http://kokblog.johannak.com a cooking blog by Johanna Kindvall Sun, 18 May 2008 21:21:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In the middle of cooking I realized that white wine wouldn’t be the best for this meal. I turned off the heat and ran down to the wine shop asking for an earthy and hearty red for my lamb stew with anchovies. We started to discuss different options when the ... http://kokblog.johannak.com/111/ My favorite sweet is licorice; sweet, salty or both. Unfortunately its hard to find my favorites outside Scandinavia. This has made me dream of making my own licorice treats. This winter I finally got my hands on some licorice powder. I was so totally happy that I wanted to tell ... http://kokblog.johannak.com/109/ Last summer we went to visit some new friends in Sweden. We were invited to dine under their old oak tree. The lady of the house, Sabine spoiled us with a number of unbelievable and unforgettable treats. One of them became my extra extra favorite: lingonberry cream with North Swedish ... http://kokblog.johannak.com/98/ I have now moved Kokblog to this location so please update your RSS feeds. http://kokblog.johannak.com/99/ Some months ago we were celebrating our 90th birthday. We had champagne, caviar and blini - which ended up being a great combination for a great party! M:s Blini 1/4 cup (60 ml) water 1 1/4 teaspoons fresh yeast 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar 1 cup (237 ml) sifted wholewheat flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 ... http://kokblog.johannak.com/88/ Our friend Russel is growing Sweet Grass (or bison grass) in his garden. Sweet grass is the main flavoring in M:s and my favorite vodka, Zubrowka. Zubrowka is based on rye distilled vodka and the grass gives it a smooth herby taste with a touch of bitterness. The smell is ... http://kokblog.johannak.com/87/ We never had spinach when I was a child. Sometimes they served it in school but as a thin and tasteless soup or as a thick compact side dish for fried fish. In my later youth I was told to eat more spinach, as the iron would make me strong ... http://kokblog.johannak.com/83/ When I was a child, I often helped my mother picking lingonberries. Unfortunately we didn’t live in the north where there are lots of them so it was kind of tedious. I also didn’t like the taste so I couldn’t really get the point of wasting my time. It was ... http://kokblog.johannak.com/81/ In Manhattan it’s hard to find great pierogi. I often find them too thick and heavy. Well M:s mother happens to be a great pierogi maker. She makes them so thin and light and fills them with sauerkraut and mushrooms, meat, or cheese and potatoes. I easily end up licking ... http://kokblog.johannak.com/80/ When my sister and I were young and innocent, we used to be out in the vegetable garden ‘helping’ our father. Both of us loved picking and eating carrots directly from the earth. But if one carrot was too small or not fully ready to eat, we kindly placed it ... http://kokblog.johannak.com/77/