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  • Blueberry Cake With Lemon And Coconut – Blåbärskaka Med Citron Och Kokos

    by Asli

    Yeah, believe it or not, I started to speak Swedish. I can read articles, magazines… I’ve been studying Swedish as a “hobby” on Duolingo for a few months. I didn’t take it seriously, and I didn’t think I could really learn a language using an app – but, I was wrong! Well, also Swedish is an easy language, especially compared to, cough cough, Finnish…...

    January 19, 2021
    Comments 2
    Bakery
  • Vegan Monday: Oat Flatbread With Oat Yoghurt / Tahini Sauce – Cooking With Local Produce Of Oma Maa

    by Asli

    Today’s blog post is full of recipes: a bread, a sauce and a topping idea for the bread with roasted veggies. Most of the key ingredients – except for tahini – came from Oma Maa food bag I received in December. I talked quite a bit about Oma Maa’s food bags in an earlier blog post where I used Oma Maa ingredients again, so...

    January 11, 2021
    Comments 2
    Bakery, Main dishes, Recipes, Side dishes
  • First Recipe Of 2021: Gluten-Free And Vegan Lingonberry Bread

    by Asli

    I’m sitting in my quiet apartment with my blanket on, writing this blog post, while it’s snowing quietly outside. The white winter is here in Helsinki. I don’t complain much, except for this lovely puffy snow turning into ice and becoming a health hazard overnight (unless it continues to snow). If I didn’t write this blog post, I would be doing what, can you...

    January 8, 2021
    Comments 2
    Bakery, Recipes
  • Gluten-Free Thursday: Milky Bread Buns With Pumpkin Seeds And The End Of 2020

    by Asli

    This has been a tough year. Not just for me, but so many people around the world. Some people were already in hardship, be it hunger, be it war, be it effects of climate change. They got hit even harder with the pandemic. So today’s post starts with hoping things will get better for everyone in 2021. I don’t believe in god. So I...

    December 31, 2020
    Comments 6
    Bakery, Recipes
  • Gluten-Free Thursday: A Hearty Vegetable Soup And Food Sovereignty!

    by Asli

    I’m writing this from my bed right now. It’s 22.33, and I am exhausted. Exhausted, but happy. I’ve worked for two days in a row in Oma Maa / Lassila Farm’s kitchen (check the previous post for Oma Maa) from the early hours of the day until evening. It was quite a lot of work, but it was so much fun, with a bunch...

    December 17, 2020
    Comments 3
    Main dishes, Recipes
  • Green Hokkaido (Aka Kabocha) Squash Filled With Joy – And Aromatic Wheat Rice, Both Locally Produced By Oma Maa Food Co-op!

    by Asli

    A few weeks ago, I published a podcast episode where my guest was Ruby Van Der Wekken from Oma Maa food co-op. About a week later, I visited Lassila farm in Tuusula where Oma Maa produces their products, for the first time. It was both beautiful and informative, and it was very important for me to see all that hard work happening daily in...

    December 11, 2020
    Comments 2
    Main dishes
  • Gluten Free Thursday: Tomato Puree Bread Which Also Has Sun-dried Tomatoes!

    by Asli

    I love tomatoes. Every single day I must eat tomatoes. Every morning I eat tomatoes. I ate sauce made with tomatoes. I like it in my salad, I love it with cheese, I eat it with yogurt. And it turns out, that I also love bread that is made with it! When I first saw a tomato bread recipe in a gluten free baking...

    October 15, 2020
    Comments 2
    Bakery

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"I'm just someone who likes cooking and for whom sharing food is a form of expression."

