How have you been, friends? I know, things have been a bit quiet and dull here in my blog lately. I have found myself with a calendar filled with work, and I thought it might be fun to cheer and stir...
A moment of happiness - cup of coffee with homemade cookies. These cookies have just the flavor of ginger I love and great chewy texture. I return back to this recipe time after time. Ingredients (ma...
Hello friends. Hello March. For the first time after the cold winter, I feel the approaching spring. I get so much energy from the light mornings and the warm feeling of the sun on my back when I...
On a cold Sunday, I needed simple and slow food. Cozy and warm time in the kitchen. My perfect roasted chicken doesn't need much extra. A bit of lemon and herb. Olive oli and butter. Oh, I could...
The view from the window is a good reminder that fresh local berries are still months away. It's freezing cold and snowy! So, when it comes to berries, I need to think about what I have in my fr...
How have you been? My February has started the same way my year did. I have been busy balancing between new projects at work and writing food posts for Lily. (It's only in Finnish but I'd l...
The citrus fruits are incredible this time of year. Grapefruits, oranges, tangerines. Just seeing a bowl of them brightens up my morning. Year 2011 has started busy with more new challenges than I ex...
Hope your new year has started wonderfully. I found a lovely and unexpected combination of flavors - grapes, onion, vinegar and goat cheese together are something that I will definitely return to aga...
Slow down, kick back and relax. Have a warm Christmas time with lots of laughter, enjoying all the wonders of the season! Cinnamon chocolate nuts (7 ounces) - 7 ounces (200 g) walnuts and almonds- 4 ...
Fruitcake is not usually my favorite but I still want to make one every Christmas. I have been testing and combining different recipes over the years, and this year, I'm especially pleased with ...
To me, bread pudding is the most inviting and cozy winter dessert. I thought I would do some brainstorming of how bread pudding could dress up for the holidays. I love the result. Chocolate, nuts, cu...
Homemade food gifts are the best. I love to try a new gourmet gift recipe every year. This year, I fell in love with the idea of bright red and spicy chili jam. The small specks of chili make the jam...
Grapefruits looked so colorful and juicy in the store. The peel and all the white parts are bitter, so the true flavor of the fruit comes out the best when they are trimmed off. I love grapefruit wed...
Hope you have enjoyed the beginning of December. We have got so much snow. I went Christmas shopping yesterday. Oh, the city looked amazing under a thick layer of snow with all the lights. This simpl...
Baking is a lovely way to begin the countdown to Christmas. This biscotti with beautiful spots of cranberries and almonds taste and look like the holidays. Wrap them pretty, and they give anyone a bi...
This is my favorite salad at the moment. So simple, so cruncy and full of flavors of the season - pecan, apple, orange and mustard. Works lovely with leftover turkey and other cold meats. Happy weeke...
So much to be thankful for. Wish we could gather around the same table with other half of our family across the ocean. We are thinking about you. (And would love to share these vanilla mashes sweet p...
How have you been, friends? I was out of town almost the entire last week, and have lots of catching up to do this week. We got true winter temperatures over the weekend. It's -10 C today. Brrr....
When an Italian shows you how to make an authentic tiramisu, you know you are learning something great. This surprisingly easy recipe is the way Juls and her family make tiramisu, and always have. Th...
It's snowing outside. Inside, it smells like apple walnut bread. I love this time of year. Ingredients (1 loaf) - 1 cup (2 1/2 dl) flour- 1 cup (2 1/2 dl) whole wheat flour- 2 teaspoon baking po...
Tuscan atmosphere, people and cuisine leave no one cold. I'm completely smitten with the simplicity and amazing flavors of Tuscan cooking. During the vacation in the Tuscan countryside and Flore...
The days in Tuscany were beautiful, relaxed, happy and delicious. The best thing about the vacation was to share it all with amazing people: the loveliest Juls, and two other dear food blogger friend...
A cup espresso and cinnamon sugar biscotti. Greetings from Italy! Ingredients (makes 24) - 2 cups (5 dl) flour- 1 teaspoons cinnamon - 1 teaspoon cardamom- 1 teaspoon baking powder - 1/4 teaspoon sal...
Welcome November and winter time! This pumpkin soup is a lovely and warming dinner on a cold night. Cuddle up under a blanket and have a bowl of steaming soup, dollop of creme fraiche and a few shrim...
What are your plans for Halloween and the last weekend of October? We are going to Tuscany for a long weekend to enjoy time with friends, great food and wine. But before my Italian adventures begin, ...
Good morning, foggy lake and the last week of October. And you too friends - hope you had a relaxing weekend! We went to the market place to get winter plants for the balcony, had a lovely Japanese r...
We are planning to have a relaxing weekend with some Tuscan cookbooks getting ready for our trip to Italy next week. Weekend is also the time to enjoy a long and lazy breakfast. We have adapted Mr. B...
Hope your weekend was a relaxing one. We visited my parents, went to the cottage, cooked and baked, and enjoyed the fireplace and good wine. Being outside of the city, we even got a little sneak prev...
How have you been, friends? The days have been mostly sunny here but the temperatures dropped - it might even snow this week! Many of the herbs on the balcony are still growing strong, so I wanted to...
I'm excited to share this recipe with you today. It is a long time favorite of ours, and it has been tested and perfected over the years. This is a recipe I return to time after time. The frosti...
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