Shortbread
Having always been a fan of shortbread, it’s surprising I’ve not made any before last week. I was inspired by our friend Sara Macdonald who gave some of her home baked shortbread to Darina for her birthday. Turns out, shortbread is very easy to make. Just look at the main ingredients; flour, butter and sugar. [...]
Introducing Kate Robinson
I have a confession: I am 22 years old and I cannot cook.
Or bake. Or fry, or grill, or sauté, or flambé… I am, to put it bluntly, a complete disaster in the kitchen. To be honest, I’ve never really minded that much. There are lots of good restaurants, and ready meals, and I can make a salad, which requires little to no skill. But let’s be honest, when all else fails and I’m broke from the aforementioned reliance on restaurants, cereal for dinner never fails. Continue»
And here’s a little more of a British Easter tradition
This is perhaps a little late for Easter 2012 but in good time for 2013. Again, I’ve not made these before but they turned out really well and we’re liked by all. This is a slightly modified recipe of the BBC original. Hot Cross Buns Ingredients For the buns 625 g strong white flour 8 [...]
Easter treat from the East
Or well, east at least if you’re standing in the Western Europe. If I look back at my childhood and what I remember Easter for it has to be these two things; mämmi and paskha. Mämmi is a Finnish dessert that–how should I say this–doesn’t travel well because of its appearance. (Go ahead, click on [...]
Spiced Cake in a Pool of Chocolate Sauce
This is again one of my mums old recipes. I’ve made it time and a time again, always with great success. Only little addition I made this time is the pool of chocolate sauce it sits in. I’ve been off sweets and chocolate for almost two and a half months now so any reason to [...]
Fresh and Sweet Pea Soup
Pea soup is a traditional Thursday food in Finland. The tradition goes back all the way to the 15th Century when Finland used to be Catholic. People used to fast on Fridays so it was important to eat something nutritious and filling the day before. Although Finland became Lutheran in the 16th Century, the tradition [...]
Thick Pizza Sauce
As most thing we do, my pizza sauce is going through a perpetual rebirth. 2011 draws to a close and this is now my favourite. This recipe makes for about 3-5 pizzas, depending on how long you let it simmer and how much you use. Worry not if you make too much, it makes a [...]
Gherkin Soup with Dill
Last summer, we had a lovely dinner at Fishers in the City, a very nice fish restaurant in Edinburgh. I can’t remember what I had but Darina’s starter was much more memorable; gherkin soup. I had never heard of such soup before and apart from few recipes online, it’s not well know. Perhaps that’s because [...]
Carrot and Swede Casseroles – Finnish Christmas Classics
These two casserole dishes are must-haves in Finnish Christmas table. They’re side dishes to the main but especially carrot casserole would make a great vegetarian main anytime of the year. Carrot Casserole Ingredients 75 ml rice 200 ml water (or water carrots were boiled in) 350 ml milk 500 g carrors, sliced and boiled 1 [...]
Pizza Night at Rönkkös
Here’s some photos from our pizza night next door at our family/friends place next door (well, next door once you’ve traveled to my home in Finland). I got to try making pizzas in a traditional Finnish ‘leivinuuni’, a type of bread oven. How was it? Well, I’ve called off all my meetings/work next week and [...]