I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with asparagus. When well prepared it’s a versatile side dish that goes well with many different types of proteins. But when poorly prepared you’re bound to get a mouthful of wooden, fibrous, hard to eat asparagus. With this dish the risk of getting poor asparagus is minimized,…
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Roasted brusselsprouts and mushrooms
Brusselsprouts were something that I didn’t really like. When overcooked and under-seasoned they can be down right disgusting. Fortunately, as long as you prepare them correctly, they make an extremely easy and low effort side to many dishes. To prepare brusselsprouts, cut off a small sliver from the base and rinse with water to clean…
Omelette
Omelettes are a good basic dish to know how to make. There’s a lot of options in the filling, but I’ll be giving recipes for a basic cheese omelette and for a caramelized onion and tomatoes omelette. There are a couple things that are important for making a successful omelette. The first thing is the…
quick and easy guacamole
This is a simple guacamole recipe that doesn’t use a food processor. Because it doesn’t use a food processor, it is a bit chunkier, but I honestly prefer guacamole chunkier rather than smooth. Because a lot of people don’t like cilantro, I’ve left it out of this recipe. If you want to add cilantro, just…
Macaroni Casserole
This recipe is based on a Finnish dish. As someone who likes more spicy food, I’ve tested multiple variations of the basic dish and this spinach variation is my favorite version. There really isn’t too much that can go wrong in this recipe. You should leave the macaroni a bit undercooked, as it will still…
Sweet potato and Quinoa Salad
Since I’ve been eating home more recently, I’ve made a lot of multi-day dishes. Unfortunately they’re all some type of stew or casserole. So I decided to make a salad that is as good a day later, cold from the fridge, as it is warm. When eating cold, It’s best served with something warm alongside…
Chanterelle and Bacon pasta
This is a simple recipe that is quick to make. Smaller chanterelles work best for this recipe, because they stay firmer and look nicer. When cooking the mushrooms you have to be careful not to add too many at once. Adding them in batches allows the liquid that comes from mushrooms to evaporate quickly, so…
Nordic Nick Recipes 