Simple Deviled Eggs

Message to Chef Helena: = I attended the SCCG Event in November and loved your deviled eggs. Would you consider sharing the topping that you put on the egg halves. They were delicious and should be easy to prepare, since you don't have to stuff the eggs. Thank you so much. Mary V.

Hi Mary, Thank you for your compliments. Yes, the eggs are very easy to prepare. See description below. Red or black caviar can be bought at Ikea in Emmeryville where they sell food items after passing the cash register. There is also a company in San Francisco called Tsar Nicoulai that offer a wide variety of good quality caviar.
Helena

Simple Deviled Eggs:

5 servings with 2 pieces per person

5 Egg
3 Tbsp Mayonnaise
1 Tbsp Caviar
1 Tbsp Fresh Dill

1. Put the egg in a pot and cover with cold water.
2. Bring to a boil, cover with a lid and set a side for 20 minutes.
3. Cool eggs completely in cold water or in an ice bath.
4. Peel of egg shell and rinse off any remaining pieces of shell.
5. Split each egg long ways with a chefs knife. Rinse knife inbetween each cut (the yolk sticks to the blade and will otherwise prevent next cut to be smooth.)
6. Place egg halfs on a platter and pipe or spoon out the mayonnaise on top of each egg yolk.
7. Use two teaspoons to put a little caviar on top of the mayonnaise, one to spoon with and the other one to push with (the caviar likes to stick to the spoon...) Try to avoid liquid from the jar to come on the spoon, because it will discolor the mayonnaise.
8. Decorate with dill.

Enjoy for hors d'oeuvre or as one dish on your smorgasbord.

Veggie Patty with Pineapple Salsa - Completely Vegan Recipe

This is a tasty veggie patty that was created as an alternative to garden burgers.

Patty Mix:
2 Portabella Mushrooms, whole with stem
2 Pieces of Firm Tofu about 4x4" (can sometimes be bought in whole food stores bulk department)
2 Medium Red Potatoes, peel on
3 Tbsp Teriyaki Sauce
1/2 Tbsp Paprika
2 pinches Cayenne
1 Tbsp Worcester Sauce
1 Cup Oat Flour (can be substituted with All Purpose Flour)

1. Take a big bowl to have for mixing your ingredients in.
2. Puls mushrooms in mixer until mushy consistency. Then do the same with the tofu and the potatoes.
3. Add in spices and sauces.
4. Add in flour, a little at a time while so it gets mixed in evenly. (Depending on how dry or wet the mix is, you might need more flour mixed in)
5. Heat up oil in a pan.
6. Use a 4 oz scoop to measure patties, dip into flour before frying them.
7. If the mix is too wet, it might stick to the pan and be hard to flip the patty. If so, add more flour to mix and a little bit more oil to the pan.
8. Because of the sugar in the Teriyaki Sauce, it will brown quickly and can easily burn, so keep an eye on the color.

Pineapple Salsa:
1/4 Fresh Pineapple (can be substituted with Mango)
1 tsp Chopped Red Onion
1 Tbsp Chopped Fresh Cilantro
1 Lime Wedge
Salt & White Pepper to taste

1. Peel off pineapple and chop the fruit fine
2. Mix fruit with onion and cilantro.
3. Squeeze in lime juice.
4. Taste of salsa with salt & pepper.

Enjoy veggie patty with the salsa on a toasted bun and a glass of sweet Riesling or an Dark Ale.

Swedish Pancakes or Plattar (mini pancakes)

Swedish Pancakes - Batter can be used for Plattar fryed in a special cast iron with "Silver Dollar" size cakes.

Super yummy pancakes, thin like crepes but less dry and more "eggy" in flavor.

4 Portions

Ingredients

5 Eggs

4 Cups Whole Milk

1 ½ Cup All Purpose Flour

1 pinch Salt

1 Tbsp Butter

For frying: Vegetable Oil

1. Melt butter and put aside.

2. Whisk eggs and mix in 2 cups milk.

3. Add flour and whisk until free from clumps.

4. Add all the rest of the ingredients into the egg mix.

5. Mix until smooth, do not over mix.

6. The batter gets much better if it can sit refridgerated for a few hours or over night.

7. Heat up a pan and put a little vegetable oil in the pan.

8. See so the grease is coating the bottom of the pan.

9. Pour 6 oz of mix into the pan and swirl pan around until bottom is covered with batter.

10. Let a spatula separate the edge of the pancake from the pan, swirl again and do the procedure over until pancake is dry.

11. Pancake should now begin to brown and be ready to be flipped over. Let the spatula work its way under the whole pancake until lose and then flip it over and brown other side. Be patient!!! Pancake will break if you work it too early.

Enjoy with fresh berries/ fruit and whipping cream, ice cream or syrup.

Luxury Plättar - This recipe makes a little more fancy style of the mini pancakes

4 Portions

Ingredients:

1 ½ Cup Heavy Whipping Cream

5 Tbsp All Purpose Flour

3 Egg Yolks

¼ tsp Salt

2 Egg Whites

For frying: Butter

1. Whip the cream until thick.

2. Stir in the flour, egg yolks and salt.

3. Whisk egg whites until stiff and turn them into the cream mix.

4. Heat up special pan for Plattar and put a little butter on each frying surface in the pan.

5. Pour mix in right when butter is melted

6. Brown mini pancakes until golden brown, turn with a fork or a mini spatula.

Enjoy with fresh berries/ fruit and whipping cream, ice cream or syrup.