TORsday - recipes from the Norwegian Kitchen - #2

This TORsday I will present a dinner that could be enjoyed year around.
As usual, it needs planning.
First thing to think about is of course what you can pick from your own harvest.
This week my recommondation is very simple for busy people:
PLAN AHEAD.
- What do we want for dinner?
- What do we have in the Fridge and Freezer and in your Garden
WRITE YOUR SHOPPING LIST.
- When you have made up your mind and checked out what you have allready in house, you can write your shopping-list. Easy thumb-rule. Right?

This is our menu:
Starter:

Avacados with red caviar and some organic mayonnaise (in the bottom)
- Cut the Avacados in two pieces. Take out the stone and but that in a pot with soil. If lucky and cared well for, you will have your own Avacados the next time. Just remember to buy organic fruits. (They are normally more adaptable)
- Then put some organic mayonnaise in the bottom of the hole after the stone.
- Add Caviar on top. Use your own favourite Caviar. Also Beluga is acceptable.

What to drink?

A Moët? Why not. (You can also have a Chandon if you live in Argentina or USA) - Water is also OK. But avoid Coffee.

Main Dish:

Fish Fillets. White or red. The most fresh is normally to be find in your shops freezers.
Buy some pine seeds, if they are not in your regular supply.
Buy some fresh, organic persil if you do not can pick them from your Garden.
Then buy lettuce (if not in your Garden) and some Creme Fraiche.

- Rince the lettuce, mix with creme fraiche and stir for a little while in a kettle. (Minnesota Wild Rice will also be perfect for this dish)
- Bring out a pan. Use real butter or oil. Heat up, but not to hot. Put the fish and the pine seeds in the pan. Turn the Fish around so both sides will be equally heated. Be careful, so you not burn your fish. Add persil on top of the fish when nearly ready.
Warning: Do not turn the Fish around in the Air, as you do with Pancakes.
- place it on a warmed porcelain plate (hand decorated of course). And serve, with a slice of lemon or Lime. (Remember Silver Cutlery - if you do not have: It's OK with Gold as well)
What to drink?
Not coffee. Something White or Red. No sparkelig or Ice Water (Ice Water is very bad for you, rescent research have documented - hot food and ice cold water makes fat hardend: just try it outside your body and you'll see) . Only chilly, tasteless water will match.
Dessert:

Use some of your Rasberries from your Garden. If you don't have any in your Garden, well then, you must not forget to put them on your Shopping list.
- If you only have frozen Rasberries at hand, take them out of your freezer 1 hour before serving.
- Make Vanilla cream or sauce. Search on Internet for recipe - if you have time to make it from ground, if not: Buy it ready to use. (Is it on your shopping list?)
What to drink?
It's up to you. Something half sweet to sweet due to the freshness of the Rasberries.
Water? Well - then better with Punjab Tea.
(Excuse the blurry photo - I'm still very short-sighted - so now you have learned how that is as well)

Have a great meal and a pleasant weekend.

We will be very busy planning Anna's celeb next Saturday

PS. Might be important??

If you did find this simple meal to complicate to plan, prepare and serve, then we have a solution for you:
Go to Tahome at Lake Tahoe in California. Walk to the nearest shop (very limited parking) and buy what you there and then want for a Luncheon in the Nature. Be aware of Black Bears. Else it's very safe. (2006 - where we met our Dutch guests to Anna's celeb)

Warning: There might be some childish errors in the text. We do not take any responsabilities for eventually misundertandings and causes related. You must be over 18 to serve this dish, even over 21 when serving Coffee avec afterwards in some countries.

TORsday - recipes from the Norwegian Kitchen - with some word spices

Happy TORsday
Instead of Thursday 13, I will introduce Norwegian Cooking (might have some influences from other cultures as well). What most of my dear readers might not know: Norwegians Chefs have won the unofficial world championship in master cooking several times- Bocuse d'Or (also the European). Surprised? I think so.
Some of my readers my remember I gave my DIL a present when I was over the Pond visiting in early August this year? I wrote about papa that did make dinner for the two of them. Yeah?


