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Barbara Lesz / 15. May 2013 18:17

Tom Yum Goong: Hot and Sour Thai Soup

Ingredients: 2 dl chicken broth 2 stalks fresh lemongrass, sliced 4 dried kaffir lime leaves A thumb-size piece of fresh galangal or ginger, sliced 2 red chilies, chopped evenly 2 tablespoons fish sauce (available at the international shops in town) 1 1/2 teaspoons brown sugar 6-8 black tiger shrimp, peeled Juice from one lime 2 scallions, sliced 1 handful fresh [...]

ISU / 3. May 2013 19:54

Tortillia de Potata (Spanish Omelet)

Ingredients: 6-7 medium potatoes, peeled 1 whole yellow onion 5-6 large eggs 2-3 cups of olive oil for pan frying Salt to taste   Cut the peeled potatoes in half lengthwise. Then, with the flat side on the cutting surface, slice the potato in pieces approximately 1/8″ thick. If you slice them a bit thick, don’t worry – it will [...]

admin / 18. April 2013 11:39

Ask an… Advisor

Dear advisor, I fell in love. But not with anybody ordinary, with a very special and unique person. But let me start from the beginning – when I started going to Kraft, my only hope was to lose some additional kilos and make my belly look flatter. To achieve that, I went there at different times of the day and [...]

ISU / 16. April 2013 12:00

Tamagao (Japanese omelette)

Ingredients: 3 eggs 1 tablespoon mirin (sweet cooking rice wine) 1 tablespoon sugar 1 teaspoon light soy sauce Crack the eggs and lightly mix them. You don’t want to incorporate air into them so the best way is to use chopsticks: stir them gently without whipping, but make sure that the eggs and yolks are completely mixed together. Add the [...]

ISU / 24. March 2013 10:50

Pain Perdu (French Toast)

Ingredients: 6 large eggs 1 1/2 cups milk 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 2 tablespoons granulated sugar 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 10 to 12 thick (1/2 to 1/3 inch) slices day-old French or Italian bread 4 tablespoons unsalted butter Powdered sugar Maple syrup (optional) In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, vanilla, sugar, and cinnamon until blended. Arrange [...]

admin / 24. March 2013 10:41

Ask… Tromsø!

Dear Tromsø, I’m not going to complain or anything. Don’t worry. There’s just a few things I just need to say to you. First of all, why is the weather over you so shit? I mean, come on. Literally every day starts with sunshine and 5 minutes later there are clouds all over the sky. They appear as if from [...]

admin / 6. March 2013 20:45

Ask… The Sun (again)

Dear Sun, So far you’ve presented us with nothing more than clouds, and we rarely see you coming out of them. I am on the verge of losing my sanity, seeing all the posts of my friends from Southern Norway and the rest of the world, already enjoying spring. I would really love to share that excitement with them, but [...]

Diana Ortiz / 6. March 2013 18:40

Crema de CafĂŠ

This is a nice cold drink/dessert and the great advantage is that you can get the coffee everywhere and from everywhere, however I must suggest, Colombian coffee always.   Ingredients: 2 ½ cups heavy cream 1 cup of coffee (it can be either instant coffee or from the coffee maker, the important thing is to make it stronger, so use [...]

admin / 22. February 2013 06:05

Ask… Winter

Dear Winter, I’m sick of you. I’m not gonna lie to you — I was so happy when I found out that next week it’s gonna be warm and there’s a chance you’ll go away. Finally. Don’t get me wrong, you make everything look nicer than it actually is. And I like it. But 2 months is enough. Just go. [...]

Barbara Lesz / 21. February 2013 06:03

Chicken masala

Ingredients: 4 chicken breasts 2 dl yoghurt 2 tablespoons of garam masala 3 tablespoons of oil 3 cloves of garlic 1 can of skinless tomatoes 3 dl coconut milk 2 onions salt   Cut the chicken breasts into cubes. Mix the yoghurt with spices, crushed garlic, coconut milk and oil. Depending on your tastes, add salt accordingly. Leave it for [...]