Sautéed garlic scapes with tomatoes

Are you familiar with garlic scapes ? I've actually mentioned them here on my blog, Nami-Nami, just over ten years ago ( YES, NAMI-NAMI...

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Badrijani nigvzit - Georgian aubergine rolls with walnut filling

Badrijani is the Georgian rolled eggplant dish we've been missing our whole life , wrote Lucky Peach on its Facebook page yesterday. I ...

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Recipe for a Latvian Beet and Bean Salad (Pupiņu un Biešu Salāti)

A few years ago Saveur, the American food magazine, featured some Latvian recipes  (Latvians, remember, are our Southern neighbours). Among ...

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Layered Vegetable Salad with Smoked Salmon

(From the Nami-Nami recipe archives .) " Kasukas " - "fur coat" - is a name for a layered vegetable salad that is very p...

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Holiday baking: Carrot cake cookies recipe

Time to start preparing for the Christmas holidays and I offer you a lovely cookie recipe! Although we'll be mostly eating piparkoogid ...

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Estonian lamb soup with cabbage

Time for soup ! Earlier this year I came across a recipe for Islandic lamb and cabbage soup in the blogosphere. Lovely soup and justifiably ...

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Swiss Chard Gratin with Cheese

Recipe by Pille @  Nami-Nami .  All photos by  Juta Kübarsepp  for the  September 2014  issue of  Kodu ja Aed  ("Home and Garden")...

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Quark and pumpkin pudding cake

Recipe by Pille @ Nami-Nami .  Above photo by Juta Kübarsepp for the October 2013 issue of Kodu ja Aed ("Home and Garden", an Es...

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Summer food: Estonian milk and vegetable soup

It's mid-July, which here in Estonia means the peak of summer. We're having a beautiful summer here, with lots of sun and not much r...

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Asparagus and cheese tart recipe

Originally posted in May 2011 , but I'm bumping this up again, as the local asparagus season has began. The photo above was taken by Jut...

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Cauliflower with tahini dressing and sesame and hemp seeds

It's almost two years since I went to Israel with the lovely David Lebovitz and Ms Marmite Lover , as well as Cambria from The Kitchn...

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Wild garlic pesto aka ramson pesto recipe

(From the recipe archives - originally posted in April 2011. Three years on, this is still my favourite way of preparing wild garlic pesto. ...

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Green beans, Greek style

Today is the Greek independence day, commemorating the start of the War of Greek Independence back in 1821. I'm celebrating with sharing...

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Beetroot Brownies (wheat-free, possibly gluten-free)

Photo by Juta Kübarsepp for the March 2014 issue of Kodu ja Aed magazine.  March. While in some far away corners this means new season...

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Green beans with garlic

Do you tend to prefer fresh vegetables over frozen ones? I guess most people would say "Yes". However, out of season - which depe...

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Brussels sprouts with bacon and almonds

Brussels sprouts, yes or no?  I say yes, especially now, mid-winter. Cheap, cheerful and seasonal! Here's a dish based on the lovely Nig...

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Cauliflower rice

Originally posted in January 2013. Still immensely popular at our house! Have you eaten "cauliflower rice" before? Have you prepar...

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Braised Chinese leaves (Peking cabbage) in chicken stock

This was originally posted in November 2012. I'm reposting this as it seems like a perfect recipe to share to celebrate the Chinese New ...

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Sauerkraut with pork and barley (Mulgi kapsad)

Mulgi kapsad aka mulgikapsad is a traditional dish from Southern Estonia, consisting of pork, sauerkraut and barley (either pearl barley o...

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Holiday cooking: browned sautéed cabbage

Photo by Juta Kübarsepp for Nami-Nami Christmas is just around the corner and I'm busy coordinating various festive dinners and other ...

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