Hot summer days in Austria. I am more or less melting while working in the garden. Unfortunately, the heat does not melt off the accumulated winter fat 😉 Peonies are blooming so beautifully and kiwi is going crazy too. I got rhubarb from my friend again, and I wondered what I could do with it?…
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Simple asparagus pizza or a pie… As you wish..
Spring is finally in Austria! My garden is in full bloom and we have started grill season. Lovely slow afternoons spent with friends and family. Asparagus season is in full swing in Austria. Field fresh asparagus is all over the place. Last weekend we had friends over for lunch and I prepared this simple pizza…
Finnish Split Pea Soup in Crockpot – hernekeitto
As Finland was, until 1809, part of the Swedish realm, Sweden and Finland share many cultural traditions, including split pea soup (Swedis härtsoppa; Finnish hernekeitto ; Norwegian ertesuppe; Danish glue ærter). The soup is made of green peas in Finland, whereas in Sweden and Denmark, also yellow peas are used. Recipes vary also. In Finland,…
Creamy Pecorino Garlic and Chantarelle Pasta
Last school week started. My hands are full of work. Preparing for school ending party,doing teachers gifts etc. I bakes some oat strawberry cookies. Well hell..And managed to burn half of the patch in the baking process! As my hubby says: “Burned crispy bits are very important nutritional croup!” Kiddo’s teacher gets a bottle of…
Cold Honeydew Melon Soup
Geesh is hot! Not complaining,not at all. I like summer in Austria. Just figuring out something to eat is problem.Not much appetite. So I foraged the fridge. I had one Honeydew melon there. Melon and air-dried ham is alway good.. Then I got an idea. How about cold soup? What should I say?! It was…
Lilac liquor / Syreeni likööri
Lilacs are one of my favourite spring early summer flowers. The smell is so intoxicating and the blooms are delicate. Long time ago while visiting friends in Vienna I got as aperitif sekt that had some Lilac liquor in it. It was something else! The smell,wow.. Since that I have been making Lilac liquor myself….
Pasta Caprese / Mozzarella-tomaatti pasta
My garden is starting to bear its fruits. I harvested today first heirloom tomatoes. This is a very simple and refreshing recipe from my good friend from Italy. All you need is tomatoes,mozzarella, basil, olive oil, salt and pepper…As always,I never ever stay with given recipe. Temptation to throw in some lovely herbs,, from my…
Rhubarb cheese cake – Raparperi juustokakku
Rhubarb season is in full swing, and last week, the first local Austrian strawberries came into the market. I had to do something yummy with both of them together. This is the result. My hubby and neighbor approved it. Summer welcome and all the beautiful flavors that go with it! Crust 300 g spelt flour…
Jalapeno and Cheddar bread
(or burger buns) One of my friends from the US posted a picture of lovely Jalapeno Cheddar bread that she had bought. Do you think I can get something like that here? No! So what do I do? My friend took a photo from the ingredients list, and I started experimenting. My first try resulted…
Wild Garlic soup
Wild garlic season is here again! I went to the forest today and managed to pick a bag of it before it started to rain. After I got home I started to look for my soup recipe and OMG!!! I just noticed that I haven’t ever written my Ramson soup recipe officially here. What a…
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