Shrimp Salad with Avocado and Asparagus

In Denmark we loooove shrimps. Or is that an international thing? Well at least it's something we eat quite often here in Denmark, and one of the classics is the shrimp salad. Here is my own variation with avocado and asparagus.

Klassikeren rejesalat, eller rejecocktail som vi vist allesammen kender. Det er altså også bare alt for lækkert! Her er min egen variation med avokado og asparges.

Ingredients:
1 head romaine lettuce
1/2 avocado
1 medium tomato
handful cooked shrimp
2 white asparagus

1 romaine salad hoved
1/2 avokado
1 mellem størrelse tomat
En håndfuld kogte pillede rejer fra frost
2 hvide asparges 

Dressing:
1 dl creme fraiche or sour cream
1 tbsp ketchup or tomato puree
1/2 tsp paprika
1 tsp lemon juice
salt and pepper

Directions:
Cut lettuce, avocado, and tomato and put in a bowl. Cook asparagus for 3 minutes in the microwave. Cut as well and top with the shrimps and chopped asparagus. 
Mix all the ingredients for the dressing and put on top of the salad. 

Skær salat, avokado og tomat i skiver og kom i en skål. Kog asparges i mikroovnen i 3 minutter i en lille smule vand og med film over i en glasskål. Skær dem i små skiver og kom ovenpå salaten sammen med rejerne. 
Rør alle ingredientserne til dressingen sammen og hæld over salaten.

Enjoy!

Loppefrøskalle Pandekager - Psyllium Husk Pancakes

Pancakes with a boost of fibre. Thats what we like, right? Here's a recipe for some really delicious pancakes which are gonna make a great and healthy breakfast.

Vi kan da godt lide pandekager, som er smækfyldte med fibre og protein kan vi ikke? Her er en opskrift på de lækreste pandekager med en sød og god skyr creme til at komme på toppen. Det er et sikkert hit her!

Ingredients:
1 egg (1 æg)
1 tbsp milk (1 spsk milk)
1/2 tbsp psyllium husk (1/2 spsk loppefrøskaller)
1 tsp vanilla (1 tsk vanille) 
1 banana (1 banan)

Topping:
1 dl (1/2 cup) skyr (greek yogurt) 
1 tsp agave
1/2 tsp vanilla
Fresh fruit

Directions:
Mash banana and eggs and mix with the rest of the ingredients for the pancakes. Make 4 individual pancakes on a pan. 
Mix all ingredients for the topping and serve with fresh fruit for the pancakes.

Mos banan og æg og tilsæt resterende ingredientser for pandekagerne. Lav 4 små pandekager på en pande. 
Rør alle ingredientserne til skyr toppingen sammen og server på pandekagerne med frisk frugt.

Spaghetti with Garlic Sauce, Chicken Roll Ups, and Tomato Caprese

Once again I'm making Italian food... Yeah, I love it, you know.. This time I'm showing you one of my favorite Italian recipes for the classic tomato caprese, which is a salad you always get in Italy. Today I had it with the best spaghetti I've had in a long time and some most delicate chicken rolls with bacon and other good stuff.

Ingredients:

1/2 lb spaghetti

1 clove garlic

1 bag frozen spinach, thawed

1 tbsp garlic creme cheese

1/4 cup milk

1/4 cup parmesan cheese
Salt and pepper

Chicken Rolls:
2 chicken breasts
2 tbsp tomato paste
1 clove garlic
5 slices of bacon
Fresh basil leaves 
salt and pepper

Tomato Caprese:
3 large tomatoes
1 small onion
1 oz. feta cheese
8-10 olives
olive oil vinegar 

Directions:

1. Boil water and cook spaghetti al dente, and drain. Set aside.
2. Make the chicken rolls meanwhile. Cut each breast into 5 slices, and beat so that they get flat with a kitchen roller. 
3. Mix tomato paste and minted garlic. Add to the chicken pieces and top with half a slice of bacon, a couple of basil leaves and salt and pepper. 
4. Bake in oven or grill for 15 minutes.
5. Make the sauce for the spaghetti by sautéing minced garlic in a little bit of olive oil in a big sauce pan. Add the bag of thawed spinach. Stir for a couple of minutes and add the creme cheese and drained spaghetti. Finish with adding milk and cheese and heat it up.
6. Make the tomato caprese by slicing the tomato and onion into rings. Put on a plate, one piece of tomato one onion ring etc. Top with feta cheese, olives and the vinegar dressing.

Enjoy!

Ruccula with Prosciutto and Avocado

Jeg elsker parma skinke, og jeg tror ikke jeg er den eneste derude! Det er bare en af de mange super lækre råvarer fra Italien, som jo nok er det land i verden, som har de bedste madvarer, hvis du spørger mig. Nå, men derfor tænkte jeg, at jeg ville lave en lille salat med parmaskinke var inkluderet, og her er, hvad jeg kom op med.

As I've told you plenty of times before I love salad. After I came back to Denmark I found that the Italian ham Prosciutto is a lot more common than in America here in Denmark. And with the love for Italy and Italian food that I have, I wanted to come up with a recipe for a salad where this delicatessen is included. 

