juice  and 1/4 teaspoon  soy sauce.  Finish with whisking in 1/2 tbs  clarified butter. Sauce ready. Deep fry the  asparagus  (about 2-3 mins) Serve as shown, the asparagus sprinkled with some  sea salt  and topped with  salmon roe. A Nobu recipe, who got the sauce from Dynasty star Linda Evans from simple food, looking good Amuse green asparagus, salmon roe Recipe from Sweet Cake Amuse green asparagus, salmon roe Recipe https://sweetteabiscuits.blogspot.com/2019/11/amuse-green-asparagus-salmon-roe-recipe.html

Mix 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 tsp sesame oil, juice from 1/2 lime, 1 tsp white balsamic, 1/4 tsp minced lemon grass , 1/4 tsp finely grated peeled fresh ginger. Slice scallops in half and put them in the fridge and in the marinade for 15 mins. Slice a pear  length wise. Serve as shown with edible flowers and  scallion slivers Recipe by Gayle Quan on cookniche.com from simple food, looking good Scallops ceviche on pear Recipe from Sweet Cake Scallops ceviche on pear Recipe https://sweetteabiscuits.blogspot.com/2019/11/scallops-ceviche-on-pear-recipe.html

Whisk 300 ml of cream with sugar . Warm 100 ml of raspberry beer, au bain marie and melt 150 gr dark chocolate in it. Fold the whipped cream in the chocolate and keep in the fridge. Serve with fresh raspberries. (A recipe by Jeroen de Pauw in njam.tv) from simple food, looking good Chocolate and raspberry beer Recipe from Sweet Cake Chocolate and raspberry beer Recipe https://sweetteabiscuits.blogspot.com/2019/11/chocolate-and-raspberry-beer-recipe.html

Mix  mayonnaise with wasabi paste  (for the taste) and spinach leaves  (for the colour) and liquidise with there stick blender. Roast some  sesame seeds in a dry pan. Pan fry the scallops (in the same dry, very hot pan), 50 seconds per side. Serve with soy sauce and trout eggs . (Recipe by Mia Rehn on cookniche.com) from simple food, looking good Scallop, wasabi mayo, trout eggs Recipe from Sweet Cake Scallop, wasabi mayo, trout eggs Recipe https://sweetteabiscuits.blogspot.com/2019/11/scallop-wasabi-mayo-trout-eggs-recipe.html

S pread 2 rabbit legs with 2 tablespoons of Dijon mustard. Place in a bowl, cover with cling film and put in the fridge for at least 4 hours. Preheat the oven to 160 C.  Brown the rabbit pieces all over in olive oil and a tbsp butter and transfer them back to the bowl. Deglaze the dish with 200 ml white wine and pour this over the rabbit in the bowl. Heat 25 gr duck fat (or clarified butter) in a casserole dish and fry 1 large, chopped onion , 2 finely chopped cloves of garlic and 100 gr lardons. When they have browned and softened a little, add 1 heaped tbsp of   flour and cook for a minute or so. Gradually add 500 ml chicken stock, stirring well after each addition to make sure there are no lumps. Put the rabbit back in the casserole dish, cover and bring to a simmer. Transfer to the oven and cook for 1¼ hours, or until the rabbit is tender. Check the rabbit is cooked through – the meat should be starting to fall off the bone. Poke the legs with a knife and if i...

F rom so long I was thinking of making lamb chops but many things were going through my mind, like how they will turn out, whether they will get cooked properly or not and whether they taste good if baked. But when I saw lamb rack in Costco, I thought of giving it a try and here it is today in my blog which I am sharing for all of my friends to try and let me know how this dish turned out. Before making the lamb chops, I was thinking this dish as a time consuming one, but once you start the process, this dish will take less time and at the end you can enjoy a very healthy and tasty, delicious food. Marinate the lamb rack using the marinade ingredients and bake it till done. A perfectly cooked, mouth watering, juicy lamb chops will be ready within no time and this will be a hit among the guests. Marination plays an important role in enhancing the flavors of lamb chops. this can be served along with Indian mint chutney or along with potato wedges or cooked veggies. I served t...

