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Strawberry water

It always makes me happy to find a culinary use for things – like strawberry tops – that would otherwise be wasted. And when you read that more than 500 British children a week are admitted to hospital to have teeth extracted as a result of too many sugary drinks and fruit juices, it makes me even happier that my girls seem satisfied to drink this strawberry water. I wouldn’t call it a recipe – I’m pretty sure I just saw a picture of this on Pinterest and worked things out from there… Continue reading →

Tags: dairy-free, flavoured water, fruit, gluten-free, strawberries, vegan, vegetarian

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Categories Drink, UK

Strawberry ice cream

14 Jul

This is what I feel like having for dinner tonight – but I’ll probably have some World Cup food leftovers first… I always make this ice cream when strawberries are in season. The recipe is David Lebovitz’s strawberry sorbet from The Perfect Scoop – I just add some cream before churning. Continue reading →

Tags: cream, fruit, gluten-free, ice cream, strawberries, vegetarian

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Categories Dessert, Ice cream, UK

Caipirinha

13 Jul

And with this caipirinha recipe, we bring 2014’s World Cup food project to an end. The whole family has enjoyed the variety it has introduced to our family meals – without it, we may never have shared a communal bowl of pounded yam for our lunch, or discovered the amazing deliciousness of those peanut-coated Nigerian suya or Colombian barras de limón.

That’s why we’ve decided that we are going to continue trying new recipes from around the world. Not at the same pace as the last month – more like once or twice a week. I’ll post them here for anyone that’s interested, and maybe by the time World Cup 2018 rolls around, we’ll have eaten something from every country that has competed in the qualifying rounds… Continue reading →

Tags: Brazilian food, caçhaca, cocktails, dairy-free, gluten-free, limes, South American food, vegan, vegetarian

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Categories Brazil, cocktails, Drink, World Cup 2014

Brazilian cabbage salad

13 Jul

I served this cabbage salad along with the panqueqas de carne for our Brazilian World Cup dinner – something fresh and healthy to balance out all that meat and cheese. I found the recipe on the Two Little Chefs website. Continue reading →

Tags: cabbage, dairy-free, gluten-free, peppers, South American food, vegan, vegetarian

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Categories Brazil, Salad, World Cup 2014

Brigadeiros

13 Jul

Brigadeiros are little balls of chocolatey deliciousness rolled in sprinkles or shredded coconut. The girls were very happy indeed when I produced these a second time in just over a month. I followed a recipe I found in the June 2014 Waitrose magazine. Continue reading →

Tags: Brazilian food, chocolate, condensed milk, gluten-free, South American food, truffles, vegetarian

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Categories Brazil, Dessert, World Cup 2014

Chismol

12 Jul

I was surprised to notice that the recipe I’d found for chismol didn’t contain any chilli. But when I looked at a few others they had little or none, so I stuck with the version on the This is Honduras website. Nova loved this salsa, and polished off the leftovers with a spoon after we’d finished the baleadas. Continue reading →

Tags: Central American food, dairy-free, dip, gluten-free, green peppers, tomatoes, vegan, vegetarian

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Categories Dip, Honduras, Sauce, World Cup 2014

Pantzarosalata

11 Jul

This puréed beetroot salad is another recipe from Madhur Jaffrey’s World Vegetarian cookbook that I’ve been making for years. We eat it with blini, and with oatcakes as an appetizer before our Burns Night haggis. Continue reading →

Tags: beets, dairy-free, dip, gluten-free, Greek food, vegan, vegetarian, walnuts

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Categories Dip, Greece, Salad

Stamppot

9 Jul

There are lots of recipes for stamppot, using different combinations of root vegetables and greens. I opted for “boerenkool stamppot”, mainly because it used up the rest of the kale I bought for the caldo verde. Most of the recipes called for bacon, but as I was serving the stamppot with slavinken, I left it out and added some diced gouda cheese instead. Continue reading →

Tags: Dutch food, gluten-free, kale, potatoes, vegetarian

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Categories Netherlands, Side dish, World Cup 2014

