Appetizers and snacks
Battera (pressed sushi) with preserved mackerel
Battera is literally a pressed sushi. In Japan mackerel sushi is much more popular than salmon or tuna for the [...]
Beef (tongue) croquettes and bitter balls
Beef (tongue) croquettes and bitter balls are tought to have been invented by Dutch house wives in the 19th century [...]
Blini
Blini are nothing more or less than savory Russian and Ukrainian pancakes. While traditionally they were small and made [...]
Chumaki, sushi rolls
Chumaki sushi rolls consist of sushi rice with 2-3 ingredients rolled in nori seaweed. The diameter is 1 to 1.5 [...]
Crayfish with cocktail sauce
All crustaceans' meat can be used to make this wonderful appetizer or luxurious snack. The taste will every time be [...]
Cured mackerel in mustard sauce
Cured mackerel in mustard sauce hails back to a great Swedish tradition where people eat marinated herring in mustard [...]
Duck prosciutto
Duck prosciutto is made from duck breast. The breast is cured, dried and smoked and then dried further. Serve [...]
Duck ragout
Duck ragout provides a distinct taste to appetizers such as croquettes or bitter balls. But also duck ragout goes [...]
Duck Rillettes
Duck rillettes have some commonalities with duck pate, although they are distinctly different. The main difference is that duck [...]
Guacamole with a Dutch streak
This hearty guacamole works great with toast or serves as a dip for corn chips. It is a pretty rich [...]
Hummus
Hummus is a fully vegetarian, lovely tasting dip. In the Middle-East they love it! It contains a paste of cooked [...]
Lavash style crispy crackers
Lavash style crispy crackers recently helped me to address a shortage of store bought crackers. Because these are so nice [...]
Mackerel escabeche
Escabeche hails from the Spanish cuisine and as a result it can be also found in South America and [...]
Mackerel tartar
Mackerel tartar is nothing else but de-boned and skinned raw mackerel filet, sliced in small pieces. Although you can [...]
Mushroom ragout
Mushroom ragout is characterized by an intense mushroom taste. The ragout combines well with the bitter notes of the three [...]
Olives wrapped with cured anchovy
Olives wrapped with cured anchovy are a favorite snack on a warm afternoon, enjoyed perhaps alongside a cocktail or a [...]
Pan-fried anchovy
Pan-fried anchovy is simple to make, and makes for a nutritious and hearty snack. Anchovy is a small fatty fish [...]
Pate de Campagne with duck
Making pate is fun. Discover the countryside in yourself and make something much more tasty than you can find from [...]
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