Notes about Recipes in this book

• Pan-fried haddock with rosemary and rhubarb

  • mjes on April 24, 2018

    The cookbook arrived four hours ago. Of course, I have to try a recipe. I substituted cod for haddock as cod is what was in the freezer. This recipe assumes that one has a grill pan - I have one although it is rarely used so I complied. For this recipe, the rhubarb supplies the acidic element one would usually get from lemon. It does work as a wonderful and surprising way to use spring rhubarb.

• Reindeer meatballs with mushrooms

  • TrishaCP on February 18, 2019

    We liked these meatballs quite a bit. We used venison and blueberry jam in place of the rhubarb compote- I thought the combination of spices was great. I didn’t read the recipe carefully before browning the meatballs, but they don’t really cook in the sauce so the “browning” step is really the cooking step. I needed more time than specified to cook them through, and ended up having to pop them in the oven, with the sauce, to get them cooked through.

• Blueberry soup

  • mjes on April 24, 2018

    What are the chances? Today I received a container of wild bilberries for a more authentic version of this recipe. The thyme, lemon, and balsamic vinegar add a complexity that makes me prefer this recipe to that in The Nordic Cookbook. The recipe requests artic thyme, a cultivar I've not seen used before so I'm off on an information search to determine which thyme is the best substitute. I'm not sure that vanilla is the best flavoring for the whipped cream garnish. I'm thinking some earthy syrup might be a bit better. Unfortunately, I only have one container of wild bilberries. I'll have to experiment with the blueberry version.

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