On conquering my Everest, meeting a Princess & a Pollockian moment! This Sunday was filled with Birthday cakes, playing in a Tippee & a first meeting with our friends’ new Baby Girl. As usual on foggy days, I feel courageous, and decided to tackle one of my most irrational fear: Meringue to bring as an edible gift! These…
Category: All year long
Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding for the Picky
To those who read my previous posts you know that I’m a picky eater, or “discerning gastronome” as I prefer to brand it. Which means that despite my adoration for all things food I rarely am among the first one to hop on the latest food trend, ingredient, or “healthier alternative discovery”. First because usually all the…
Janikan täydellinen tiramisu
Uskotko, että on olemassa ruoanlaiton sielunkumppaneita? Tavattuani Janikan, olen vakuuttunut löytäneeni omani. Hänen luontainen tapansa lähestyä ruoanlaittoa sekä kallistua suolaisiin ruokiin ennen makeita – puhumattakaan hänen valtavasta juustohimostaan, on saanut minut ajattelemaan onkohan meitä muitakin samanlaisia? Jos ei tämä kolmekymppinen toiminta-addiktoitunut äiti ole viemässä hyperaktiivista koiraansa ulos, vauhdikasta tekemistä riittää joka tapauksessa. Janika on sekä…
Tintti Alanko – Risotto Al Porcini
Tintti is an artist. She is animated, approachable and immediately ready to share her love of food while preparing her classic Risotto al Porcini. She pulls out a box filled with thinly sliced and dried Porcini. The sharp contrasts of the white flesh and brown skin combined with the perfect shape of the mushrooms fills me with excitement as she explains…
Tintti – Risotto Al Porcini
Tintti on taiteilija. Hän on eläväinen, helposti lähestyttävä ja välittömästi valmis avaamaan rakkauttaan ruokaan, valmistaessaan samalla klassista Risotto al Porcinia. Hän avaa rasian, josta tulee esiin ohuesti viipaloituja, kuivattuja herkkutatteja. Niiden vaalea sieniliha ja ruskea kuori yhdistettynä sienten täydelliseen muotoon, täyttää minut odotuksella. Tintti kertoo poimivansa näitä sieniä vuosittain joka syksy Nurmijärvellä. Olen aina ihaillut sitä, kuinka…
Anne Nurminen – Lemony Heavenly Pasta!
Some people’s passion for food is so authentic and deep-rooted that you immediately recognize the like-mindedness and generosity that comes with it. Anne is just that person, Don’t be fooled by her grand entrance! Behind her Hediard Grocery bag & Vogue Magazine look there is disarming simplicity and true passion for good food! “I like to cook & I like to…
Ofer’s Traditional Hummus
While we sip on a freshly brewed mint tea, Ofer shows me how to prepare a Mediterranean Classic and his absolute favorite: Hummus! Hummus is among the most versatile recipes one can play with! It’s a perfect dish to cook when feeling on the edge with anarchy, when the mood is to artistry and the mind…
Let the good times roll!
There are times in life when it seems like everything is possible; times during which the cards that may have been once ours can be reshuffled and opportunities that were previously concealed are revealed. These moments feel almost miraculous, and are too rare to be forgotten. They are celebrated, fondly remembered and more often than not, they have a flavor…
Feeding Bébé .. Yeah right!
There is this expression in French “la pomme ne tombe pas loin de l’arbre” which neatly translates to “The Apple doesn’t fall far from the tree”. As a parent, once I came to term with the fact that my picky eaters were probably just taking after me, it made it much easier to relate to them and…
Crisp & Golden Chicken Shnitzel
Is there anything more delicious than hot bits of crispy breaded meat? When I was a kid my father used to imitate us trying to pronounce “shnitzel” correctly and to that day still calls them “snitshel” when he prepares them for us. To me, they evoke family holidays by the sea and are forever associated to the…
Lost in the Middle of Nowhere!
I’m an Urban Animal. I long for the muffled noise of traffic through the windows, the agitation of the city, the pulsating lights of the metropolis beats at my rhythm. I love Helsinki. As a city, I find it strangely human; it is surrounded by the sea, parks and trees everywhere; and has a softness that I am yet…
Ladies Night out #2 – Danielle & A Mexican evening
I don’t commit easily… One very good example is the mental torture I submit myself and others when I read a menu at the restaurant! It’s so hard for me to pick a single dish; to me, it feels like a medley of all the options would be such a preferable alternative. Usually, once I have lobbied…
It’s Ok; it’s Candy day everyday!
Being a French parent in Finland requires elegant navigation between two surprisingly different parenting cultures. One vivid example was the first time I discovered “karkkipäivä” (translated to “Candy day” – limiting when children can have candies to 1 day of the week – usually on the week-end) I was pretty adamant that this would most probably not work in our home. In France…
I am an Anarchist… baker
I’m not much of a baker… there is a simple reason for that: I can’t follow a recipe to save my life. I’m more of a “Recipe book for inspiration” type of a person. I’ll browse at the perfect looking picture and imagine 100 ways how I can twist the recipe to make it mine….
Matza Ball soup
Sick days call for warm, fragrant fluffy dumpling soup
Hungry in Helsinki 