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Burger from the ground up

I’ll start by quoting Wikipedia’s page about burger history: “There have been many claims about the origin of the hamburger. The earliest known report in a newspaper is from July 5, 1896, when the Chicago Daily Tribune made a highly specific claim regarding a “hamburger sandwich” in an

Glorious salmon with pea purée

”Lax med kokt potatis” means salmon with boiled potatoes. It’s quite popular in Sweden, and is often served with melted butter, potatoes boiled with dill, and boiled peas. This is a variation of it, and in my opinion I’ve lifted it to another level. I like the combination

Pressure-cooked baked beans with amazing flatbread

I love baked beans. I love fresh bread, despite people saying low-carb diets is the name of the game. So how about the richest bean and bacon stew you’ve ever had, with some cold proofed yeast flat bread straight from the pan? All done in a pressure cooker, intensifying

Perfect steak, Hasselback potatoes and homemade béarnaise

Who doesn’t like a good steak? Vegetarians, I guess. But except them? People who don’t eat red meat. But if you exclude all those too, who doesn’t like a good steak? Nobody. A tough steak isn’t very fun, but by cooking it sous vide in a

Classic Swedish Kåldolmar (stuffed cabbage rolls)

About 300 years ago, Swedish King Carl XII went into war. You see, in those times, head of states were the master and commander and as such they stood in the front lines with weapons in hand. He conquered some, lost more, but no matter how well he did in

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