Category Archives: Recipes

New and classical dishes – explore the in-depth history and perfect recipes for some of the world’s most iconic dishes… As well as a few bonkers experiments from Johan’s test kitchen.

Crowd-sourcing dessert: Chili orange chocolate mousse w/ licorice

chili orange chocolate mousse

About two weeks ago, I rather accidentally did my first crowd-sourced cooking experiment. I’d been given a bag of red hot chilies by our secretary at work, and I was at a loss as to what to do with them. I threw the ball up to the social web and was rewarded by quite a […]

The Perfect Mojito Cocktail: Do’s and dont’s of mojito making

Perfect Mojito Cocktail

One of my favorite drinks in the world, if done right, is the mojito. I know what with fall being well under way and winter rapidly approaching, it’s not really the choice drink for the season, but hey, what with global warming, globalization and all, the once summer-only ingredients such as fresh limes and mint […]

A love affair: Royal Copenhagen and slow food!

royal copenhagen

I’ve got a bit of a confession to make. I’ve been harboring a crush for the past many months. No scratch that, I’ve fallen madly and deeply in love with the outrageously pretty and expensive hand-painted dinnerware from Royal Copenhagen over the past many months. With burning envy, I’ve watched food bloggers and Instagrammers post […]

Crowd sourcing dinner: The Eggs Benedict Burger

Eggs benedict burger

After my rather successful and surprisingly popular home-made Sriracha hot sauce experiment, apparently word got out that I’m a bit of a chili-head. Consequently, I received, among other things, a goodie-bag of unknown chilies to play with. They came by way of my colleague the other day and I’m completely oblivious as to what kind […]