Shrimp salad on rye appetizers

Christmas and New Year, although just a scant week apart, seem to be different seasons altogether for our little family here in Estonia. T...

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Puff pastry pinwheels with black pudding and lingonberry jam

Black pudding (aka blood sausages ) with lingonberry jam are one of the staples on Estonian Christmas table and I like using these two ele...

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Saffron buns with marzipan and almonds

These were immensely popular with our kids as well. The photo is from December 2011, when our son, Aksel, was 11 months old. Look at those c...

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Mulled sea-buckthorn drink

A glass of warming sea-buckthorn drink. If you're unfamiliar with the name "sea-buckthorn", then it's also known as sandth...

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Oven-baked pork stroganoff with mayonnaise

Stroganoff, for most of you, is associated with the Russian dish boeuf stroganoff , a creamy sauce based on thin beef tenderloin strips and ...

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Orange salad with pomegranate seeds, perfect for the festive season

Citrus fruit and Christmas go hand in hand, no? Well, in my house they do. I like serving an orange salad during the festive season - either...

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Interview with me on 7 Ravioli foodblog

There's a short interview with me on a Lithuanian food blog 7 ravioli or Septyni virtieniai :) The interview is  here . If you don't...

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My recipes in Home & Garden (Kodu & Aed), November 2012

Here's a short overview of the recipes I chose and cooked for the November 2012 issue of the Home and Garden (Kodu ja Aed) magazine, as...

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Oxtail ragout with celeriac mash

Oxtail - isn't it beautiful?  I admit that I blatantly nicked the idea for today's post from the wonderful Jeanne in London, who wr...

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Chinese Lemon Chicken Recipe

Now that I'm  a young mum with three kids , I am looking for and cooking more and more quick and universally appealing dishes. Luckily i...

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And last, but not least...

If you've been wondering why my posting has been somewhat erratic recently, then here's the reason:   Our third baby was born yeste...

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Scottish shortbread, the way I like it

There's a personal reason to celebrate all things Scottish today - namely, it was exactly seven years ago that I met my dear partner K ....

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Makhlouta, a comforting rice and lentil soup from Lebanon

Remember those pictures from our garden , taken just ten days ago? Well, just a week later our garden looked - and is still looking - very d...

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Finnish mince and cabbage gratin

You've already got the recipe for the Estonian cabbage and mince stew (recommended!), here's a Finnish version that's similar...

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Some pictures from Nami-Nami garden, October 2012

My dear K. took some pictures of our beautiful garden last weekend. The gardening season is more or less over for this year - we picked our ...

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My recipes in Home & Garden (Kodu & Aed), October 2012

This is the cover of the October issue of one of the best-selling home magazines in Estonia, Kodu and Aed (Home and Garden) and it has my n...

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Oven-baked toffee apples (from the recipe archives)

September 2010 This recipe was originally posted in September 2008, but it's still a big favourite with our friends and family, so I dec...

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Apple and Cheddar Cheese Scones

Poster designed by Marju Randmer of Tassike.ee My local farmers market, Viimsi Taluturg , hosts a big apple feast tomorrow, called Ubinapä...

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