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Sunday, December 20, 2009 14:52

Bubble and squeek croquette

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I honestly have no idea why these croquettes are called bubble and squeek… unless you count the ‘noise’ they make when you put them in the hot oil. And it bubbles too then, but that is more the oil bubbling then the croquettes right, so why…?? No idea.. The croquettes were supposed to accompany our...

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anncoo - December 20, 2009 - 16:05

WOW! The croquettes look luscious and sound very good. I love all your pictures, really amazing ;D

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Velva - December 20, 2009 - 16:11

The croquettes look delicious. During my stay in the Netherlands I noted that the Dutch enjoy a variety of croquettes. All very good.
The photo of the bride and groom are just stunning. The snow serves as an amazing backdrop to their wedding day. Lovely.

Happy holidays to you!

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Rosa - December 20, 2009 - 16:15

That looks delicious! I love those snow pictures!

Cheers,

Rosa

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Kristi Rimkus - December 20, 2009 - 17:59

Your pictures are amazing, and the food looks delicious!

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pigpigscorner - December 20, 2009 - 21:23

This is a great way to use up leftovers! It’s quite a common dish here in the UK and yea I always wonder why bubble and squeak.

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Trissa - December 20, 2009 - 22:05

Hi Simone – I’ve never had bubble and squeek before but I think I will try your recipe just because I like the idea of people asking me what the recipe is called and me having to say “bubble and squeek!”. Other than that of course it looks yummy – I don’t mind having two large portions! And the wedding pic – stunning! The couple look so happy and everything is gorgeous, the dress, the bride and groom, the background!!

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Peter G - December 20, 2009 - 23:22

I’m not sure either why they are called “bubble and squeak”. I know it’s an English term…nonetheless they look delightful but I understand your reasons for not including them. The white wedding pic with the snow is beautiful Simone.

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peachkins - December 21, 2009 - 01:26

That’s an interesting name. The croquettes looks delish.

I love the photo in the snow.It makes me wish there’s snow here..

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foodbin - December 21, 2009 - 07:12

the croquettes sounds like a good snack.

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katie - December 21, 2009 - 17:25

I have fond memories of bubble and squeek, mum used to make it when we had leftover veg from the Sunday dinner. Like the croquette version, much more stylish. Beautiful white wedding too – must have been very cold tho!

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Jamie - December 21, 2009 - 18:43

These croquettes look simply succulent and fabulous! I have only heard of bubble and squeek as a layered dish, never made in croquette form, but boy do I love it like this. Yum! And I can see that you would rather eat these as a lunch dish on their own rather than part of a meal. Well, I would!

And the wedding photo is stunning! Beautiful!

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Pei-Lin - December 21, 2009 - 20:06

Thanks for sharing! Would love to try making croquettes someday! Haven’t tried before!

Your wedding photo is just so stunning and sweet!! Wish I’ll have something like this someday, too!

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Mae - December 22, 2009 - 04:14

These croquettes look and sound wonderful! I have heard that “bubble and squeak” refers to the after-effects of the cabbage and turnip that one might experience. lol.

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Simone (junglefrog) Reply:
December 22nd, 2009 at 09:41

Really? O haha, I never would have thought that that would be the reason for the name… hmm, didn’t experience any after-effects…

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deana@lostpastremembered - December 26, 2009 - 13:49

Thats a great idea for all those leftover holiday veggies! Thanks for the great recipe!

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Thursday, December 17, 2009 08:00

Mille-feuille with dutch shrimps

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So on to the next course or actually I definitely think that this is more a first course with a nice glass of champagne to get everyone in a festive mood. I am not too fond of the filodough that I used as the recipe calls for brushing the filodough with butter but either my...

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Posted in Appetizer, Food and Drink, Recipes Tags: christmas, filodough, guacamole, mille-feuille, recipe, Recipes, shrimp, shrimps

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Meeta - December 17, 2009 - 09:53

oh i love the wonderful pictures simone. a great christmas starte – love puff pastry and love shrimps!

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Peter G - December 17, 2009 - 09:55

Looks like it’s all coming together Simone! I’m enjoying your updates a lot.

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Kate at Serendipity - December 17, 2009 - 13:11

Oh, Simone, thanks for this recipe. I don’t read Dutch, so I wouldn’t have seen it. This looks wonderful!

