Sometimes happiness lies in simple things. The same applies to food: when the milieu is right, you’ve got the appetite and have good friends around you, even the simplest of dishes can taste delicious (or palatable at least ;) Lenkkimakkara or saunawurst is a Finnish specialty, a cheap overgrown link sausage with bologna-like consistency. Despite […]

I was backpacking in New Zealand around the turn of the year, and since I was on a budget, I bought at least one meal each day from supermarkets. Each and every store carried a huge selection of mussel products: pickled, fresh, smoked, barbequed or baked into pies. The common denominator was the mussel species: […]

Homer: “See Marge, they could deep-fry my shirt.” Marge: “I didn’t say they couldn’t. I said you shouldn’t.” When it comes to my new love – steaming – Marge’s wisdom of avoiding the unknown doesn’t quite apply: Why don’t you try to steam something you haven’t before! Besides, frying pretty much destroys any and all […]

Ajattelin ensin otsikoida postauksen “Antin ‘I Don’t Wanna Be Single’ Penne alla Vodka”, mutta olkoon nyt alkuper?isess? asussaan. Toivottavasti lopputulos on sama, j??n odottelemaan :) Penne alla Vodka on italialainen keksint?, joskin Italiasta sit? on nykyisin melko vaikea l?yt??. Ruokalajin historia juontaa 1970-luvulle, jolloin vodka oli viel? tuntematonta Italiassa, ja maahantuojat tekiv?t kaikkensa saadakseen sen […]

Vii voanista ostamani rapus?ilyke osoittautui ala-arvoiseksi, mik? latisti hieman t?m?n thai-wokin nauttimista. Uskon kuitenkin, ett? paremmilla raaka-aineilla reseptill? on potentiaalia. K?ytt?m?ni rapu oli muuten ihan ok, mutta sekaan oli j??nyt turhan paljon niit? ruotomaisia “levyj?”, joita ravun lihan v?list? l?ytyy. J?ttipussi baby bok choyt? maksoi vain kolme ja puoli euroa (€4,00 kilolta) Kolmannen linjan Aseanic […]