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
Karelian pies, karjalanpiirakka
Are you into trying dishes from different cultures? Well, in that case this would be the very thing for you! Karelian pie is as finnish as it gets. Every finn eats it, I am sure, but not so many make it themselves as for some funny reason it is considered to be difficult. It is… Jatka artikkeliin Karelian pies, karjalanpiirakka