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The Wheel of the Year
This blog post is a little bit different from the others I made before but it is an important one if you are gardening or even just curious about our history. Our Celtic & Scandinavian ancestors used to celebrate 8 important pagan events that are part of the Wheel of the Year, I wanted to write about them and explain why you should celebrate them or just remind them nowadays. What we know today, thanks to archeology, is that the Scandinavians used to celebrate the solar events (solstice and equinox) and the Celts the events linked to the light (they celebrated the begining of the different seasons during those dates…
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Tagliatelles & Forest Sauce
After home-made gnocchis, I really wanted to try home-made tagliatelles. Here is a recipe for those who don’t own a pasta maker, you can do everything only with a rolling pin. The recipe is for 2-3-4 people. Ingredients for the pastas: 200 g all purpose flour 2 eggs 1 teaspoon olive oil 1/2 teaspoon salt water Ingredients for the sauce: 240 g tomatoes 9 brown mushrooms 1-2 garlic clove 100 g lardons 1 small onion 3 branches parsley 1/2 teaspoon Maggi liquid seasoning black pepper grounded parmesan cheese Recipe: In a mixing bowl, add the flour and salt and mix. Make a hole in the center and add the eggs…
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Autumn-Winter 2020
This year, I really wanted to try an autumn and winter garden. Since we are living in a place where winters are not really cold, I thought that it could be a good thing to get some vegetables for this season. Moreover, for the very first time, one of our banana tree got some bananas! They didn’t get big enough to be eaten but it was so cool to have them in the tree! In late September, we had our last tomatoes. After them, we decided to plant coliflowers and broccolis on this side of the garden, separated by some leeks. We also planted some spinach where we used to…
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Barley Soup
The last time I have visited my Canadian Grand Parents, my Grand Pa’ did his delicious barley soup for dinner. It was so tasty that I still remember the smell and taste today even if it was 4 years ago. Here is my version of Barley Soup because I have changed a few ingredients and also because his soup is so much more delicious… Ingredients for 4 people: 1 onion 3 carrots 3 tomatoes 3 celery sticks 2 garlic cloves 120 g pearled barley 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 L water 1 bouquet garni (thyme, rosemary, sage and bay leaf) 1 chicken stock cube black pepper Recipe: Peel the onion,…
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Minestrone style soup
Minestrone soup is an Italian soup made with good summer vegetables. Usually made with tomatoes, carrotts, onions, leeks, zucchinis, beens, garlic and pastas, I made this one with some products from my garden. Ingredients for 4 people: 6 small carrots 4 small tomatoes 1 and 1/2 onion 2 garlic cloves 1.3L water 1 chicken stock cube 65 g small pastas 150 g mix dry red lentils, green lentils, split peas, mungo beans, black beans, white beans, barley and spelt 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 bouquet garni (fresh thyme+bay leaf) 12 basil leaves 1 teaspoon black pepper Some grated parmesan cheese Recipe: Chop the onions, carrots and garlic. Place a sauce…
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Summer 2020
Every year I enjoy to publish a little post about my garden in the end of summer. As you can see, this year, our banana trees are bigger than ever, it feels so good to have them here, especially in 2020 because it feels like we are on vacation even staying at home. We had enough time to improved our gardening skills by collecting our own seeds form last year’s basil flowers. We made some dry rosemary for friends and familly, then, did the same with lavender. We also extended our vegetable garden by adding more planters and creating a soil zone for planting. With those new places, we added…
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Spinach & Quinoa Salad
I really enjoy to add some quinoa to my salads and since I have planted some spinach in my garden this year, I have decided to prepare a tasty salad with them and my dad’s hens eggs. Nothing else is better than fresh products from the garden! I am also lucky to have a big basil plant from which I took some leaves for this recipe. Ingredients for 1 salad: 60 g quinoa 1 mozzarella 6 cocktail tomatoes 1/2 shallot 1 egg a handfull of spinach 4 basil leaves 1 tablespoon seeds (flax, sunflower, marrow, sesame and chia) 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar 1/2 teaspoon Maggi liquid…
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Smoked Salmon Salad
A few years ago, my husband and I combined smoked salmon with mint leaves and grapefruit to preapre kind of a carpaccio. It was so good that we decided to convert it into a fresh and tasty summer salad! You can also add some shrimps or tomatoes, it is really good also. Ingredients for 2 people: 4 smoked salmon slices 1/2 grapefruit 1 small salad 10 mint leaves 2 tablespoons olive oil 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 1 teaspoon poppy seeds Recipe: Wash and cut your salad, then, place it in your plates. Cut the salmon in small pieces and add it to the salad. Using a knife, remove the grapefruit…
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Raw White Fish Salad
For a fresh and tasty summer fish salad, try my recipe with raw Sea Bream marinated, cucumber, green zebra tomatoes, red onions and grapefruit! Ingredients for 2 people: 1 Royal Sea Bream (2 nets) 1 cucumber 4 Green Zebra tomatoes 1 red onion 1/2 grapefruit 10-15 leaves coriander 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon Maggi liquid seasoning 1/2 teaspoon black pepper Recipe: Prepare the fish nets removing the skin. Rinse them and cut them in cubes. Chop the onion and cut the coriander. Place them with the fish in a plater or bowl and add the olive oil, Maggi liquid seasoning and black pepper. Mix everything together. Using a knife,…
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Summer Salad
With those three vegetables and only a few more ingredients, you will have the perfect fresh summer salad for warm days lunch! Quick and easy to prepare, this recipe is for 2 people. Ingredients: 1 cucumber 1 melon 2 tomatoes 10 mint leaves 4 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon Maggi liquid seasoning 1/2 teaspoon black pepper Recipe: Cut your melon in two parts and remove the seeds. Peel it and cut it in cubes. Remove also the skin from your cucumber and cut it with the tomatoes in cubes too. Chop the mint leaves. In a salad bowl, pour the olive oil and Maggi liquid seasoning and mix. Add all…
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