Category Archive for "Life" | International Menu

Same tasty salad, different way to cook

12Mar

I make this salad once in a while, we love octopus ink, this rice salad is easy, quick to make and really flavorful! Usually I fry the vegetables and then cook all in a rice cooker but this time everything was made in my instant pot, even easier and still delicious! Read more

Good drinking water habit

Posted by Olya Sandstrom

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12Mar

My new good drinking water habit, add twigs of rosemary, mint and basil in water, so refreshing, with light taste of herbs (more…)...

Mongolian beef and eggs fried rice

Posted by Olya Sandstrom

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10Mar

Mongolian beef and eggs fried rice. Some tips: cut the meat into strips (into even slices, about 1/4 inch wide), against the grain. Do not overcook, quickly searing the meat in batches. I usually use 500g flank steak or New York strip steak; 1/4 cup cornstarch; vegetable oil with little bit of sesame oil; bell peppers, green onions, large onion. For...

Cocoa crepes with mascarpone, candied citron, lemon syrup and chocolate icing on top

Posted by Olya Sandstrom

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08Mar

Cocoa crepes with mascarpone, candied citron, lemon syrup and chocolate icing on top, one of our favorite! For the dough: 3 eggs, 3 tbsp of sugar, 600 ml milk (room temp), 200g flour, 3 tbsp cocoa, 2 tbsp vegetable oil. You'll get around 15 crepes. For the cream: 250g mascarpone ( or cream cheese), 250 ml whipped cream, 4 tbsp sugar...

Fish sauce Caramelized Wings

Posted by Olya Sandstrom

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04Mar

Caramelized wings is a Filipino inspired dish of chicken wings (1 kg) cooked in a mixture of honey (1/2 cup), fish sauce (3 tbsp), garlic (4 cloves, minced), 2 pcs birds eye chillies , finely chopped (I used hot pepper flakes), lemon juice (half of lemon) until it caramelized. First, in a non-stick pan add oil and chicken wings...

All day -cooking day

Posted by Olya Sandstrom

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02Mar

Today was a full day of cooking ? First I made a delicious dessert, Italian cannoli crêpes with mascarpone, homemade candied citron, drizzled in a lemon syrup, and sprinkled with pistachio sugar; it was an amazing and heavenly taste! The crepes were so easy to make and cook, and they were so delicious with the mascarpone...