Yesterday, when I came home from work, I thought that Peter would offer me a "normal" Friday dinner. Maybe salmon or cod or chicken or something like that. Talk about getting a surprise! When I stepped into the houseboat, luxurious canapés were laid out all over the table, and Peter was busy opening a bottle of cava ...
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Celebrate with luxurious canapés
Did we celebrate an anniversary or even a birthday? No, not at all! Possibly we were celebrating all the work we put into the blog! All the appetisers Peter offered were cruel good, so here are some approximate recipes. That's how he cooks, on one hip. But it will be good, we promise!
Bruschetta with chèvre, honey and walnuts
Cut semi-thick slices of baguette and spread on chèvre cheese, drizzle with honey and sprinkle with chopped walnuts. Then bake in the oven for 5-7 minutes. Mmmm! Goes really well with cava I can tell you!
Bruschetta with scrambled eggs and salmon
Cut semi-thick slices of baguette, drizzle with a little oil and grill in the oven for 5-7 minutes. Mix cold smoked salmon, boiled egg, crème fraiche and dill. Add the mixture and decorate with prawns and dill!
Thin bread slices with salmon and horseradish
So, horseradish! You don't get it very often these days, but it's delicious! Spread cream cheese on a flatbread, top with cold smoked salmon, grate horseradish and sprinkle with chives. Roll and cut into reasonably thick pieces.
Slices with avocado and prawns
Mix the avocado with crème fraiche and grated lemon zest. Place the mixture on a small piece of wholemeal bread and top with prawns.
Cutlets with smoked salmon and mould cheese cream
Mix the Saint Agur mould cheese with crème fraiche. Place a piece of cold smoked salmon on some wholemeal bread, spread the mixture over it and top with sliced radishes and dill sprigs.
Puff pastry rolls with chèvre and fig jam
Lay out the puff pastry and spread the fig jam, crumble the chèvre and sprinkle with chopped walnuts. Roll up and cut into 3 cm thick pieces. Then bake in the oven for 15 minutes at 175 degrees. Voilá!
What a Friday dinner! Wow! Of course, it's great to choose one or two of the cuts and serve them as a small appetiser instead. Which one do you like? Do you have another favourite that you usually make?
Deciree says:
But wow what delicacies he offered you :) Nice to be surprised like that 🙂 Hugs
18 March 2017 - 7:21
Helena says:
Very nice! 🙂
18 March 2017 - 9:35
JoY says:
Oh my goodness, what nice cuts. Looks very tasty Yummy
Hugs
18 March 2017 - 8:02
Helena says:
I can promise that it was good too 🙂 .
18 March 2017 - 9:35
Kenneth Risberg says:
Lovely slices, will try them on occasion.
You who are so creative, will there be a food blog now that complements travelling and everything. There seems to be good conditions for it.
Thanks for all the tips!
18 March 2017 - 8:14
Helena says:
Haha, no, not a food blog ... but if you click on "Fix and tricks" in the menu and then "Motorhome food", there will be a lot of recipes there 🙂.
18 March 2017 - 9:36
Kenneth Risberg says:
Thanks for that, another great tip!!!
18 March 2017 - 10:33
Role o Carina says:
God how good everything looks, Peter can he! 🙂
Have fun and enjoy....
18 March 2017 - 9:26
Helena says:
Yes, he is handy when it comes to most things 😉.
18 March 2017 - 9:37
Ama de casa says:
WOW! What a luxurious reception and what fantastic cuts! Sedärja... Now I have to wipe the drool out of the keyboard again... 😉
Now have an equally luxurious Saturday!
18 March 2017 - 9:40
Helena says:
Haha, dry properly! 😉 It may not be the same luxury today, but we have some "leftovers" in the fridge 🙂 .
18 March 2017 - 11:24
Aila says:
But wow, so much good stuff...
We usually make cold smoked salmon with Philadelphia cheese...
But we will try your...
18 March 2017 - 9:54
Helena says:
Cold smoked salmon and philapelphia cheese is a very good combo! 🙂
18 March 2017 - 11:25
Mr Nils-Åke Hansson says:
Let's try it!
18 March 2017 - 10:05
Helena says:
I think so 🙂 Wishing you a nice weekend!
18 March 2017 - 11:25
Ditte says:
So much good stuff! And nice to be surprised one evening when you get home.
Some of these I have tried and other combinations are newer to me. Will definitely try it with puff pastry, chèvre and fig jam. I also think it would work well with quince marmalade because it also works very well with flavourful cheeses. Salmon and avocado is good and also salmon and horseradish.
