Ingredients 1 large aubergine 2-3 garlic cloves 1 tbsp tahini 2-3 sprigs of fresh rosemary 4-5 stems of thyme 1/2-1 chilli 1/2 small lemon, the juice olive oil salt and black pepper Method Preheat the oven to 220°C. Peel the garlic and divide one of the cloves in two. Take one half aside, but finely […]
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The summer is over! At least here in Iceland. It had a really nice start with sunny May and first weeks of June. However, the rest the summer was cold and the sun was hiding for the most part until in the third week of this month, when it also got slightly warmer for a […]
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Homegrown veggies and herbs taste like heaven to me. When it comes to harvesting August is the best month here in Iceland. Most of the ingredients in this dish come from my garden and greenhouse, everything except olive oil, lemon juice, plant milk, red onion, capers salt and black pepper. Those that don’t grow at […]
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I’m harvesting a lot from my greenhouse and grow boxes these days and the veggies and herbs in this recipe come from there. The Icelandic arctic char is quite special. If you can’t get a wild arctic char at least make sure it comes form a land-based farm. You start by making the cucumber salad […]
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An update on how things are coming along in the greenhouse and garden is long overdue. Reason is I spend more time tending to my plants these days than writing. To cut a long story short everything is going splendidly. It’s only mid July but I already have homegrown salad, cucumbers, sugar snaps, spinach, kale […]
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Growing veggies and flowers at home is going a lot better this year because May was exceptionally sunny. Looking at photos from the same time last year I can see that everything is about the same now, on June 5th, as it was a month later in 2021. However, it’s not only the weather to […]
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I figured I would enjoy having a greenhouse in the springtime and it didn’t disappoint me. Around April 22 there was this crazy kitchen party going on in my flat. So I bought an electric oven for the greenhouse, started pricking out, and the plants have been thriving well there ever since. I’m crossing my […]
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“April is the cruelest month, breeding lilacs out of the dead land, mixing memory and desire, stirring dull roots with spring rain.” -T.S. Eliot, The Waste Land. One could think he was writing about Iceland. It’s the 5th of April and it’s snowing yet again. Frosty nights are forecast throughout the week. Half a month […]
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Ingredients 120 g celery 400 g celery root 500 g sweet potatoes 400 g pumpkin 300 g carrots 300 g cauliflower 1 big red onion 1 big onion 8 garlic cloves 2 tbsp fresh ginger, finely chopped 2 red chilli 1 tin chickpeas 3 tins chopped tomatoes, organic 100 g chestnut mushrooms (optional) 50 […]
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Ingredients marinade 400 ml olive oil 1 red chilli 1/2 tsp chilli flakes 2 tbsp grated ginger 7-8 garlic cloves 1 tbsp curry powder 1/2 tsp sumac 1/2 tsp moroccan harissa 1/4 tsp coriander powder 2 tbsp cilantro, chopped (optional) veggies 1 aubergine 50 g broccoli 25 g string beans (or any other green beans […]
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