Bilberries grow wild in Finnish forests, and people forage them for their own use every fall. In Finland, nature is both wild and free. The law allows anyone living in or visiting Finland the freedom to roam the countryside, forage, fish with a line and rod, and enjoy the recreational use of natural areas—respectfully, of…
Category: In my kitchen
Avocado Pasta
I like avocados a lot. This is a simple and speedy pasta sauce recipe from avocados that you can make in two ways. The sauce can also be used as a dip, so it’s versatile. Our family loves this simple pasta dish. I often saute some shrimp in garlic and chili to top the pasta….
Lihakeitto – Finnish meat soup
My grandmother was an excellent cook. She didn’t cook fancy foods but those simple and honest home-cooked, traditional Finnish dishes. One of my favorites was her bone soup or meat soup. Pot-au-feu type of soup. Meat boiled in homemade meat stock so long that it starts to fall apart . Then, meat is removed from…
Moscow stew a la Mysi Lahtinen – Moskovan pata
Finnish food has been influenced by Swedish and Russian food heritage because Finland has been closely connected with both historically. Examples of Swedish influence are meatballs,semlor, or sandwich cakes. From Russia, examples include blinis, Karelian pies, or Stroganoff. One of my all-time favorites is Moscow Stew by Mysi Lahtinen. Inspiration for this beautiful stew is…
Finnish Meat Pierogi – Lihapiirakka
So many cultures have their own form of meat pies. Rutzas,pierogi, empanadas etc. This is the Finnish version of meat pierogis. Lihapiirakka is found in all small grills in Finland. Finding your way to the closest grilli after a night out in bars is common in Finland. Lihapiirakka is often the “fast food” chosen to…
Crockpot Sloppy Joes
This is a little bit different from the Sloppy Joe recipe from the previous one. I usually make a big patch of this and freeze some of it, so when I need a quick meal, I just have to unfreeze it and warm it up. So get your Crockpot out, and let us get cooking!…
Ripatella Grape Tart
This fall has been amazing with the fruits! My hubby and his friends took over 500 kg apples and pears for pressing on Friday and we ended up with 365l of apple juice. 150l of it will be made to apple cider. A new project that the men have. Looking forward to seeing and of…
Pineapple and Cucumber salad
I am back from the holiday that we spent in Finland in our summerhouse. Finland was gracious with us this year. Temperatures between 23-32c all two weeks. Lake and seawater were also soooo warm. I who hates cold water went swimming into the Baltic sea!! So last night we returned to Austria. 910km and eight…
Hungarian Sour Cherry Soup – Meggykeszőce
I have a friend who works a lot in Hungary. And of course, she is posting beautiful pictures from Budapest and about what she eats there. One day she posted a picture of this red, delicious looking soup. I asked her what is it? She told me that it was a cold soup made from…
Spuckkuchen – Cherry “spitting” cake
Jippii it is cherry time! I was so happy to be able to pick first juicy cherries. We have three cherry trees in our yard and every year it is the same competition. Me versus starlings! Those little buggers will not eat sour cherries, only the sweet ones! Because the spring was so warm there…
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