Spinach Stuffed Cod Filets

You know when there are things in your fridge that need using up and you come up with bizarre food combinations? This dish was a result of that. And it turned out pretty good I must say. Also, this is a quick fix dinner.
Cod is excellent for a dish like this because it has a mild flavour. And since it is quite dense is good for being stuffed.

For you guys in Norway:  Cod in Norwegian is called Torske. So if you’re buying filets it will say Torskefilet on the label. I bought the filets from Bunnpris. They came as a pack of 4 filets, weighing 500gms.

Chocolate Cupcakes with Vanilla Butter Cream Frosting

Since this was my first time ever making cupcakes I was looking for an easy , no fuss recipe.  I stumbled upon Martha Stewart’s ‘One Bowl Chocolate Cupcake’ recipe and was I glad. The recipe called for buttermilk but I substituted that with a combination of yoghurt and milk.

Baked Pork Chops with Cinnamon Apples

There’s always a first time, isn’t there? So I bought some pork chops on a whim and thought I’d come up with something before they reach their use by date.  I looked at several recipes and took bits from many and put this dish together. It was not bad for a first try and very easy to prep as well as make.  

Also I was not sure how the cinnamon apples would turn out, but they complemented the pork pretty well. I used Gala red apples, because that’s what I had.

The cinnamon apples need finely powdered cinnamon else the cinnamon bits get in your way while eating the apples and they are not pleasant. You can find Cinnamon Powder in stores. If you have Cinnamon sticks and prefer to use that, you can break about ½ an inch of the cinnamon stick and pound with your pestle and mortar, once that’s done just sieve it so that the big bits are caught.

The pork was actually seared on the pan before being baked. Just wanted to get some colour on the meat and bring out some flavour.

Asian Style Fish and Noodles

About two weeks ago I was craving Chinese food. In India, that’s not a problem because we have all the numbers on speed dial (just kidding). Let’s just say that when I crave Chinese food in India I don’t have to make it myself. We’re yet to explore Chinese food takeaway / dining options in Oslo. My daughter loves Chinese food too and more so when it comes in a takeaway box.  This one knows the difference between home cooked Chinese food and takeaway and she’s only two.

Anyway, I tried making this fish dish after scouring the web for ideas. I went in for a baked dish, because now that I have an oven I have every intention of over working it.

This is not a Chinese dish; you may call it an Asian inspired dish if you like. This is also very easy to make, because I don’t believe in slaving in the kitchen. You can prep this in about 10 mins, keep in the fridge and shove it in the oven when you’re ready for dinner.  You can bake immediately too, but letting the fish soak in the marinade makes it more sumptuous.

I used Salmon because that’s what was there in my fridge.  If you choose to try this with another fish let me know how it went. In Bangalore, while talking to this pub owner he said that they use a fish called Bhetki in most dishes like fish fingers because they are easy to filet and are quite meaty.  So you can probably ask your fish guy at the supermarket to filet this fish for you.