Beetroot borani recipe (borani chogondar)

Any regular reader of Nami-Nami has noticed the  respectable number of beetroot recipes on this blog. My friend Alanna of  A Veggie Venture...

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Crispy rye bread canapés with cream cheese and smoked salmon

I did a bit of catering on Saturday for a group of friends*, and this smoked salmon and cream cheese paté/spread on crispy rye bread buttons...

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Easy entertaining: whole hot-smoked trout or salmon with caviar dressing

Want something super-delicious, rather elegant and extremely simple for your next festive spread? Here's an excellent idea I got from my...

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Rhubarb and sour cream tart

Rhubarb season, which seems to have last for a few weeks now in England and in parts of the US, has just began in Estonia (remember, my home...

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Beer, mustard and cheese bread recipe, inspired by Welsh Rarebit

Are you familiar with the British pub classic, Welsh Rarebit ? It's a slice of toasted bread topped with a melted cheese, mustard and be...

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Imitation Snow Crab Sandwich Recipe (Surimi)

In the ideal world, of course, I would use freshly picked and cleaned proper crab meat to make this open sandwich. However, good-quality cr...

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Canteen classics: Solyanka, Estonian style

  (This recipe was originally posted in December 2006. Fully updated in May 2012).   Here's a recipe for a soup that must have frequentl...

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Wild Garlic Hummus Recipe

The wild garlic season has began here in Estonia. For almost a fortnight I see people foraging for the pungent wild leaves in a nearby fores...

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A wonderful coconut and rhubarb tart

I admit that this is basically a re-posting - recipe was already featured on Nami-Nami back in 2007 - but it's been a while and I'v...

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