Finnish Salmon and potato bake – Lohilaatikko

I am emptying my freezer, and I found a piece of salmon that I need to use away. Salmon bake or lohilaatikko, as we call this simple dish, is everyday food in Finland. Easy and fast to make. You can make it bake-ready already the previous day, and when you come home, just shove it…

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…

Loimulohi – Flamed Salmon in grill, New Potatoes and Chanterelle Sauce

So it is Juhannnus? I am in Austria, and here, no one celebrates midsummer solstice.I spent my day, on Friday, sitting outside on our sauna terrace, and making “Vihta’s” for the winter.     They will be used in sauna on special occasion, to bathe.Something crazy that we Finns do in sauna.We beat ourselves with…

Salmon flamed in grill,asparagus and arugula potato mash.

I am Finn and Finns love fish! At least I do. If I would have a choise that would be all that I would need to eat. Hubby and Kiddo are not agreeing with this. Kiddo is passionate fisherman while we are vacationing in Finland but that’s it. I guess one reason is that it…

Lohilaatikko – Salmon Cassarole

This is an spin off recipe from my cooking lesson evening for Caritas. I had estimated the amount of salmon wrong. Everything else went. No left overs. I took fish with me home. And this is what I cooked yesterday with the left over salmon: It is potato and salmon casserole. Very simple and fast…

Gnocchi with Wood Garlic Pesto and Parmesan Crusted Salmon

Continuing with Wood Garlic saga…  I guess I am overdoing it little ,but don’t worry it will ware out soon. I spent whole morning in the kitchen today, and I had fun! Lunch turned out to be good, even though I almost managed to have green walls. Yeah,idiot me opened blender lid bit too early…..

salmon coulibiac – lohi kulibiakki

Long and cold winter in Finland. You need food that warms you up. I remember my mother making this quite often during the wintertime when we had guests over.  Coulibiac has become one of our family’s everyday foods. We love to eat fish, which is a slightly different way of doing it. It is also…