Start (a day in advance) with the sauce by sweating a sliced shallot. Add 200 ml red port, 100 ml r ed wine, 200 ml brown game stock and 2 tbsp red wine vinegar. Then add 2 cloves, 2 l aurier leaves , 4 junipers and some sprigs of thyme. Simmer till reduced till 1/3. Sieve and reserve. Next day add a tbsp fig jam to the the sauce, warm it with the figs in it. Panfry the venison steaks, 3 mins on each side. Let the meat rest and keep warm in alu foil for 6 mins. In the meantime whisk small cubes of cold butter in the sauce, till velvety. Serve with wintergreens and mash. from simple food, looking good Venison, figs, port sauce Recipe from Sweet Cake Venison, figs, port sauce Recipe https://sweetteabiscuits.blogspot.com/2019/11/venison-figs-port-sauce-recipe.html

I first tasted this fish curry, when my dear friend made it for a potluck and instantly we all liked it. From then on,  I started making this fish curry by asking her for the recipe. When I made the first time, I forgot to note down, so the next time again I asked her for the recipe and this time I noted it and here I am sharing the recipe in my blog. I never made a fish curry other than the Kerala style . My daughter likes this fish curry a lot, as this is not at all spicy. A perfect kid- friendly dish. Of course in any dish we can adjust the spices accordingly. This is a delicately flavored, finger- licking, delicious dish in a bowl which can be served in a party along with appam / idiayppam . I am sure that this will be an instant hit. This is a simple and an easy dish with a combination of freshly roasted and ground spices and tangy gravy in which the cleaned fish pieces gets cooked till done. Here in my house, fish curry is everyone's favorite and this is a perfect on...

Pre heat the oven at 185 C. Peel a small celeriac and (best with a mandoline) slice it very thinly, then use a 5 cm service ring to cut out 14 circles. Blanche for 3 mins in boiling salted water, take out and dry. Mix 20 gr butter with some oregano and 1 pressed clove of garlic. Take 2 (12 cm) oven dishes and put in the butter mix. Then the celeriac, half overlapping each other. Finish with some slices of tallegio cheese and then cover with puff pastry. Brush with egg yolk and bake in the oven for about 12 mins. Serve upside down on a plate, decorate with pine nuts, cress  and samphire from simple food, looking good Tarte tarin of celeriac Recipe from Sweet Cake Tarte tarin of celeriac Recipe https://sweetteabiscuits.blogspot.com/2019/11/tarte-tarin-of-celeriac-recipe.html

Defrost 12 big prawns in time, wash and peel them and make sure they are completely dry (otherwise they will cook instead of fry). Preheat the oven at 200 C. Cut an onion crosswise halfway and put in the oven for 30-40 mins. Lightly fry a shallot in butter, then add cubes of 1/2 Granny Smith and 1/2 Jonagold apples. Crush a lemongrass and cut finely, add to the pan, with 3 tbsp fresh coriander, 4 halved cherry tomatoes and a tbsp curry. Add 200 ml chicken stock and simmer for 20 mins. Finally add 100 ml coconut milk , a tbsp butter and 50 cl cream and liquidise with the stick blender. Keep warm. Boil some carrot for 7 and some leek for 5 mins Lightly oil the prawns and fry them in a very hot pan for 1 minute, add some butter and fry the other side in another minute. Then take them out of the pan. (The secret to be sure of ending up with nice and juicy prawns is to dry them completely after defrosting, to use a very hot pan, to cook them in a ver...

Cut 1 leek, 1 shallot and a clove of garlic and lightly fry till soft, then add a dash of white wine. Add 100 gr frozen snow peas and 125 ml vegetable stock. Bring to the boil and then simmer for 5 mins.. Add 60 gr spinach and soften, then liquidise with the stick blender. Add 60 ml of almond milk and the juice of 1/4 lemon. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg .  Stick small goat's cheeses under the grill till they just start to melt. Serve as shown, with some ricotta, cress and flakes of crumbling old cheese (Cantal type) from simple food, looking good Goat on the green. Recipe from Sweet Cake Goat on the green. Recipe https://sweetteabiscuits.blogspot.com/2019/11/goat-on-green-recipe.html

