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Cooked the Cup!

At the start of #Euro2024 @GrahamCampbell and I set ourselves the goal of cooking or baking something from every nation playing in the tournament.

Awesome to try so much good food while watching so much good football. All the details are in my #CookTheCup posts.

I gotta say, thank you to everyone who liked, boosted, commented - it's been fun 🥰

Congratulations Spain! 🇪🇸 🥳 🇪🇸

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Cook the Cup Day 24 – Spain

Pollo con uvas, vino tinto y castañas - Chicken with grapes, red wine and chestnuts

Food fit for champions 🤞 🤞

Recipe by Omar Allibhoy in his book Tapas Revolution

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Cook the Cup Day 23 – Portugal

Bacalhau à Gomes de Sá - Baked salt cod with caramelised onions and potatoes

Mendes uses freshly-cured cod in this recipe (traditional is dried); it brings great flavour but I also always just find the process amazing.

Recipe by Nuno Mendes in his book Lisboeta. (I am such a Chef Nuno Mendes fan. Was not prepared when the commentators started talking about Nuno Mendes on the ball for the Portuguese national team 😅)

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Cook the Cup Day 22 – France

Croque Madame

Was gonna do this tomorrow, but who can resist a Croque on a Friday. Forgive me, France, for the uneven oven fries 🫣

Didn't use a recipe, but this one by Michel Roux Jr (via The Good Life France) looks like what we do: https://thegoodlifefrance.com/michel-rouxs-authentic-croque-monsieur-recipe/

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Cook the Cup Day 21 – England

Fat Rascals - dried-fruit cakes (originally from Bettys)

Yorkshire gods-own-country'd a scone

Recipe by James Martin via BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/fatrascals_93997

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Cook the Cup Day 20 – Türkiye

Kaymakli Kayisi Tatlisi - Cream-stuffed apricots

Struggled to do justice to these with the plating, but did not struggle to eat them 😅

Recipe by Claudia Turgut on Pantry Fun: https://pantryfun.com/delicious-apricots-stuffed-with/

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Cook the Cup Day 19 – Belgium

Stoverij - Flemish beef stew

I asked my friend from Belgium if he had any tips for this stew, made almost entirely of beer, and he said: add more beer.

Recipe by Helga Brandt on The Hungry Belgian: https://thehungrybelgian.com/2013/07/05/flemish-beef-stew/

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Cook the Cup Day 18 – Denmark

Æblesnegle - Apple cinnamon rolls

Great flavours, love the addition of apple. Recipe didn't work great for me tbh but I am super-keen to make my own version come the autumn.

Recipe by Emma and Sofie on Skandi Baking: https://skandibaking.com/aeblesnegle-apple-cinnamon-rolls/

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Cook the Cup Day 17 – Romania

Mititei - wee skinless sausages

So snackable, perfect football food.

Recipe by Joanna Cismaru on Jo Cooks: https://www.jocooks.com/recipes/mititei-romanian-street-food/

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Cook the Cup Day 16 – Hungary

Gulyás with csipetke - goulash with pinched pasta

I love paprika and will add it to anything, so this worked out great for me 😅

Recipe by Carolyn Bánfalvi on Taste Hungary: https://tastehungary.com/journal/hungarian-gulyas-goulash-recipe/

(Moving around ordering a little to try and take account of who went out when; but I also already bought some groceries, so tbh its anyone's game.)

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Cook the Cup Day 15 – Albania

Byrek me Spinaq - spinach and feta filo pie

Looks impressive, light to eat, really enjoyable summery pie.

Recipe by Sonila Zarate on Mediterranean Latin Love Affair: https://mediterraneanlatinloveaffair.com/phyllo-spinach-and-feta-pie-byrek-me-spinaq/

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Cook the Cup Day 14 – Austria

Tiroler Gröstl - bacon, onion and potato hash

Would be pretty hard not to like this.

Recipe on the Austrian National Tourist Office: https://www.austria.info/en/things-to-do/food-and-drink/recipes/tiroler-groestl

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Cook the Cup Day 13 – Netherlands

Ontbijtkoek - breakfast cake

Unassuming spice cake.

Recipe by Nicole Holten on The Dutch Table: https://www.thedutchtable.com/search/label/Ontbijtkoek%20%28Dutch%20Spice%20Bread%29

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Cook the Cup Day 12 – Scotland

Cullen Skink - smoked haddock soup, here with soda bread

Fine, like Cullen.

Recipe by Rick Stein: https://rickstein.com/blog/rick-steins-cornwall-cullen-skink-recipe/

[For folks outside Scotland, Cullen is a fishing village on the Moray Firth in north-east Scotland. In Doric, the dialect of Scots spoken in the north east, fine = good.]

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Cook the Cup Day 11 – Croatia

Bajadera - chocolate and walnut tray bake*

*These are a homemade version of a commerical candy. From what I've read it sounds like they're nothing like the shop-bought, but there are so many recipes they also seem pretty well loved?

Recipe by Aida Ibisevic on Balkan Lunch Box: https://balkanlunchbox.com/no-bake-walnut-pralines-bajadera/

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Cook the Cup Day 10 – Slovenia

Summer risotto with fresh tomatoes

Loved the combination of punchy tomato and basil in a creamy risotto.