Maya Angelou

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Vegan Monday: Oat Flatbread With Oat Yoghurt / Tahini Sauce – Cooking With Local Produce Of Oma Maa

by Asli

Today’s blog post is full of recipes: a bread, a sauce and a topping idea for the bread with roasted veggies. Most of the key ingredients – except for tahini – came from Oma Maa food bag I received in December. I talked quite a bit about Oma Maa’s food bags in an earlier blog post where I used Oma Maa ingredients again, so I will not write much about it here. But I strongly urge you to go to that blog post and check how amazing the food bag was: https://mydearkitcheninhelsinki.com/2020/12/17/gluten-free-thursday-a-hearty-vegetable-soup-and-food-sovereignty/ Today I actually want to talk about yoghurt. I love yoghurt. I eat yoghurt every day. When I was a kid, I didn’t love it this much (but I never hated it either). As I grew older, yoghurt became an indispensable part of my life. Cheese and tomato are a close second. When I tried the vegan diet a few times before, I couldn’t commit to it because of the yoghurt (and cheese) issue. None of the dairy-free yoghurt options could replace...

January 11, 2021
Comments 2
Bakery, Main dishes, Recipes, Side dishes

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January 19, 2021

Blueberry Cake With Lemon And Coconut – Blåbärskaka Med Citron Och Kokos

Yeah, believe it or not, I started to speak Swedish. I can read articles, magazines… I’ve been studying Swedish...

by Asli
Comments 2
January 11, 2021

Vegan Monday: Oat Flatbread With Oat Yoghurt / Tahini Sauce – Cooking With...

Today’s blog post is full of recipes: a bread, a sauce and a topping idea for the bread with...

by Asli
Comments 2
January 8, 2021

First Recipe Of 2021: Gluten-Free And Vegan Lingonberry Bread

I’m sitting in my quiet apartment with my blanket on, writing this blog post, while it’s snowing quietly outside....

by Asli
Comments 2
December 31, 2020

Gluten-Free Thursday: Milky Bread Buns With Pumpkin Seeds And The End Of 2020

This has been a tough year. Not just for me, but so many people around the world. Some people...

by Asli
Comments 6

Main Dishes

January 11, 2021

Vegan Monday: Oat Flatbread With Oat Yoghurt / Tahini Sauce – Cooking With...

Today’s blog post is full of recipes: a bread, a sauce and a topping idea for the bread with...

by Asli
Comments 2
December 17, 2020

Gluten-Free Thursday: A Hearty Vegetable Soup And Food Sovereignty!

I’m writing this from my bed right now. It’s 22.33, and I am exhausted. Exhausted, but happy. I’ve worked...

by Asli
Comments 3
December 11, 2020

Green Hokkaido (Aka Kabocha) Squash Filled With Joy – And Aromatic Wheat Rice,...

A few weeks ago, I published a podcast episode where my guest was Ruby Van Der Wekken from Oma...

by Asli
Comments 2
August 27, 2020

Gluten Free Thursday: Ssspicy Colourful Beans And Coconut Curry

A few weeks ago, I was trying to find something different to make with green beans. Everything was boring...

by Asli
Comments 6

Side Dishes

January 11, 2021

Vegan Monday: Oat Flatbread With Oat Yoghurt / Tahini Sauce – Cooking With...

Today’s blog post is full of recipes: a bread, a sauce and a topping idea for the bread with...

by Asli
Comments 2
April 23, 2020

Gluten Free Thursday: Sun-flower Seed And Sun-dried Tomato Paste On A Sunny Day

It’s been sunny and warm for 2 days in a row now in Helsinki. This requires a recipe that...

by Asli
Comments 0
March 30, 2020

Vegan Monday: Black Bean Spread – And I Hate The Word “Spread”

…And I think you can guess why I hate it.

by Asli
Comments 12
March 10, 2020

Fava Bean And Ricotta Dip – Härkäpapu-Ricotta Dippi

My adventures with fava bean continues. And so does my adventure with Finnish language.

by Asli
Comment 1

Finnish Cuisine

December 22, 2017

“Lanttulaatikko” Finnish Rutabaga Casserole

Last May I published my first Finnish “laatikko” aka casserole recipe with cabbage as the leading star. This time,...

by Asli
Comments 16
December 12, 2017

Kustavilainen Saaristolaisleipä – Dellllicious Finnish Archipelago Bread

A couple of weeks ago, we celebrated the birthday of one of my close friends here, Zeynep, together with...

by Asli
Comments 40
November 22, 2017

Vispipuuro: Finnish Lingonberry Porridge – Pink Food!