Ingredients:
handful ruccula
1-2 slices prosciutto
1/2 avocado
1 medium tomato
balsamico and olive oil

Directions:
Wash ruccula and tomato. Cut avocado and tomato into slices. Cut prosciutto as well. Toss with the ruccula and drizzle balsamic and olive oil. 

Sweet Chickpea Cookies

So the other day I had some leftovers of chickpeas (garbanzo beans) from the hummus I made, so I wanted to make these grain free cookies which I'd thought about making for a million years.

Ingredients:1¼ cups canned chickpeas, well-rinsed and patted dry with a paper towel
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
½ cup + 2 tablespoons (165 grams) Peanut butter
¼ cup (80 grams) honey or agave
1 teaspoon baking powder
a pinch of salt
½ cup (90 grams) chocolate chips (I used 70 %)

Directions:

Blend all ingredients except chocolate chips until creamy. Fold in chocolate chips and shape little balls/cookies on a cookie sheet. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for about 10-15 minutes, until golden. 

Two Different Kinds of Dip

Veggies are the best if you have a good dip to spice them up a little. These two are some very classic ones which you can buy in almost every store, but why not make them homemade when it only takes 5-10 minutes, and is so much more healthy and you have control over whats in them. I definitely love that.

Tatziki Dip:

1 cup greek yogurt

1 clove garlic

handful fresh dill

1 tsp lemon juice

salt and pepper

Directions:

Minch garlic and dill, and combine with all other ingredients in a small bowl. In a real tatziki you add cucumbers too, but I used it as a dip for my cucumber and squash instead.

Hummus:

1 can chickpeas

1/2 cup greek yogurt 

1 tbsp feta cheese

1/2 tbsp lemon juice

1 clove garlic

1 tsp cumin

1  handful fresh cilantro

salt and pepper

Directions:

Mix all ingredients in a blender until smooth.

Raw Chocolate Cake

Andre end mig, som har hørt om raw cakes? Kager lavet kun på rigtige og sunde ingredienser. Det skal da prøves! Må faktisk indrømme, at på trods af, at der hverken er sukker eller mel eller noget i den stil i denne kage smagte den helt forrygende med en klat vanilie is eller hjemmelavet banan-is. 

Am I the only one who was tempted to try one of the popular raw chocolate cakes, made with natural sweeteners and no flour? This cake actually turned out really good, especially with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. 


Ingredienser:

10 bløde, soltørrede dadler uden sten
1 moden banan
3 æg
4 spsk blødt kokosolie
1 dl stærk kaffe
2 tsk ren vanillepulver
50 g kakaopulver
1 tsk bagepulver
65 g alm. mandelmel
et nip salt

1. Blend dadler og banan til en cremet masse.
2. Mix det med en håndmixer sammen med æg og smeltet kokosolie og kaffe.
3. Tilsæt resterende ingredientser og hæld over i en springform.
4. Bag i ovenen ved 175 grader i 30 minutter.
5. Server lun med en klat is og frisk frugt.

Ingredients:

10 pitted dates

1 ripe banana

3 eggs

4 tbsp coconut oil

1/2 cup coffee

2 tsp vanilla

50 g cocoa powder (1 cup)

1 tsp baking powder

pinch of salt

1. Blend dates and banana until creamy.
2. Blend all ingredients with a mixer and pour into a pie pan.
3. Bake in oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
4. Serve warm with a scoop of ice cream and some fruit.

Kartoffelsalat med Karry - Curry Potato Salad

Nu er jeg så officielt tilbage i mit hjemland Danmark. Har godt nok savnet dansk mad en hel masse, mens jeg har været i USA i 10 måneder, men så er det jo godt, man kan komme hjem og få en masse af de ting, som man har savnet. Her er en ting, som jeg ikke har fået en eneste gang i USA: kartoffelsalat, så her får du et rigtig lækkert bud på, hvordan sådan en kan smage.

My 10 months in USA are now officially over, and I'm back in Denmark and ready to eat lots of delicious Danish food that I can show you guys! Here is a thing I've missed a lot in America; Potato Salad, so here is one of my favorite recipes for one of those.

Ingredients/ingredientser:

1 kg (2 lb) nye kartofler (potatoes)

Dressing:

2 dl (1 cup) ymer (plain yogurt)
1 dl (1/2 cup) græsk yogurt (greek yogurt)
1 tsk (1 tsp) karry (curry)
1 spsk (1 tbsp) sød sennep (sweet mustard)
1 god håndful frisk mynte og purløg (1 handful fresh mint leaves and chives)
salt and pepper

8-10 blommetomater (8-10 small tomatoes)

Directions:

1. Cut potatoes in dices and boil until tender. Don't overcook otherwise they'll get smash when you fold them in the dressing. Let them cool down in the refrigerator for about an hour.
2. Make the dressing meanwhile by combining the rest of the ingredients except for the tomatoes.
3. When the Potatoes are cooled down, fold them gently into the dressing and top with slices tomatoes.

