BRUCHETTA

Alempana suomeksi BRUCHETTA, let’s make something super simple and yummy for evening snack. Best part of this right now is that I get to use produce from my garden and greenhouse. What a joy! Come join me! No special stuff needed, no skills needed, very little time and super yummy result. What more can you… Jatka artikkeliin BRUCHETTA

Xmas bread, Joululimppu

Alempana suomeksi Festive season is around the corner. Time to enjoy baking for the family and friends. Can you imagine anything nicer as a present than freshly baked bread? Made with love, just for you. This is a recipe my grandmother used to bake, as did every other grandma then and now. It is very… Jatka artikkeliin Xmas bread, Joululimppu

Potatoe chap, Muusipallero

Alempana suomeksi Potatoe chap is again one dish I have learned from my Iraqi family, like kubbah hammute. Not a very easy dish to make, might need couple of times before you get the idea of handling of the potatoe, or maybe you are lucky and get it right the first time. Don’t be scared… Jatka artikkeliin Potatoe chap, Muusipallero

Pasta with spinach, Pinaattipasta

Alla suomeksi I had a wonderful time this summer on my greenhouse and garden! Could not have been better. Grew so many things and all succeeded. Cooking with vegetables you have grown yourself is always a special experience. So satisfying. And I could swear that everything tastes better when it comes from your own garden.… Jatka artikkeliin Pasta with spinach, Pinaattipasta

Chicken teriyaki, kanaa teriyaki-kastikkeessa

My kitchen is always, and I mean always, fusion kitchen. I shamelessly combine dishes from anywhere and at any time I feel. Same thing with spices. Nobody can enter my kitchen and tell me that I cannot add mint to a dish where it originally does not belong. I am quite happy to serve finnish… Jatka artikkeliin Chicken teriyaki, kanaa teriyaki-kastikkeessa

Left overs, jämäruokaa

Alla suomeksi Left overs are a ”problem” for so many housholds. No food should be wasted so to use the left overs nicely is an issue most days. Do you have somebody in your home that always gets to eat left overs? Do you freeze them to be used later? Do you collect them for… Jatka artikkeliin Left overs, jämäruokaa

Rice with coriander, korianteririisi

Alla suomeksi …And how to use it. Rice, never fails, always yummy. Base for a dish or a dish in itself. I love rice. Specially basmati or yasmin. I always have a good stock of basmati at home. I try not to cook it too often, as it seems to be my soft point for… Jatka artikkeliin Rice with coriander, korianteririisi

Maqluuba, ylösalas riisipata

I have understood that maqluuba is originally a palestinian dish, widely eaten in other middle eastern countries. A very tasty and easy dish, what ever it’s origins are. My first encounter with maqluuba was a palestinian version of it when our family friends used to make it for us. Lovely, tasty memory! Now I am… Jatka artikkeliin Maqluuba, ylösalas riisipata

Upsidedown cake, ylösalaskakku

Alla suomeksi My favourite cake! I have kept an old recipe in my folder for this yummy cake. Always use it and always enjoy it. Before I used to make it with pineapple, like the recipe tells me to, put now I have fallen in love with the version with orange in it. YUMMY! The… Jatka artikkeliin Upsidedown cake, ylösalaskakku