I didn’t know lingonberry until I came to Finland. I didn’t even know its existence. I ate it for...

by Asli
Comments 0
October 8, 2017

Pannukakku – Finnish Pancake For Weekend Breakfast

So, this pancake is baked. However, it is extremely easy so no baking related excuse can be accepted, anyone...

by Asli
Comments 14

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Why do we use salt in sweet recipes?

When I first started baking, I actually asked this question to myself as: “Why THE HELL do we use salt in a dessert recipe??!”

January 28, 2014
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  • Asli on Vegan Monday: Oat Flatbread With Oat Yoghurt / Tahini Sauce – Cooking With Local Produce Of Oma Maa
  • Dorothy's New Vintage Kitchen on Vegan Monday: Oat Flatbread With Oat Yoghurt / Tahini Sauce – Cooking With Local Produce Of Oma Maa
  • Asli on Fjellbrød – A Nutritious Norwegian Bread

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Vegemessut – Vegan Food Fair 2020 At Kaapelitehdas

by Asli

This weekend, at Kaapelitehdas in Helsinki, there is the vegan food fair, “Vegemessut”.   It’s the biggest vegan food event in Nordic countries and it has been organised a few times already. Lots of vegan food brands will be there, so if you are interested in the latest trends and products in vegansphere, be there!     I will be visiting it for the first time as I always forgot it in previous years and then it was sold out. This year, thanks to a friend reminding on Facebook, I got my ticket and will be there on Saturday morning.     Personally, I have mixed feelings about products like vegan “cheese”, vegan “sausage” etc. but it is still good to go and try some of the new products.   So, maybe I’ll see some of you there!   Photos are taken from Vegemessut instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/vegemessut/ For more info about the event: https://www.vegemessut.fi/  

January 21, 2020
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Wednesday Coffee

July 14, 2015

“I Listen To My Body And Eat According To Its Needs” – A 5-Hours...

When you are about to move to a new country, especially one that you have never been before and...

by Asli
Comments 0
July 11, 2015

Two Short-haired Girls Sipping Their Coffee – Wednesday Coffee With Johanna In...

Two weeks ago, I finally had the courage to have my hair cut really short, after gradually getting shorter...

by Asli
Comments 0
June 10, 2015

Ainur In A Red Dress at Cafe & Eepos: A Talk About Proper Finnish Food, Subtle...

Before Kallio, I lived in Töölö for so many years: on Temppelikatu, on Arkadiankatu, on Eteläinen Hesperiankatu.. And in...

by Asli
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June 3, 2015

Wednesday Morning With Julie And Her Beautiful Smile – At Cafe Brahe

Weekday mornings are generally the same: I wake up, scratch myself off the surface of my bed, take a...

by Asli
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Eat This - Drink That

May 8, 2015

Finding My Way Into Norwegian Cuisine – Eat Oslo!

  The moment I received the shocking message of all times from my Canadian, I wanted to get away...

by Asli
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April 23, 2015

The Alternative Turkish Food – Eat Like A Local

What can you do when the guy you fall for suddenly stops seeing you and goes back to his...

by Asli
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December 1, 2014

Eat This: Spaghetti Bolognese in Mare Chiaro

  Update on 18.11.2018: This restaurant no longer exists. About 2 weeks ago on Friday I was at school...

by Asli
Comments 0
November 10, 2014

Eating Stockholm – A Weekend’s Culinary Trip

  I’ve been living in Helsinki for 4.5 years and I never travelled to Stockholm, which is almost next...

by Asli
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Food Events in Helsinki

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Vegemessut – Vegan Food Fair 2020 At Kaapelitehdas

This weekend, at Kaapelitehdas in Helsinki, there is the vegan food fair, “Vegemessut”.   It’s the biggest vegan food event in Nordic countries and it has been organised a...

January 21, 2020
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Baltic Herring Fair – Silakkamarkkinat // 4-10 October 2015 // Kauppatori, Helsinki

I ate by far the most delicious fish that I have ever eaten in this city during this fair 3 years ago! Funny, it was my first time in...

September 17, 2015
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