Salade niçoise

8 Jul

For our French World Cup meal we’re having salad niçoise with chocolate mousse for dessert. We have salade niçoise a lot – quick, healthy and easy to customise each plate for each person’s preferences: extra anchovies for me, no tuna for Lyra, double onions for Adam, pass on the capers for Nova etc. Continue reading →

Tags: dairy-free, French food, gluten-free, green beans, potatoes, tuna

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Categories France, Salad, World Cup 2014

Chocolate mousse

8 Jul

This is the first time I’ve ever made chocolate mousse. I looked at a few recipes before deciding on this one by Raymond Blanc. It’s pretty straightforward, though I should have been a quicker about stirring the egg whites into the melted chocolate, and ended up doing more folding than I otherwise would have (and it was still a bit lumpy). Continue reading →

Tags: chocolate, eggs, French food, gluten-free, vegetarian

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Categories Dessert, France, World Cup 2014

Caldo verde

7 Jul

For our Portuguese World Cup meal, we had caldo verde. I served it with some Ponte Nova cheese, chourico (Portuguese chorizo), Portuguese bread and pastéis de nata for dessert. Continue reading →

Tags: dairy-free, garlic, gluten-free, kale, olive oil, Portuguese food, potatoes, vegan, vegetarian

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Categories Portugal, Soup, World Cup 2014

Cucumber maki

6 Jul

These are very easy to make — Lyra often does them by herself once I assemble the elements for her. Continue reading →

Tags: Asian food, dairy-free, finger foods, gluten-free, Japanese food, nori, rice, sushi, vegan, vegetarian

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Categories Japan, World Cup 2014

Lomo asado with chimichurri

5 Jul

Argentina’s World Cup dinner was always going to be about beef. Great quality meat, salted and grilled slowly – what’s not to like? The chimichurri recipe comes from the Hot and Spicy cookbook by Marlena Spieler. Continue reading →

Tags: barbeque, chillies, dairy-free, gluten-free, South American food, steak

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Categories Argentina, Beef, Main, World Cup 2014

Grilled corn

5 Jul

Not sure if this is specifically Argentinian, but apparently it is South American. Continue reading →

Tags: barbeque, corn, gluten-free, South American food, vegetarian

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Categories Argentina, Side dish, World Cup 2014

Bosnian ajvar

3 Jul

Making ajvar to go serve with our Bosnian meal of cevapi and somun was a last-minute decision, when I realised that making proper kajmak took a day and a half (a few hours before dinner).

A flavourful purée of roasted vegetables and garlic, versions of ajvar are made throughout the Balkans. It keeps well in the fridge. Continue reading →

Tags: aubergines, dairy-free, dip, eggplants, gluten-free, peppers, vegetarian

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Categories Bosnia, Dip, Sauce, World Cup 2014

Kedjenou

2 Jul

For our Ivory Coast meal, I went with kedjenou, a chicken and vegetable dish, cooked slowly in a tightly-sealed pot. There’s no liquid added, and you must shake the pot occasionally to keep it from sticking. Apparently “kedjenou” means to shake in Baoulé – one of the sixty(!) languages spoken in the Ivory Coast. I pretty much followed the recipe on the Whats4eats website, but all the ones I looked at were all pretty similar. Continue reading →

Tags: African food, aubergines, casserole, chicken, chillies, dairy-free, eggplants, gluten-free, tomatoes

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Categories Chicken, Ivory Coast, Main, World Cup 2014

Tortilla

1 Jul

I often make tortillas to use up leftover boiled potatoes or green beans, reheating the vegetables in a frying pan then adding beaten eggs and allowing it to set.

For our Spanish World Cup dinner, I followed the recipe in the Moro cookbook, slowly caramelising the onions, frying the potato slices in olive oil, and turning it half way through to fry both sides instead of just sticking it under the grill.

