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Question: What do you get when you combine chicken, bananas, peanuts, whipping cream, chili sauce and bacon? Answer: It’s what Oli served for dinner the other night and it’s a Swedish classic. That’s right. A Swedish classic right out of … Continue reading
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“They’re Calamari” Go to any Italian restaurant in the States and on the appetizer menu you’ll see fried calamari. Today, even sushi bars offer tempura style calamari. They’re irresistible. Sort of like that commercial “bet you can’t eat just one”. … Continue reading
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Celebrating Home Away from Home When Oli spent time travelling the world as chef on some huge oil tankers, you can bet the crews ate well. Travelling all around Europe, into the Mediterranean, the Black Sea, to Norway, Russia, the … Continue reading
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Right from the beginning I want to point out that the shrimp in this ceviche are COOKED. In Ecuador it’s policy to briefly cook any seafood for ceviche before marinating. Oli prepared this ceviche in April when the Virginia Beach weather was still … Continue reading
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When all of your friends have traveled the world and are foodies as well, you can bet that conversations inevitably turn to world food – the interesting, the unusual, the best, the worst, the similarities among countries – you name it. Not long … Continue reading
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I grew up in the city. Even in New England, summers were hot and the beach offered little relief. The choice was to bake on the sand or become an instant block of ice if you dared to venture into … Continue reading
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My daughter, Dagrún Ása and her boyfriend, Pétur Örn served this lamb on Easter in Reykjavík. Since I couldn’t be there for Easter, she emailed pictures of the dinner. I really loved what they did and asked if I could share the photos here. So that’s what today’s … Continue reading
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This is a recipe that I haven’t cooked for several years. I got it from my younger sister Arndís who is named after our grandmother. Very sadly, she passed away on Easter day the 11th of April, 20 years ago. I remember Addý served this stew … Continue reading
All That Cooking 