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Michelle - December 17, 2009 - 14:53

Oh I adore your photos!

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Valérie - December 17, 2009 - 15:20

Argh, I would kill for some grey shrimp for Christmas! I love guacamole, but I’ve never tried it with grey shrimp (I usually eat those suckers by themselves whenever I’m in Belgium – maybe with tomato if I’m feeling patient).

You’re probably right about filo dough being a bit too brittle for a Christmas party – unless you perhaps try to shape the filo sheets into bite-sized cups. At any rate, I’m sure people will love the flavour combination!

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Pei-Lin - December 17, 2009 - 15:42

Looks scrumptious to me, nonetheless! I’ve heard so much about filo pastry … Don’t think I’ve tasted one either. But, it’s rather hard for us to get store-bought one as it’s rather an uncommon food item here. I’ve tinkered with the idea of homemade filo dough … Well, will see what’ll happen to me next …

It’s no doubt that puff pastry works well with this! I’d also think Greek yogurt, though way tarter, would work just as well as creme fraiche … Sour cream, too! Too bad, creme fraiche is very expensive here … All imported from France. =(

Love your work, keep it up!
Pei-Lin

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anncoo - December 17, 2009 - 17:25

I love shrimps and this looks so good. Can’t wait to try this delicious recipe.

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Sarka - December 17, 2009 - 18:09

This course looks scrumptious too! I’d join your Christmas dinner right away as I follow your menu Beautiful festive photos!

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Soma - December 17, 2009 - 22:35

Simone this is so beautifully done.

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Olga - December 17, 2009 - 23:06

Forget the food!
I love how the xmas lights look on those photos: so inviting?

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Esi - December 18, 2009 - 00:53

I would love to come to your house for the holidays. This sounds like a wonderful appetizer.

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Celeriac soup with wild mushrooms; christmas cooking part 1 « Junglefrog Cooking - December 17, 2009 - 09:23

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Wednesday, December 16, 2009 08:00

Celeriac soup with wild mushrooms; christmas cooking

Posted in Food and Drink, Recipes, Soups 28 comments

Can someone tell me, please, where the time went?? One day I was thinking; o we have plenty of time before it’s christmas time and the next minute it is only a mere 10 days away!! Ten days people!! That is just waaaay to short. Needless to say that I had a slight burst of...

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Posted in Food and Drink, Recipes, Soups Tags: celeriac, christmas, mushrooms, recipe, Recipes, soup

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Peter G - December 16, 2009 - 09:09

Nothing like a bit of frantic activity before the big day! This looks wonderful! I love the earthy flavours here of the celeriac and mushrooms. I’m thinking maybe this can even be served chilled…we on the other hand are boiling! Great stuff Simone!

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anncoo - December 16, 2009 - 09:43

Mmm…a delicious and healthy soup.

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Sophie - December 16, 2009 - 10:21

What a festive menu for the Christmas feasts!

An excellent menu it is!! I so love your lovely soup too!

MMMMMMM,…;dried porcini gives a lovely warm & soothing taste to this fab soup!

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chocolate shavings - December 16, 2009 - 10:28

I agree, Christmas is coming way too quickly this year! That soup looks absolutely delicious though!

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nina - December 16, 2009 - 10:39

I love the first shot with the Christmas lights at the back……..and I LOVE your menu!!!

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Trissa - December 16, 2009 - 11:09

ARGHARHGARHG! You’ve made me panic again – I still don’t know what I am going to make for the holiday dinner! Your soup looks so yummy – I just might steal it!

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Sarka - December 16, 2009 - 11:56

Totally true, time is running too fast this year, and yeah, it’s Christmas soon. But only 10 days????!!! I like your menu, especially the baked ice cream, yummy!

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Hilary - December 16, 2009 - 13:07

I would love to have ham for Christmas – it’s my favourite! This soup looks good too. I especially like a mix of porcini, celeriac and jerusalem artichokes in soup.

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Michelle - December 16, 2009 - 14:43

I’m feeling the countdown pressure too. We leave in 3 short days to be with family all week, so I’m quickly running out of time and way to stressed!
This first photograph is amazing, Simone. I have such envy of your skill with a camera!