This is the Book I brought from Norway. My DIL now uses it and makes great dishes. Hurray.
The good thing with the recipes here, is the fact: Cooking made simple and quick in a busy life, based on real, basic materials (100% control of what you eat - nearly)

Some Facts before you read this weeks recipe.
You know the truth about Vikings? They are rather shy. And allways struggled for survival. As close to the North Pole they did and still live. They even went to Iceland, Greenland and Vinland (North-East Canada and USA) to find a better place to cook - more than 1000 years ago.
Then for about 140 years ago, they went to the "Promised Land" in North Dakota. Still 33% of the North Dakotians are of Norwegian heritage.

I'll start with something that many of my readers may have misunderstood. Treathend species or animals.
Starter: Haricots Verte with real farm butter
Main Dish: Whale sirloinded with fresh, organic potatoes and gravy sauce.
Dessert: Fresh, organic berries with vanilla sauce or Ice Cream.
Finnish with: Tiny cup of Espresso (Sugar if preferred, but cane sugar) and a tiny piece of Chocolade - at least 85% Cocoa.
You may also enjoy it with Calvados (young) - or plain fresh water (not ice-water) .
Avoid Sweets

Then comes to fun: How to get hold of the ingredients?

Start early in the Spring. Dig out a field for your Haricot beans. Then buy some seeds. And plant the seeds. Look after the "Bean-field" carefully throught the Summer. Check and be aware of dryness.
Pick the Haricots when ripe.
Wash them and let them dry on neutral paper towels.
Then put them in boiling water for a minute or so, depending on seize.

When digging a field for your Beans, also dig a small land for your favourite Potatoes.
Let them grow naturally. But, don't forget Potatoes are water and starch. All the vitamins and what your body needs are in the "Robe" - the skin, so do not get rid of that important nutrion.
Potatoes should not be "overboiled". Use a fork to test when they have just "softened" in the middle. Use potatoes same size, or chop them equally large.

When everything above, is well in soil, you must plan the Hunting season.
That's the toughest part. And may be restricted by law or money - depending of where you live.

You can hire on a whale ship - as whatever you can do, you can do a deal with the indigenous at Olympia penninsula in Washington state, negociate with hunters from Greenland or Iceland,

or go to a Norwegian shop or market. Like here in Bergen at the Fish Market . Your Guide is my cousin from Americas.
To buy your Whale Beef fresh or Frozen. Here, at the Fish Market, all fresh fish and Fruit de Mer - all from the Ocean - fresh from the day (or last Night).

As with all kinds of tender meat (Whale beef is extrodinary tender) - you can prefare as you like it. In a pan, in the oven or on the BQ. We prefere to use a Pan and some oil or real butter, and served red inside. Then on high temperature. It normally takes a little longer than a "Tournados" or Tender Beef. You'll find out. But, there will be no crises a minute or so less or more.

Gravy sauce, well I think you can make it yourself or just buy it in your local store.

Berries, organic must be. Pick from your own Garden or in a Forest near by you (Nature is amazing). May be you prefere to buy them from your local Farmers Market - or Grocery shop.
Ice or sauce, it's up to you.

The dessert is only an option, so are the espresso avec.
Bon Appetit - Have a happy and pleasant meal

Facts about Whales: It is species of Whales that are allmost eradicated. Like the Blue Whales. Right? But not all sorts of Whales are endangered. The Minke Whale for instance. They are so many in some areas they have what the Fishers says: Left the ocean black. That means, they eat all the Fish. And die, like some species of Seals, by hunger. It's like hunting Moose, Raindeer and other of that species that have become too many for their pasture. (Humans kills the predators, so they have no longer natural enemies enough to keep the number in line with nature).

More food to be presented (my way) -- so stay tuned.

ps. My health is slowly coming back to normal. Hurray.
Hugs to all of you. I'll soon be back as a regular commenter as well.

Please excuse my English. After some weeks out of normal working days - gosh, I do forget