Homemade Egg Salad / Hjemmelaget Eggesalat

Classic smörgåsbord accessories found on mills.no

Egg salad is a classic that works just as well as sandwich spread, for the smörgåsbord or with cured meat or smoked salmon. Here it is made with mustard and spring onion for extra taste and it rounded off with a fresh taste of lemon. Try this the next time you invite guests or make it for the lunch box.

Pork with orange and Ginger Sauce / Svinekjøtt med Appelsin- og Ingefærsaus

A spicy pork recipe found in “Svinekjøtt – Spennende og
Enkelt” (Pork Exciting and Simple) a free recipe booklet
published by matprat.no

Danish Chicken Tartlets / Kyllingetarteletter

A Danish starter/lunch recipe found on soendag.dk

Thai Fish Cakes / Thai Fiskekaker

A spicy fish cake recipe found on yourhomemagazine.co.uk

Fish Soup with Cod and Tomatoes / Fiskesuppe med Torsk og Tomater

A  filling soup recipe found in “Torsk til Hverdag
og Fest” (Cod for Everydays and Party) a free cookbook  published by Godfisk!

Cod is perfect for everyday life when time is scarce, the family is hungry and you need a healthy, quick and tasty dinner.

But cod is also perfect for party food. Put cod on the table when family or friends get together for a nice meal and a good atmosphere is guaranteed. With its firm white fish meat and its delicate flavor, the cod suits perfectly for both everydays and party.

Babi Kecap – Balinese Pork Fillet in Soy Sauce / Balinesisk Svinefilet i Soyasaus

A pork recipe found in “Cappelens Internasjonale kjøkken – Indonesia” (Cappelen’s International Kitchen – Indonesia)
published in 1994

Indonesian cuisine is one of the most vibrant and colourful cuisines in the world, full of intense flavour. It is diverse, in part because Indonesia is composed of approximately 6,000 populated islands of the total 17,508 in the world’s largest archipelago, with more than 300 ethnic groups calling Indonesia home. Many regional cuisines exist, often based upon indigenous culture and foreign influences. Indonesia has around 5,350 traditional recipes, with 30 of them considered the most important. Indonesia’s cuisine may include rice, noodle and soup dishes in modest local eateries to street-side snacks and top-dollar plates.

In 2011, Indonesian cuisine began to gain worldwide recognition, with three of its popular dishes make it to the list of ‘World’s 50 Most Delicious Foods (Readers’ Pick)’, a worldwide online poll by 35,000 people held by CNN International. Rendang top the list as the number one, followed closely by nasi goreng in number two, and satay in number fourteen.

Indonesian cuisine varies greatly by region and has many different influences. Sumatran cuisine, for example, often has Middle Eastern and Indian influences, featuring curried meat and vegetables such as gulai and curry, while Javanese cuisine is mostly indigenous, with some hint of Chinese influence. The cuisines of Eastern Indonesia are similar to Polynesian and Melanesian cuisine. Elements of Chinese cuisine can be seen in Indonesian cuisine: foods such as noodles, meat balls, and spring rolls have been completely assimilated.

Breakfast Sandwich with Fried Egg / Frokostsmørbrød med Speilegg

A delicious breakfast idea found on meny.no

This is a sandwich perfect for a full breakfast! Buy half-baked bread and make a sandwich of fresh bread with aioli, Provence ham, finely chopped spring onions, cherry tomatoes and toped it all with a fried egg for each. Simple and fast breakfast, but very good.

Ngau Yuk Main – Chinese Steamed Meatballs with Coriander Leaves / Kinesiske Dampede Kjøttboller med Korianderblader

A Chinese dim sun recipe found in  “Asia – En Kulinarisk Reise” (Asia – A Culinary Voyage) published by
Grøndahl Dreyer in 1987

Small meatballs on a bed of fresh coriander leaves and steamed in small bamboo baskets served together with other dim sum or as a delicate tasty middle dish in a Chinese dinner meal. Server with a very strong mustard or chili sauce or with a mild soy sauce.

Crab Cakes with Wasabi Mayonnaise / Krabbekaker med Wasabimajones

A crab kake recipe inspired by Asian cuisines
found on  godt.no

Replace the traditional fish cakes with succulent crab cakes and serve them with wasabi mayonnaise and a fresh green salad. Perfect everyday dinner – with an Asian twist!

