Hannele

Asparagus soup with twist

There are so many Cream of Asparagus Soup recipes but I have always stayed with the good old one,but today I desired to try something new! This soup has lemon and Parmesan cheese in it, not so common combination with the tender asparagus taste. But belive me, it works fabulously. The tangy taste of lemon…

Asparagus wrapped in Spinach Crêpes

Asparagus is in full season in Austria. The time, that I have waited ,since last August is here. The time,to eat asparagus so that it comes out from your ears! Asparagus is such a tasty, versatile and simple vegetable to prepare! I love to eat it traditional way with sauce Hollandaise but now and then…

Palmbuchl and Easter in Austria

Easter is coming up and I am lucky to have so many different cultural influences around me. I have planned our Easter Sunday lunch together with my best friend who comes from Romania. As always it will be lots to eat and very good food,but that aside, I am not a religious person at all…

Spring Vegetable and Ricotta Quiche for Easter Brunch

I have been racking my head for Easter Brunch ideas. It should be something reasonably easy to make but same time pretty and have spring spelled all over it. Last fall I made simple quiche with Parmesan crust and topped it with tomatoes from my own garden. The taste was amazing and texture great,so I…

Mango Waffles

Soooo… Our family is on waffle trip 😂 The recipe that I made for the spinach waffles was a hit. Kiddo has been whining me to make waffles for him and his best friend for the whole day. He saw that we had a mango in the fridge and asked from me if we could…

Mac & Cheese

Spring means for me busy time outside. Cleaning the garden and planting the things. Cursing voles and moles, and the damage they have done in my garden during the winter time. This also means that I do not have time for fancy and time consuming cooking,so I tend to do lots of soups and casaroles….

Avocado Pasta and Turmenic Spiced Shrimps

Today has been busy day,I hardly had time to think what to cook, because there’s new baby on the block. My neighbor brought little baby girl in the world this morning, and I am all exited for her, and anxious to see little Diana Katharina 😍 Excitement aside,family needed feeding! This is my favorite avocado…

Spinach Waffles and Salmon Mousse

Sometimes you need a fast and fun food to eat. I like waffles because they are fun and fast to make And Kiddo loves them. My only issue has been that normal Waffels are so heavy and full of not so good things. So I decided to make a new recipe and give. Change for…

Creamy Pepper Sauce for the Steak, the way that my Father used to make it!

I have grown up in the backroom of a restaurant. My earliest memories are; the smells of the food being cooked around me, the noice of kitchen machines, the laughter of the people. Yes, my father is a Chef. Big, burly and loud! Man equipped with big a heart, and extremely sharp tongue! He’s also…

Finnish Shrovetide buns – Laskiaispulla

Finns love their pulla.Pulla is a sweet brioche type of bread baked with wheat flour. In Finland, pulla dough always has cardamon, at least in all recipes that I use, and that’s the difference with Swedish Semla. This type of coffee bread is common in all Nordic countries in different forms. You can make korvapuusti…