Mix some veggies, meat and rice, and bibbedi boobedi bap you have the ultimate korean comfort food bibimbap(비빔밥) Quirky as this dish might sound, bibimbap was listed at number 40 on the World’s 50 most delicious foods by a readers’ poll compiled by CNN Travel in 2011. The name litterlally means mixed rice, bibim-mix, bap-cooked rice. It is said that this dish was traditionally eaten on the … Continue reading Bibimbap, korean mixed rice dish
As the song goes, sweets for my sweets and sugar for my honey…. Last day sugar overload, we got our fill and some more. Did I mention in my previous post(part 1, part 2) that this trip to Paris was a spur of the moment thing? Well it was and we planned to eat at Paul Hollywoods city bakes places. Sometimes though plans change and … Continue reading Paris by Liza et Vie part three
What, is this where we are staying? What not to do when booking a trip, where to brunch, where to snack, and a bit of sightseeing and shopping. In Paris by Liza et Vie part one I wrote that we were heading back to the hotel to get a good nights sleep, did that happen, no no no. The hotel walls was so paper-thin and … Continue reading Paris by Liza et Vie part two
Listen to that crunch, MiniMe and I were watching Paul Hollywood break a baguette in two and jab his chubby fingers into the soft white center and tell us that this is how a baguette should sound, look and feel like. With little over a week left of our summer vacation we booked a trip for two to Paris. We were going to enjoy lazy … Continue reading Paris by Liza et Vie part 1
If you want a meaty vegetarian Tikka masala, chanterelle is the way to go. Finding yellow trumpets in the forest tells you that it is fall and cooler season is on its way. I do not know about you, but I find it satisfying to go foraging. It does not have to be much, just enough to make a few dishes and to preserve and … Continue reading Chanterelle Tikka Masala
Pain perdu, French toast, Poor Knights, Arme riddere are crispy on the outside, soft in the middle, lightly spiced and golden with a few local variations. This is a quick and easy recipe with no sugar in the main recipe. My first encounter with french toast was from watching the movie Kramer vs Kramer a long long time ago, yes I am that old. Mrs. … Continue reading Pain perdu
Crunchy gooey French grilled cheese sandwich topped with an egg. In Norway they have a saying “A loved child has many names”, I guess it goes for this dish also, Grilled cheese sandwiches are loved by many and eaten around the world. Who is to say what is the right or the wrong way to make this sandwich. For the traditional Crock Monsieur you need … Continue reading Crock Madame
Nice and refreshing kiwi drink. This fruit drink/smoothie used to be MiniMes favourite beverage when we lived in South Korea. When we went to a cafe for coffee mornings with the baby or maternity groups she would get a kiwi drink as long as she had eaten her meal. To make this drink healthier I started to add spinach, banana, broccoli when I made it … Continue reading Kiwi smoothie
MiniMe makes frothy, thick, creamy smooth chocolate shake. I do not remember where I drunk my first chocolate shake, but I do remember it was when I was a little kid. To me a really nice shake must be thick, creamy and a little frothy like a smoothie. I have been to so many places and gotten shakes and smoothies that are runny like milk … Continue reading Chocolate shake
Super quick Phố Bò a Vietnamese beef noodle soup Sometimes time just flies and you do not have time to make dinner or you just do not feel like making anything. For occasions like these I always have a small stash of different kind of instant noodles in my cupboard. I had some thinly sliced roast beef in the fridge that I was going to … Continue reading Instant Phố Bò