More work, but a much tastier tortilla. Continue reading →

Tags: dairy-free, eggs, gluten-free, olive oil, potatoes, Spanish food, tapas, vegetarian

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Categories Main, Spain, World Cup 2014

Gazpacho

1 Jul

Expecting better things of Spain, I put them on day 22 of our World Cup menu plan. This recipe takes about three minutes to make –– about as long as it took Spain to crash out of the World Cup…;-)

Nova has never liked gazpacho much, which dragged the family score down considerably. Continue reading →

Tags: cold soup, cucumber, dairy-free, gluten-free, peppers, Spanish food, tomatoes, vegan, vegetarian

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Categories Fern's Food, Soup, Spain, World Cup 2014

Beef suya

30 Jun

Nigerian suya is thinly sliced skewered meat coated in a mixture of spices and ground peanuts and then grilled. Beef suya is common, but goat, chicken, liver, kidney and tripe are also used (and apparently cane rat). After looking at a few different recipes, I came up with my own combination that would work for a family meal. It is typically served with sliced tomato, onion and cabbage. Continue reading →

Tags: African food, barbeque, cabbage, chillies, dairy-free, finger foods, gluten-free, peanuts, skewers, tomatoes

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Categories Beef, Nigeria, World Cup 2014

Gallo pinto with sautéed plantains

29 Jun

Gallo pinto is the national dish of Costa Rica, making it the right choice for their World Cup dish. I was originally going to serve it for lunch with a fried egg on top, but we were all feeling a bit egged out. The fried plantains were a good way to go as well. My gallo pinto looks more brown and mushy than the pics I’ve seen. I think this was because I used freshly cooked rice, which was still soft and absorbent, instead of leftover cooked rice. I followed the recipe I found on The Hot Plate website for this meal. Continue reading →

Tags: black beans, Central America, dairy-free, gluten-free, peppers, rice, vegan, vegetarian

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Categories Beans/Pulses, Costa Rica, World Cup 2014

Bibimbap

26 Jun

We eat bimbimbap at least a couple of times a month. In fact, Lyra was surprised to discover that her friends don’t eat it at their homes. The name means “mixed rice”, and one of the most satisfying things about the dish is stirring the carefully arranged rice, gochujang, egg and vegetables into a delicious, sticky mess. The only “speciality” ingredient is the gochujang, which is available from Asian grocery stores. Continue reading →

Tags: Asian food, bean sprouts, chillies, dairy-free, eggs, garlic, gluten-free, Korean food, rice, spinach, vegetarian

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Categories Main, South Korea, World Cup 2014

Ceviche

25 Jun

I decided to make ceviche our Ecuador World Cup dinner. I always thought ceviche was Peruvian, but it seems there are versions from around central and South America. Added corn nuts to my usual recipe to give it an Ecuadorian twist. Continue reading →

Tags: chillies, dairy-free, gluten-free, limes, peppers, prawns, South American food, tomatoes

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Categories Ecuador, Fish/Shellfish, World Cup 2014

Chicha de piña

25 Jun

Fifteen years ago, I tried making the drink from pineapple skins in Delia’s Summer Cooking, and it was horrible. This time I followed the instructions on Laylita’s Recipes, and it came out much better. It has a subtle pineapply flavour, and is excellent with a shot of rum. Continue reading →

Tags: dairy-free, fruit, gluten-free, pineapples, South American food, vegan, vegetarian

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Categories Drink, Ecuador, World Cup 2014

Russian salad

24 Jun

We ate this along with our Uruguayan chivito sandwich. Russian salad is one of those dishes that is served round the world (with the exception of Russia?) Lyra eagle-eyed the small flakes of tuna and took against it, only eating a few bites, and scoring it a measly 3 out of 10. Continue reading →

Tags: carrots, gluten-free, peas, potatoes, South American food, tuna

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Categories Salad, Uruguay, World Cup 2014

Pebre

23 Jun

Chile’s version of salsa. Looking at a few recipes, the key elements are tomatoes, onion, garlic, cilantro and vinegar. I stuck with my version of the recipe from Sundays at Moosewood Restaurant, which I’ve been making for years. It keeps for several days in the fridge. Continue reading →

