Spring is slowly arriving in Austria. Birds are going crazy, and first, wood garlic leaves are poking their heads up from the forest soil. One sure spring sign is that my vegetable handler has rhubarb for sale. Today was the day! I managed to get some fresh rhubarb. It’s still grown in the greenhouse, but…
Category: Pies,cakes & tarts
Finnish Bilberry pie in Brioche Dough – mustikkapiirakka pullataikinaan
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 areasârespectfully, of…
Finnish Bilberry Pie With Cardamom Cake Crust – Mustikkapiirakka kardemummalla
This is a straightforward and fast recipe from Finland for bilberries. You can also use blueberries. Cardamon in the cake crust makes this recipe unique. Cardamon and Bilberry work well together. for a round 26-28 cm pie dish 100 g of soft butter or margarine 1 dl of fine sugar 1 tsp of cardamom 2…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Cardamom and Rhubarb Cookies
Oh, how I have been waiting for spring to come! Winter was so long this year (two months or so đ ) Lots have happened during the winter time, and that’s why I have been bit quiet on my food blogging,no inspiratin honestly. But I will try to be bit more active again. I found…
Grandmother’s Bilberry Pie – Mummin mustikkapiirakka
Bilberry season is in full swing in Finland, where we are on holiday. Forests are full of blue, big, and healthy berries to be picked. This year, there are so many of them that you just need to walk into the forest and pick! Picking wild berries from the forest is every man’s right in…
Very berry ombré no bake cheesecake
Summertime is time for light cakes. Cheesecakes are my favorite . They are easy to change and fast make. As Finn I love  Forrest berries and I were lucky enough to find real bilberries from our weekly market. The flavours of forest bilberries is so amazing! We spend about three weeks in Finland in our summerhouse…
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