Lämpimät voileivät or lämppärit as this Finnish sandwitch recipe is called in Finnish. So we are talking about open-faced warm sandwiches. This was very popular in the ’80s. I remember we often had these as evening snacks, especially after the sauna on Saturdays. Lämppärit were always served with fresh salad. This was also one of…
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Merimiespihvi – Sailor’s Steak Stew
This is absolutely comfort food and is so easy to make. Sailor’s steak got its name because it was traditionally made on ships, often in a pot rather than baked in the oven like this version. Also, cheaper cuts of meat were typically used instead of top-round beef. Slowly cooking it under a lid for…
Chantarelle quiche in rye crust – Kanttarellipiirakka ruispohjalla
Chantarelles are in season in Austria. Chantarelle mushrooms are also a typical Nordic wild mushroom used in many ways in Nordic cooking. My favorite ways are sauces served with flamed salmon, seasoning potatoes, or baking a quiche. Alcacean-style Flammkuchen is also something that I make pretty often as a snack or aperitif when we have…
Original Finnish Salmon Soup – Lohikeitto
Salmon soup is maybe the most well-known Finnish food around the world. No wonder. It’s delicious and comforting. I think it should be called salmon Chowder in English. I love fish soup! My grandmother made this soup for me quite often. Salmon or fish soup has a funny effect on me. After I have eaten…
Finnish brined Salmon Ice Cellar style – Jääkellarin lohi
An alternative gravlax recipe Gravlax, or lox as it is called in the US, is a very important part of Nordic and Finnish food culture. Usually, salmon is dry-cured, but in this recipe, I am using brine. Brining salmon has become one of my favorite ways of curing the fish. Ice cellar salmon is a…
Hyrskypotut – Finnish Shaken New Potatoes in Sour Cream Marinade
This recipe idea originates from the heart of the Finnish area of Savonia, where “hyrskypotut” is particularly enjoyed during Midsummer celebrations. Hyrskypotut makes for an excellent summer meal! I like serving this as a summer side dish because you don’t need to make sauce or serve potatoes with butter. The taste of Hyrskypottu is awesome….
Finnish Minced Beef and Potato Casserole – Jauhelihaperunaviipalelaatikko
When Grandma invited the whole family over for Sunday lunch, it was either jauhelihaperunaviipalelaatikko (minced beef and potato casserole) or lihamureke (meatloaf) that she served. Accompanied with pineapple and Chinese scrappage salad, lingonberry jam, and grated carrot salad with raisins and beetroot. Lihamure (meatloaf) had mashed potatoes and peas as a side. Brown sauce of…
Hannele’s American-style Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate Chip Cookies are one of my family’s favorite cookies. I think this was the first thing I baked with my son. This recipe is from one of my friends when I was an exchange student in the US decades ago. My problem is that some of the ingredients you use in the recipe, were…
Fluffy Finnish Potato Rolls – Kuohkeat perunasämpylät
I cooked deer stew yesterday and served it with sweet potato-potato mash. Of course, there’s a little bit of leftovers today. It’s not enough to eat with the rest of the stew or cook anything else. The rest of the stew will be mutated today into ragu, which we will eat with pasta. Also, we…
Finnish macaroni casserole – Makaroonilaatikko maitoon
In Finland, we have this comfort food called makaroonilaatikko. It’s just macaroni and minced beef baked with egg and milk mixture in the oven. Old fashioned makaroonilaatikko was made without meat and served as a side dish, for example, meatball sauce or different meat sauces. My grandmother made that version whenever we had family gatherings…
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