Pudding or cheese for dessert? Here's a nice alternative. Peel a pear and cut into small (1 cm) cubes. Peel a shallot and cut finely. Sweat the shallot in butter and ad 1 tsp fine sugar. When lightly caramelised add the cubes of pear. Stew for about 5 mins.  Season lightly with pepper. Toast 2 thick slices of current bread, then u se a serving ring to cut out 4 circles Cut 4 slices from a goat's cheese to put on the circles of bread. ad some thyme leaves and r unny honey. Put under a hot grill untill the cheese starts to melt. Serve as shown. (A recipe from njam.tv)   from simple food, looking good current bread , goat's cheese, stewed pear Recipe from Sweet Cake current bread , goat's cheese, stewed pear Recipe https://sweetteabiscuits.blogspot.com/2019/11/current-bread-goats-cheese-stewed-pear.html

Thinly slice (per 2 pers) 3 mushrooms  and mix with some  rucola. Season with pepper, salt, l ime juice and 3 tbsp aromatic   oil from a jar of sun-dried tomatoes. Make a spread from  sun-dried tomatoes in the blender. Then spread over carpaccio and add parsley and grated Parmesan cheese. Roll up. Serve as shown. One... or two pp. Recipe Jeroen de Pauw. from simple food, looking good Stuffed carpaccio, salad Recipe from Sweet Cake Stuffed carpaccio, salad Recipe https://sweetteabiscuits.blogspot.com/2019/11/stuffed-carpaccio-salad-recipe.html

Slice 2 (salted) herring in cubes, do the same with half an onion and 2 spring onions . Mix and add some l emon juice , worchester sauce, olive oil and sweet chili sauce to taste. Use a service ring to plate and cover with herring eggs (or real caviar) (Recipe Jan Buytaert) from simple food, looking good Herring tartare Recipe from Sweet Cake Herring tartare Recipe https://sweetteabiscuits.blogspot.com/2019/11/herring-tartare-recipe.html

This fish& chips  tartare is simple to make. Buy the fish without chips.  At home cut (per 2 pers.) a gurkin , 1 hardboiled egg, 3 spring onions , 2 tbsp  parsley leaves . Add 3 tbsp mayo, 1 tbsp capers, some lemon juice and a few drops of Tabasco. Recipe by Jan Buytaert from simple food, looking good Fish & .... Recipe from Sweet Cake Fish & .... Recipe https://sweetteabiscuits.blogspot.com/2019/11/fish-recipe.html

Another surf&turf. Slice the salmon (200 gr for  2 persons) as thin as possible. Clean 150 gr porcini and cut them in handsome slices. Fry in olive oil, add some lemon juice and parsley , salt and pepper. Serve as shown, with a few flakes of sea salt. Recipe found on njam.tv from simple food, looking good Salmon carpaccio, porcini Recipe from Sweet Cake Salmon carpaccio, porcini Recipe https://sweetteabiscuits.blogspot.com/2019/11/salmon-carpaccio-porcini-recipe.html

Peel and slice half a cucumber. Cut matchsticks from a Granny Smith.   Whisk 1 tbsp cream and mix with 1 tbsp whole grain mayonnaise , 1/2 tbsp horseradish cream, pepper, salt, the juice of 1/4  lemon and some Worcester and dry sherry. Serve as shown with half a (raw, salted) herring. ( Recipe Jan Buytaert) from simple food, looking good Herring, cucumber, apple , sherry mayo Recipe from Sweet Cake Herring, cucumber, apple , sherry mayo Recipe https://sweetteabiscuits.blogspot.com/2019/11/herring-cucumber-apple-sherry-mayo.html

from simple food, looking good Pigeon Recipe from Sweet Cake Pigeon Recipe https://sweetteabiscuits.blogspot.com/2019/11/pigeon-recipe.html

Start with the vinaigrette: whisk (per 2 pers.) 2 tbsp oil, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tsp apple vinegar , 1 tsp  mirin , the juice and zest of half a lime, 1/2 tsp grated ginger , some finely cut coriander, pepper and half a Granny Smith finely diced. Slice 2 sea bass fillets very thinly.Season with salt , pepper and lime zest. Cut the meat of 1 avocado  lengthwise. Season with lime juice, lime zest, salt, pepper and olive oil. Slice some fennel very thinly, season with olive oil, salt, pepper and lime juice. Start plating with the fish, cover with the vinaigrette. add the avocado and then the fennel. Finish with trout roe. (Recipe by Michaël Vrijmoed? from simple food, looking good Marinated sea bass , avocado, fennel Recipe from Sweet Cake Marinated sea bass , avocado, fennel Recipe https://sweetteabiscuits.blogspot.com/2019/11/marinated-sea-bass-avocado-fennel-recipe.html