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lisaiscooking - December 16, 2009 - 14:51

I need another 10 days in addition to the 9 remaining before Christmas! I still haven’t had time to sit down and think about menus, but yours sounds fantastic. Beautiful soup as well!

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Natashya - December 16, 2009 - 14:58

Oh my! Can I come over?

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Simone (junglefrog) Reply:
December 17th, 2009 at 09:31

ofcourse! Drop by whenever you want!

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Pei-Lin - December 16, 2009 - 15:39

Oh, I can perfectly understand the rush! But, mine doesn’t occur during Christmas! I always have this enjoyable, pleasant headache during Lunar (Chinese) New Year, LOL!

The soup looks yummy! Must be good to cup a bowl of hot soup and sip on it on freezing winter days!

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Heavenly Housewife - December 16, 2009 - 16:14

This soup like it has a lovely rich texture. Beautiful job. Its absolutely freezing in the house right now. I could totally use some.

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Isa - December 16, 2009 - 17:05

I’m waiting anxiously for your Italian Baked Ice Cream recipe! We’ve been trying to come up with something other than the traditional Buche Noel and ungedrehte hosen.
Love glazed ham, but that’s an Easter dish for us…Gotta be turkey or goose at Christmas!
Love your website.

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Simone (junglefrog) Reply:
December 17th, 2009 at 09:30

Thanks Isa, although we did decide yesterday that the Italian icecream is going to be too much after a rather heavy meal, so we have changed it a lighter dish of pannacotta with cranberries. I will be making the italian icecream soon anyway!

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Kate at Serendipity - December 16, 2009 - 17:42

Well, now, I just happen to have a celriac in my fridge. And some porcini I brought back from Italy this spring. It’s veryvery cold here right now, and that makes it perfect soup weather! Guess what I’m going to make?

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Valérie - December 16, 2009 - 18:39

Porcini and celeriac, sounds delicious!

I’m so grateful that I still have “grown-ups” around me (or nearby, anyway) to take care of things like Christmas dinner. I can barely handle the Christmas shopping, I think the pressure of inviting people for Christmas would kill me. Thank heavens for parents and in-laws!

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Simone (junglefrog) Reply:
December 17th, 2009 at 09:31

Ooo you lucky person! Our parents are… well…becoming older, so at some point the cooking reverts back to the kids…

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Soma - December 17, 2009 - 00:13

So earthy and warm. So perfect for now; wish I could have some.

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Esi - December 17, 2009 - 03:16

I have never tried celeriac before! I have a feeling I would love it. Good luck with all the craziness

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Koko - December 17, 2009 - 03:31

Your Christmas menu sounds beautiful, and so does that soup!!!

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Kitchen Butterfly - December 17, 2009 - 21:47

I love Celeriac and this is the first season, I’ve cooked it – everything from a remoulade with apple to a celeriac and potato soup (using left over celeriac and potato mash). Yummy looking soup

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Angela@spinachtiger - December 20, 2009 - 17:17

I love mushroom soup and I love love this picture too. Never have had celeriac. Can you believe. So little time, so much to cook (and eat).

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Peter - December 22, 2009 - 17:38

It’s freezing over here today and I could use a cuppa soup. I like your pairing of celeriac with ‘shrooms.

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zested - January 2, 2010 - 20:40

Happy New Year! How are you getting the nice Christmas lights in the background, with enough light on the food at the front. Are you lighting the food separately, or is it just a long exposure? Cheers!

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Simone (junglefrog) Reply:
January 2nd, 2010 at 22:11

It’s shot with natural light and in order to get enough light on the food it is shot with a longer exposure. Hope that answer the question!

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Wednesday, December 24, 2008 17:39

Chocolaty drama’s…:)

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Today seemed to be one of those days that everything goes wrong…. We went away early morning for some last minute christmas presents. We really thought we had everything covered on time, only to realise yesterday evening that we had forgotten the presents for my in-law’s… Oops… At least we found out before the actual...

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Monday, December 22, 2008 20:44

What’s for dinner?

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Today was that dreaded day of the year when the christmas groceries have to be bought. We purposefully did not leave it untill the very last minute to do it, as on wednesday I am sure it is a struggle for live to even get into the supermarket and I have not mentioned the car...

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