Tags: chillies, dairy-free, dip, gluten-free, Moosewood, South American food, tomatoes, vegan, vegetarian

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Categories Chile, Dip, Sauce, World Cup 2014

Apio palta (celery avocado salad)

23 Jun

We all liked the contrasting textures of the avocado and celery in this Chilean salad. Recipe from The Latin Kitchen website. Continue reading →

Tags: avocados, celery, dairy-free, gluten-free, South American food, vegan, vegetarian

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Categories Chile, Salad, World Cup 2014

Oto with boiled eggs

21 Jun

We ticked Ghana off our World Cup list with this dish of oto and hardboiled eggs. Traditionally eaten for breakfast, I opted to serve it for lunch, when I thought it might get a better reception. We ate with our hands, scooping up little clumps of oto and squashing them together, and added to the overall experience. I definitely liked it more than the rest of the family, none of whom scored it more than five. For the recipe, I looked at a few versions and came up with my own version. The Skinny Gourmet website goes into a lot of detail about how oto is often served for birthday or wedding breakfasts, and includes pictures of it being prepared. Continue reading →

Tags: African food, dairy-free, eggs, gluten-free, vegetarian, yams

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Categories Breakfast, Eggs, Ghana, World Cup 2014

Greek salad

19 Jun

When Lyra asked me what meal I would choose if I had to eat it every single day for the rest of my life, I picked Greek salad. As it is, definitely eat it at least once a week. Continue reading →

Tags: cucumber, feta, gluten-free, Greek food, peppers, tomatoes, vegetarian

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Categories Greece, Salad, World Cup 2014

Pavlova

19 Jun

Australia’s World Cup dish was always going to be pavlova – a great favourite of both girls. I don’t follow a recipe for this, but go with whatever fruit, dairy and number of eggs whites we have to use up. I just add twice the volume of sugar to the volume of egg whites, and it always turns out fine. Continue reading →

Tags: Australian food, fruit, gluten-free, meringues, vegetarian

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Categories Australia, Dessert, World Cup 2014

Lamb souvlaki with tzatziki

19 Jun

For the lamb souvlaki, I used a marinade recipe from chef Simon Rimmer. I left the meat in the fridge overnight, and just whacked it onto skewers and the barbeque when I got back from work in the evening. Continue reading →

Tags: barbeque, dairy-free, gluten-free, Greek food, lamb, pitta, skewers

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Categories Greece, Lamb, Main, World Cup 2014

N’dolé aux crevettes

18 Jun

I adapted this recipe from the one I found on the Celtnet website. Continue reading →

Tags: African food, chillies, dairy-free, gluten-free, kale, peanut butter, prawns, sorrel

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Categories Cameroon, Fish/Shellfish, Main, World Cup 2014

Steamed mussels in white wine

17 Jun

I’ve always found the idea of cooking mussels a bit scary, but they were the obvious choice for our Belgian World Cup dinner. (Either that, or a jumbo box of Leonidas…) Turns out they were pretty straightforward and quick to prepare, even though I bought twice as many as we needed – especially as Lyra ended up eating dinner at a friend’s house, and Nova ate only one… Expecting to be tied up with the mussels, I opted for oven chips – which were a bit meh. Continue reading →

Tags: Belgian food, gluten-free, mussels

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Categories Belgium, Fish/Shellfish, World Cup 2014

Chicken fessenjoon with rice

16 Jun

Tonight’s dinner comes from Iran – chicken fessenjoon (chicken cooked in a pomegranate-walnut sauce) – served over steamed rice. While I was seeking out dried golden plums at the Persian grocers, I picked up some dried limes as well. I broke a couple up in the mortar before steeping in boiling water to make a delicious lime tea. This recipe is from the Food 52 website (with minor adjustments). Continue reading →

Tags: butternut squash, chicken, dairy-free, gluten-free, Middle Eastern food, rice, walnuts