1. Skær kartofler i små terninger og kog dem indtil de er mære, men ikke for længe, for så går de i stykker, når de skal vendes i dressingen. Lad den køle af i en times tid i køleskabet.
2. Bland ingredientserne til dressingen og smag til med salt og peber. 
3. Når kartoflerne er kølet af vendes de forsigtigt sammen med dressingen. Top med tomater, skåret i små både.

Breakfast Bowl

Er du på udkig efter en super lækker, sund og hurtig morgenmad, så lav en lille yogurt med bær eller frugt og nødder drysset med en smule agave sirup for sødme. Det er i hvert fald noget jeg elsker!

Are you looking for a yummy, healthy, and easy breakfast then make this easy yogurt with berries or fruit, nuts and drizzled with agave syrup for sweetness. According to me it is some of the most delicious things in the morning with a cup of coffee.

Desuden er en kop kaffe jo heller aldrig galt i byen.

Chia Crispbread

One of my favorite snacks in the afternoon when you start to feel a little hungry is crisp bread with cream cheese and some kind of dressing. It's filling, and if you choose the right kind of bread you get a lot of good fats and other nutrients which are super good for you!! This is one of my favorite kinds. 

Ingredients:

0,5 dl (1/4 cup) chia seeds (chia frø)

0,5 dl (1/4 cup) pumpkin seeds (græskarkerner)

0,5 dl (1/4 cup) sunflower seeds (solsikkekerner)

0,5 dl (1/4 cup) gluten-free oats (havregryn)

0,5 dl (1/4 cup) buckwheat flour (boghvedemel)

2 tbsp flax seeds (hørfrø)

0,5 tsp salt

2,5 dl (1 1/4 cup) water

1 tbsp coconot oil

Directions:

Mix all ingredients and let them sit for about an hour to let the chis seeds absorb some of the water.
Bake in preheated oven for about 30 minutes at 350 degrees (200 grader)

Danish Butter Cookies

This other day I had a big farewell party, because I'm leaving USA and returning to my home country on the 7th of June. One of the really good Danish cookies we have are the butter cookies which you might have seen in stores, but you can actually make them homemade, and they're much better!

Ingredients:

1.5 cup butter

2 1/4 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp baking soda

4 cups flour

Directions:

1. Cream butter and sugar in a mixer, and add eggs and vanilla.
2. Mix flour and baking soda and add to the butter and sugar.
3. When all combined add to a piping bag with a big star pipe and make small cookies.
4. Bake in a preheated oven for 15-20 minutes at 350 degrees.

Gluten-free Banana Peanut Butter Pancakes

Okay, so I know I've done a lot of things with peanut butter lately, and there is a reason! In Denmark we don't eat peanut butter almost ever, and you sometimes have to buy it at specialty stores, and here in America I have grown to love peanut butter, and the thing is that I'm leaving America here in one week, so why not take advantage of the things you have while you have them i figured? 
So if you are looking for a super filling, gluten-free, (peanut butter) pancake recipe this is the one for you! These are amazing!

Ingredients:

2 cups oats
1 cup buckwheat flour
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp baking powder
3 eggs
2 ripe bananas
1 cup natural peanut butter

Directions:

1. Blend oats to make oat flour and combine with the buckwheat flour, salt, and baking powder. 
2. Beat eggs together with bananas and peanut butter in a separate bowl with a fork.
3. Combine the two mixtures and make little pancakes on a pan sprayed with cook spray.

Salmon Tacos with Corn Salsa and Cilantro Lime Ranch

Salmon is my favorite. I love it. Another thing I really love is mexican, so why nit try and combine that? Here is two different versions of that salmon. One is a tortilla one is a salad, so whichever one you're most for, there is some for everyone!

Ingredients:

• 2 (6 0z) salmon fillets
• 3 Tbsp olive oil, divided
• 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp packed brown sugar
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp cumin
• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
Corn Salsa
• 2/3 cup frozen corn, warmed
• 1 medium Roma tomato, diced
• 1 small Avocado, diced
• 2 Tbsp finely chopped yellow onion
• 2 tsp lime juice
• 1 dash garlic powder
• Salt and Pepper to taste

For Serving:

• Flour or corn tortillas, warmed
• Chopped Romaine lettuce
• Parmesan Cheese, grated
Cilantro Lime Ranch
• 1/4 cup + 2 Tbsp mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 Tbsp buttermilk ranch seasoning mix
• 1/4 cup cilantro (about a small handful)
• 1 small clove garlic
• Juice of 1/2 - 1 lime
Blackened Salmon Tacos
• In a shallow mixing bowl, using fork, combine flour, chili powder, paprika, brown sugar, onion powder, garlic powder, cumin, cayenne, salt and pepper. Heat 2 Tbsp olive oil in a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Baste salmon fillets with 1/2 tsp olive oil on each side and dip salmon into spice mixture and generously coat each side. Place coated salmon in preheated skillet and cook 3-4 minutes per side until outside is lightly blackened and center of fillet is cooked through and opaque. Flake salmon using a fork. Assemble tacos by dividing salmon among tortillas, top with lettuce, corn salsa, cheese, and drizzle with Cilantro Lime Ranch. Serve immediately.
Corn Salsa
• Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl.