Strawberry and sour cream ice cream

Favourite in July 2011 Sour cream is a staple in every Estonian kitchen, and local strawberries are abundant just now. So it's no wonder that I&#…

Showing some link love

I thought I'd share some blog links that are related to Estonia and/or Estonian food. Elderflower cordial by Zapxpxau Elisa is one of the most tal…

Delicious and crispy elderflower fritters

We're in the mood for deep-fried crispy stuffed courgette flowers , few days before that we all enjoyed these delicious elderflower fritters. El…

Meatless Monday: grilled eggplant/aubergine with feta, golden raisins and mint

Time for another Meatless Monday dish. Aubergine/eggplant is one of my favourite vegetables and while I'm looking forward to our own aubergine c…

Maple and mascarpone ice cream

It was Canada day few weeks ago (July 1st, to be precise, which happened to be a very hot summer day), and out of the blue, I wanted to make somethi…

Mayonnaise in 60 seconds (video recipe)

I first read about the incredibly simple immersion blender/hand-held blender mayonnaise over at Delicious Days almost two years ago (read here ), but d…

Dangerously moreish (frozen) Oreo brownie bites

To be fair, these should be called Domino brownies , as I used Domino cookies, the Finnish equivalent of Oreo sandwich cookies. But if I'd call t…

Beautiful

Today is my little sister's birthday - no food post today, just a pretty flower from our garden :) Sumber http://nami-nami.blogspot.com/

The ideal thirst-quencher - a refreshing real lemonade

I love the fact that Estonia is becoming more knowledgeable about food - both its own and in general. During the Soviet time you couldn't really…

Meatless Monday: Swiss chard, ricotta and tomato bake

I'm officially a fan (perhaps even an afficionado ) of Swiss chard now. It took a while. Yes, I've been dutifully buying plastic boxes of tho…

Summer crostini with feta cheese and strawberries

Here's a truly summery crostini from one of my favourite food magazines, Swedish Lantliv Mat & Vin . I'm really sorry I got the magazine …

Saltimbocca (Italian veal chop with sage and Parma ham)

We had this classic Italian dish a fortnight or so ago on our patio. The sun was still high up, late in the evening. There was a warm summer breeze.…

Marinated pork tenderloin

In principle, this recipe is very similar to my favourite fish dish of this summer,  grilled salmon in balsamic and chive marinade and Nigella's …

Our mushrooms

Last year we were picking morels (and turned them into a spectacular morel tatin ), this time it's pennybuns :) Which mushrooms are you picking fr…

The best ever marinated olives (aceitunas aliñadas)

Well, I don't actually know if that title holds true, but when I made these olives recently, then my dear K stated that these are better than an…

Wax beans in garlic butter

Wax beans (aka yellow string beans) are thriving in our garden this year, and we've been eating lots of them lately. Here's one of my favouri…

Leib: Resto & Aed (Tallinn restaurant review)

I'll be doing a series of photo reviews of various restaurants here and there.  Photo: Liina Vahter Leib: resto ja aed (this translates as Bread: r…

Maison Pic, Valance, France (Restaurant review)

Sorry about the hiatus. We've just spent 10 days travelling (and eating!) in Normandie and Bretagne with our little family. While we unpack our b…