Tip: If you want to make a little extra out of your meal, why not make homemade mayonnaise.

In Context

Wasabi (ワサビ or わさび（山葵), earlier 和佐比; Eutrema japonicum or Wasabia japonica) is a plant of the Brassicaceae family, which includes cabbages, horseradish, and mustard. It is also called Japanese horseradish, although horseradish is a different plant (which is generally used as a substitute for wasabi, due to the scarcity of the wasabi plant). Its stem is used as a condiment and has an extremely strong pungency more akin to hot mustard than the capsaicin in a chili pepper, producing vapours that stimulate the nasal passages more than the tongue. The plant grows naturally along stream beds in mountain river valleys in Japan. The two main cultivars in the marketplace are E. japonicum ‘Daruma’ and ‘Mazuma’, but there are many others. The origin of wasabi cuisine has been clarified from the oldest historical records; it takes its rise in Nara prefecture, and more recently has seen a surge in popularity from the early 1990s to mid 2000s.

Crisp Skinned Salmon with Fetta & Potato Mash / Sprøskinnet Laks med Feta og Potetmos

A lunch recipe found on “Winter Warmers Recipe Book”
a free E-book published by Lemnos

Make creamy mashed potato really special by adding fetta
for extra flavour and texture.

Bacon Cheddar Potato Skins / Bacon & Cheddar Potetskall

A simple and quick snack recipe found on countryliving.com

A pretty nifty way to serve potatoes if you ask me. Remove most of the potato stuff and fill them with bacon and cheese, bake them crispy in the campfire ambres and top it with spring onion and sour cream – Ted

Grilled Salmon with Horseradish Sauce / Grillet Laks med Pepperrotsaus

A lunch/dinner recipe found in “Sundt og Godt”
(Healthy and Delicious) published by Det Beste in 1988

Your tears may start to flow when you grate the horseradish,
but the taste is impeccable with grilled salmon.

Teurdada Biase – Malaysian Family Omelet / Malaysisk Famileomelett

A spicy Asian omelet recipe found in “Asia – En Kulinarisk Reise” (Asia – A Culinary Voyage) published by
Grøndahl Dreyer in 1987

This thin omelette with lots of spring onions and red and green chili is a popular little dish in the Malaysian cuisine and is often served with different main courses.

Crispy Sweet Potato Cakes / Sprø Søtpotetkaker

A vegetable patty recipe found in “50+ Quick & Easy Recipes”
published by Gotham Steel

Sweet Potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the morning glory family Convolvulaceae. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting, tuberous roots are a root vegetable. In some parts of the English-speaking world, sweet potatoes are locally known by other names such as kumara, but people usually confused it with yam due to their similar appearances. The young leaves and shoots are sometimes eaten as greens. The sweet potato is only distantly related to the potato (Solanum tuberosum) and does not belong to the nightshade family Solanaceae, but both families belong to the same taxonomic order, the Solanales.

The plant is a herbaceous perennial vine, bearing alternate heart-shaped or palmately lobed leaves and medium-sized sympetalous flowers. The edible tuberous root is long and tapered, with a smooth skin whose color ranges between yellow, orange, red, brown, purple, and beige. Its flesh ranges from beige through white, red, pink, violet, yellow, orange, and purple. Sweet potato cultivars with white or pale yellow flesh are less sweet and moist than those with red, pink or orange flesh.

Ipomoea batatas is native to the tropical regions in the Americas. Of the approximately 50 genera and more than 1,000 species of Convolvulaceae, I. batatas is the only crop plant of major importance—some others are used locally (e.g. I. aquatica “kangkong”), but many are poisonous. The genus Ipomoea that contains the sweet potato also includes several garden flowers called morning glories, though that term is not usually extended to Ipomoea batatas. Some cultivars of Ipomoea batatas are grown as ornamental plants under the name tuberous morning glory, used in a horticultural context.

Scallops with Mango Salad / Kamskjell med Mango Salad

A delicious starter recipe found on goodhousekeeping.co.uk

These succulent scallops make a great dinner party starter.