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  • Vegan Monday: Spiced Rice Pilaf With Green Lentils

    by Asli

    I like rice pilaf a lot. And I like making different types of it, mixing with a variety of ingredients, such as different kinds of spices and lentils like this recipe.

    December 16, 2019
    Comments 0
    Main dishes
  • Shortbread Cookies With Hazelnuts And Dried Apricots

    by Asli

    These buttery cookies have my favourite nut and my favourite dried fruit!

    December 13, 2019
    Comment 1
    Bakery, Recipes
  • Vegan Monday: Delicious Pecan Cake With Delicious Chocolate Vegan Buttercream

    by Asli

    Whenever I make something with pecans, I remember how expensive they are – at least in Finland that is. I mean, I find nuts generally quite expensive here, but pecans really exceed in that. But well, they are delicious and they are used in a moderate amount in this recipe so it’ll be fine.

    December 9, 2019
    Comments 0
    Bakery, Recipes
  • Winter Salad With Celeriac, Carrot, Beetroot And Walnuts – Prepare Your Grater!

    by Asli

    I love a good old wholesome salad as a main dish. I mostly make a salad with grains if I am to eat it alone, but this salad is extremely filling and delicious by itself too. And it’s very easy to make!

    December 6, 2019
    Comment 1
    Recipes, Side dishes
  • Broccoli Pie With Phyllo Crust – Crispy And Delicious

    by Asli

    I made this pie twice last week and in both times I almost ate the whole thing just by myself. It’s THAT good. Well, I also happen to love broccoli so, there’s that.

    December 3, 2019
    Comments 10
    Bakery, Recipes
  • A Colourful Vegetable Stew With Chickpeas

    by Asli

    This is a very easy to cook stew with very easy to find ingredients. You can even make your little twists and add more vegetables or beans you like.

    November 29, 2019
    Comment 1
    Main dishes, Recipes

Quote of The Week

"The baker is the first poet of the day."

Latest Recipe

Shortbread Cookies With Hazelnuts And Dried Apricots

by Asli

These buttery cookies have my favourite nut and my favourite dried fruit!

December 13, 2019
Comment 1
Bakery, Recipes

Bakery

December 13, 2019

Shortbread Cookies With Hazelnuts And Dried Apricots

These buttery cookies have my favourite nut and my favourite dried fruit!

by Asli
Comment 1
December 9, 2019

Vegan Monday: Delicious Pecan Cake With Delicious Chocolate Vegan Buttercream

Whenever I make something with pecans, I remember how expensive they are – at least in Finland that is....

by Asli
Comments 0
December 3, 2019

Broccoli Pie With Phyllo Crust – Crispy And Delicious

I made this pie twice last week and in both times I almost ate the whole thing just by...

by Asli
Comments 10
November 26, 2019

Bread Pudding With Currants – From Jane Austen’s Family Favourites

I think the closest thing to a bread pudding I ever ate in my life was ekmek kadayifi –...

by Asli
Comment 1

Main Dishes

December 16, 2019

Vegan Monday: Spiced Rice Pilaf With Green Lentils

I like rice pilaf a lot. And I like making different types of it, mixing with a variety of...

by Asli
Comments 0
November 29, 2019

A Colourful Vegetable Stew With Chickpeas

This is a very easy to cook stew with very easy to find ingredients. You can even make your...

by Asli
Comment 1
November 4, 2019

Vegan Monday: Spiced Carrot And Ginger Soup

Last month, I met a close friend on a Tuesday for lunch in my favourite local restaurant. In the...

by Asli
Comments 5
October 21, 2019

Vegan Monday: Kapuska Aka Cabbage With Rice

This is one of those dishes that I liked a lot when I was a kid, which surprised my...

by Asli
Comment 1

Side Dishes

December 6, 2019

Winter Salad With Celeriac, Carrot, Beetroot And Walnuts – Prepare Your ...

I love a good old wholesome salad as a main dish. I mostly make a salad with grains if...

by Asli
Comment 1
November 18, 2019

Vegan Monday: Beetroot Muhammara – Back To The Beetroot!

So, you may or may not know that muhammara is a delicious spread normally made with roasted red peppers....

by Asli
Comments 2
October 29, 2019

Cheesy Onion Dip With Thyme

This easy-to-make dip benefits greatly from the sweet flavour of roasted onions being caramelised.

by Asli
Comments 0
October 1, 2019

Eggplant And Onion Dip With Turmeric

A couple of weeks ago, when I published a baba ganoush recipe with sweet potatoes instead of traditional ingredient...

by Asli
Comments 0

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 13
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 28
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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Basics of Baking

Basics of Baking, No recipe

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 Broccoli Pie With Phyllo Crust – Crispy And Delicious
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Quote of The Month

"Cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education."

Mark Twain

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The Goddesses of Food – One, Two, Three, Women!

by Asli

When I close my eyes and picture my mother in my head, I almost always see her in the kitchen. See, she has always been a housewife and did lots of work in the house all day, but her personal kingdom was always the kitchen. My father, on the other hand, I always picture him in the living room, watching TV or reading newspapers. The only times he’s ever been inside the kitchen are probably the meal times.

January 30, 2018
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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
Comments 0
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
Comments 0

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
Comment 1
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
Comments 6
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
Comments 0

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Finnish – English Food Dictionary

My constantly updated dictionary for food related vocabulary.

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Food Events in Helsinki

Events, No recipe

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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Events, No recipe

My Dear Kitchen in Helsinki Recipes Evening – March 15, 2014

  I woke up this morning at 8. I was just staring at the ceiling, and thinking to myself, damn I have the greatest headache of all times! Hangover,...

March 16, 2014
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This Geek Loves Food

Reviews of fiction-based & holiday cookbooks

:: Culture Decanted ::

Exploring Social and Cultural Trends

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Yvette's Gourmet Kitchen

Healthy, Gourmet, Organic Food

Mrs Portly's Kitchen

A Suffolk Aga Saga

Becoming Finnish

Australia to Finland... from start to Finnish

Clean Kitchen

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Sarah's Little Kitchen

Gek van chocolade, honden en Kerst!

Milk And Madeleines

All Things Culinary: Lifestyle, Recipes, Food Trends, Kitchen Basics, Tutorials and Travel

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A Biologist who spends all her time baking!

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