Lyricism
Saturday morning , sitting with my second big cup of coffe .... listening to George Harrison " Here comes the sun " & thats exactly what is happening outside my windows , it is funny how things change , now when back in Sweden a couple of years , we wait for the sun to come back - but while living in Greece I sometimes , hated the sun ... to much sun maybe , you can always be sure to find me in the shadow ..
These last days I feel like Erato , one of the muses in greek mythology ,
poetic - lyrical - emotional - romantic - spellbound ....
Could this be the reason ...
Aging is by far the most thrilling thing I do ... since it created me , exactly whom I am right now .. I can finally see the beauty that has made me the person I am today , not afraid to be me ... with my tiny imperfections .... so the next time you pass a mirror , stop and look at yourself - seeing the real you - the raw you - looking back .... the wrinkles around your smile , the scars , they all tell stories and they are you - your story !
I love all kind of spreads , they many times make the plate ... a different twist , some colour , the final touch .. my life with the apron on - my kitchen life , has all this years been a love affair , with big salad plates , to create something that my guests eat with their eyes first of all ....
I remember moments at Gramma on Aegina , when I had done a big plate containing different things , like a " greek pikilia " for us the family to eat , before starting the evening ... and early birds coming ... pointing at the plate .. saying : thats exactly what we want , xxx
Yeah , and hummus is something you can flavor and change in so many ways !
Hummus with grilled Lemons
slice up lemons , grill or bake with some drizzled olive oil and sea salt on top, until golden and soft , combine all the ingredients for your hummus , plus the lemons , rind and all and mix !
Another Hummus from my Aegina files !
Hummus with pistachios and rosemary
add all the ingredients for hummus plus
1/3 cup of toasted pistachio nuts
some rosemary & mix it !
Hummus with grilled peppers or with the taste of basilica , together with almost everything !!
Hummus is also a perfect side , to a soup !
Maybe this one ..
Curried Carrot Soup
Half a kilo sliced carrots
1/2 a cup toasted sesame seeds
1 l veg. stock
1 chopped yellow onion
2 sliced garlic cloves
3 chopped tomatoes
1 cup teared coriander
juice from 1 lime
1-2 tbsp curry , if you use powder , be sure to fry it in some oil first , to take away some of the bitterness
boil all this together , until the carrots are tender
add salt and chili flakes to your taste .... my daughter loved this soup when she was little !
pic above , the kind of board , I made sometimes last summer at Ihre pop up -18
The last years it has been a craze with chark or cheese boards ... but you could also easily , make an interesting tray with 3 - 4 different spreads , some greens in a nice bowl , maybe small rondelles of frittata together with , nice bread or rusks all this served with something fantastic in the glasses to drink .... I guess that this will be my mission this coming summer , I can allready picture it in my head .. served on pieces of marble or on a lovely basket tray , maybe just a piece of wood picked from the beach !
I am on my way , a few blocks down to the center , ready for some Saturday shopping , there are a few pieces I would like to find , so I could wear them on my upcoming trip to Stockholm , yep , Stockholm again .... some days with friends , it will make a welcoming break ... because I tend to be really bored this time of the year , even told my daughter that I might look for a place to rent in Greece ... to be able to go down some months ... change the view from the windows .. aha ... she said so when I am coming back , you leave , we will see , am thinking about this a lot though .... island girl at heart !!
Playing in my den ....
Eartha Kitt Champagne Taste , and other songs !
Led Zeppein Whole Lotta Love , love them .. even saw them live in Stockholm when I was very young !
U2 With or Without You
Back soon with a report on what did happen ... in Stockholm !
Do your thing ... but be kind and smile !
Chris
from
GrammasKitchen
at the moment in beautiful Sörmland