Recipe by Tina on Beans & Sardines: https://www.beansandsardines.com/summer-risotto-with-fresh-tomatoes-istrian-recipe

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Cook the Cup Day 9 – Slovakia

Bryndzové halušky - potato dumplings with sheep cheese and bacon

So good - wee carby bites in creamy, cheesey sauce with salty bacon and fresh herbs. Calms the nerves - lol jk nothing'll do that the night.

Recipe by 'Halusky.co.uk & Gabriela Brose' on Halusky: https://www.halusky.co.uk/blog/post/slovakian-national-dish-bryndzove-halusky/

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Cook the Cup Day 8 – Czechia

Plum koláče - enriched bread pastry with plums and streusel topping

Nice contrast of sharp plums and sweet dough; the streusel topping is good enough to eat just on its own (...so I did).

Recipe by Petra Kupská on Cook Like Czechs: https://www.cooklikeczechs.com/plum-kolaches/

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Cook the Cup Day 7 – Italy

Tagliatelli al vino bianco con funghi - Tagliatelli with white wine and mushrooms

White wine in the fresh pasta as well as in the sauce - ayeee.

Recipe by by Antonio Carluccio and Gennaro Contaldo in their book 'Two Greedy Italians'.

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Cook the Cup Day 6 – Serbia

Potato Moussaka

This is my favourite so far. The potatoes soaked up all the beefy juices, the sour cream topping wasn't too heavy, and it was really simple to make for a moussaka.

Recipe by Aida Ibisevic on Balkan Lunch Box: https://balkanlunchbox.com/potato-and-ground-beef-moussaka-musaka-sa-krompirom-i-mesom-recipe-2-2/

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Cook the Cup Day 5 – Switzerland

Zürcher Geschnetzeltes and Rösti - Zurich ragout and rösti

Creamy, winey, garlicy.

Recipe mostly from My Switzerland (a) with some input from Thanh Berthou on Eat Little Bird (b): (a) https://www.myswitzerland.com/en-gb/experiences/food-wine/recipe/zurich-geschnetzeltes/ ; (b) https://eatlittlebird.com/zurich-style-veal-in-a-mushroom-cream-sauce-with-smashed-potatoes-zuercher-geschnetzeltes/

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Cook the Cup Day 4 – Poland

Kolaczki - jam biscuits

A socially-acceptable way to eat a teaspoon of jam.

Recipe by Aleksandra on Everyday Delicious: https://www.everyday-delicious.com/kolaczki/

#CookTheCup #Cooking #Baking #Food #Biscuits #Cookies #Euro2024

Cook the Cup Day 3 – Ukraine

Deruny - Potato pancakes

Classics, but I wish never again to grate an onion.

Recipe by Olga Nagorna on Olga in the Kitchen: https://www.olgainthekitchen.com/deruny/

#CookTheCup #Cooking #Food #Pancakes #Euro2024

Cook the Cup Day 2 – Georgia

Acharuli - Khachapuri (cheese-filled bread) from Adjara

The bread in this was brilliant, a wee bit enriched and smelled like walking into a bakery. Cheese filling obviously good, because cheese.

Recipe - I read (a) by Georgian Recipes to get the method, but used (b) by Susan Reid on King Arthur Baking for more Scotland-accessible ingredients: (a) https://georgianrecipes.net/2013/03/29/acharuli-ajarian-khachapuri/ ; (b) https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/khachapuri-georgian-cheese-bread-recipe

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Cook the Cup Day 1 – Germany

Geschnetzeltes with kartoffelklöße - hunter's sauce with potato dumplings

Creamy comfort food: pairs well with my Scottish tears 😭

Recipes by Kimberly Killebrew on The Daring Gourmet - https://www.daringgourmet.com/german-creamy-mushroom-pork-hunters-sauce-with-spaetzle/

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Euros Euros Euros!

Bringing back Cook the Cup for it! Over the course of the tournament Graham and I will cook, bake or mix something from each of the 24 nations playing in the Euros.

To make the ordering a little simpler, I’m gonna start tonight with the hosts, then the three play-off winners, and then work backwards via the rankings for the final draw pots - at least until we’re out of the groups.

Can’t wait for kick-off (i.e. dinner) later ⚽

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Cooked the cup 🥳

We did it! Back at the start of #WWC23 @GrahamCampbell and I decided to cook, mix or bake something from every nation playing in the World Cup.

We got interrupted for health reasons but picked it up again recently, and I'm so pleased we've managed to finish it!

It's been brilliant trying all these dishes, we've definitely found some new favourites.

All days and recipe details are in my #CookTheCup posts.

#Cooking #Food #Foodie #Cuisine #Baking #Football #Soccer #HomeMade

Cook the Cup Day 32 – Spain – World Cup Champions!

Tapas Selection

A proper feast for the finale and worthy winners!

All recipes by Omar Allibhoy in his book 'Tapas Revolution'.

#CookTheCup with @GrahamCampbell

Cook the Cup Day 31 – England

Yorkshire pudding, sausages, veg and gravy

Yorkshire pudding recipe by the anonymous BBC Good Food team - https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/giant-yorkshire-pudding-sunday-lunch

#CookTheCup with @GrahamCampbell