La Quiche

another simple meal, basically I thought in using up all the camembert that i had stored in the fridge for some reason... we were thinking what to mix with camembert in a quiche ( oh yes, ham and cream and eggs sounds wonderful, but I wanted to make it as light as possible) so we came out with leeks as an option, and i didn't use but 2 spoons of half fat creme fraiche that also needed to be used up) I love to make up meal from leftovers or things like need to be used.
So here is the camembert and leek quiche in a wholemeal crust, with beans and Andreas'mcarrot orange and sesame seed salad :)

spontaneous dinner

Andri called that he has some quail eggs, special gift of the Landsberg boy and Andreas shouted that he is not gonna eat such thing (because he thought they tasted really weird and disgusting) Andri said that he was getting food for dinner, I proposed some pork, then put some rice in the rice cooker.



We were just sort of chating in the kitchen while cooking no fuss dinner... and this is what we get... amazing dinner. I love when this happens.
Andreas cooked the pork to perfection, I'd say. I usually dry it to much, but his were juicy and tender. I added some broad beans to the rice. And of course the quail eggs... which Andreas eat in the end, but then was a bit dissapointed that they tasted just like chicken eggs.

Gnocchi Dinner

Yesterday was one of the last few dates in the year that we are all gonna be around so I thought it would be nice to have dinner all together and cook something big. I also invited Maria and Javier and it was a great night. I did homemade gnocchi. The previous night I had cooked parsnip and honey soup just because they needed to be used up, and turned up so nice that I added to the menu. Last minute I decided to make some sweet potatos crisps to go on top. They were so tasty.


I also made a Semifreddo for first time (something in between a mousse and an Ice cream) which is extremely easy to make and results in a delicious velvety cream. I made it with greek honey and almonds. I regret I forgot to take a picture of it though.

Beetroot relish and goat's cheese starter

Now this is an example of creativity. Laura made this starter by improvising over two of the recipes in the Laundry Cookbook, and it was great. The sweet beetroot relish goes very well with the cheese. I loved it. The photo is a bit dark, though, but it's enough to set your mind going. Can you feel the pull?

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