18 March 2017 - 10:29
Helena says:
Very nice with such a surprise! 🙂 And I can imagine that quince marmalade also fits!
18 March 2017 - 12:55
Lennart says:
So much good stuff.
We love Cava, so we've been drinking it a lot this winter!
18 March 2017 - 10:36
Helena says:
Cava is perhaps particularly well suited to a slightly warmer climate!
18 March 2017 - 12:56
Lena - good for the soul says:
Oh my god, so good! I probably like them all, but if I have to choose one, it will probably be the last one.
Hug Lena
18 March 2017 - 11:34
Helena says:
It was really hard to choose one, I must say! I liked them all, in slightly different ways! Tried to pick one, but can't ... maybe the one with the mouldy cheese?
18 March 2017 - 12:57
Lena & Jan says:
Delicious, wonderful surprise Helena, Peter has that little extra that you appreciate! I know you do too. You are "a perfect match!"
Swiped a couple of the recipes, thanks!
18 March 2017 - 11:43
Helena says:
What a nice comment 🙂 And of course it was meant to "steal" the recipes 😉 Hope all is well with you!
18 March 2017 - 13:28
Roger Öhrström says:
World class ?✨?? / Rog.
18 March 2017 - 13:01
Helena says:
Haha, yes, right? Hope all is well!
18 March 2017 - 13:28
Daniela / Discovering The Planet says:
Oh how luxurious. Many good tips that will be tested. I love to offer pinchos myself.
18 March 2017 - 13:20
Helena says:
Pinchos are also delicious! Love all those little picks! 🙂
18 March 2017 - 13:29
Husis blog says:
It is not only behind the blog, the fixing of the motorhome and houseboat (it was difficult to write FREEDOM there as it was both homes...?) but Peter is also good in the kitchen and inventive. The owners also like to surprise each other and it is especially good if the other partner is pleasantly surprised. But the owners could think that it was nice to come home to a set table after a working week.
18 March 2017 - 13:27
Helena says:
Yes, he is handy and resourceful! 🙂 And of course it was nice and luxurious to come home to this after a week of work !!!! Wishing a continued nice weekend!
18 March 2017 - 13:30
BP says:
WOW! Such surprises "just like that" for no particular reason are the best. Why not make it a regular weekday, perfect! Take care of Peter, he is really good at everything he does!
18 March 2017 - 14:12
Helena says:
I promise to take care of him!!! 🙂
18 March 2017 - 14:20
Tia says:
How good did it look?
Would definitely take it for a special celebration. Peter can do the canapés ? I can provide the cava at the next meeting?
18 March 2017 - 15:17
Helena says:
I can recommend his cuts! 🙂 Wishing you a nice weekend!
18 March 2017 - 23:47
Henny says:
Yummy filibaba. I will come back to this post. Would be good to make some of Peter's goodies on Midsummer's Eve.
18 March 2017 - 15:27
Helena says:
I'm sure they would be perfect for Midsummer! Have fun!
18 March 2017 - 23:48
Biggeros says:
I like all these appetisers!!! Can't choose...
What a man you have!!! Now I was all hungry for salmon cuts:)
18 March 2017 - 15:50
Helena says:
Yes, I will hold on to him tightly...! 🙂 I also had a hard time choosing a favourite by the way...!
18 March 2017 - 23:49
Across the board says:
Oh my goodness, so many good things! It was a nice surprise for you Helena. And of course you should celebrate all the work you do on the blog!
Pleasant Saturday
Hugs
18 March 2017 - 16:52
Helena says:
A fantastic surprise! And yes, life is too short not to take the opportunity to celebrate when you can! 🙂
18 March 2017 - 23:49
Elisabeth says:
I got lots of ideas for all the French aperitifs this summer!
18 March 2017 - 18:32
Helena says:
I had actually never heard the word apero before and had to google! 😉 You always learn new things in the blog world 🙂 .
18 March 2017 - 23:52
Mr Steve says:
What a wonderful end to the working week. Lots of LOVE there.
19 March 2017 - 0:36
Matts Torebring says:
What a party! One speaker put it this way: "Love begins in the kitchen".
19 March 2017 - 10:30
Anette says:
Yum, they all look so good.
19 March 2017 - 14:44
Mia's Mix says:
So wonderful to come home to it! Always good with canapés and even better with cava!
19 March 2017 - 21:17
Petra says:
Yummy, looks really good:-) It's great that our men like to cook and surprise us from time to time....
20 March 2017 - 11:48
Annika says:
How luxurious and wonderful to come home to that glory. It makes me hungry just to see and read about it.
I understand that you were happy!
21 March 2017 - 12:37