Today we’re celebrating two years of Doughboy! Well, not doughboy the blog, but the Real Doughboy – me :) I was flipping through some old albums, and found this picture of me baking – foodie code for the ultimate access to raw dough ;) The picture was taken in early spring 1978, which would make […]

OK, I know ya’ll are fed up with fish already… But no worries, the salmon is there only because I had to use it while the fillet was still fresh :) The real super star here is the leek! Yummylicious! The credits of this recipe go to Molly at Orangette, albeit she has adopted her […]

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 […]

When friends from abroad visit Helsinki, we tend to stuff them to their gills with herring, salmon, trout, and arctic char. No wonder foreign visitors quickly form the impression that Finns eat nothing but fish. While this is wildly incorrect, Finland does have over 1,000 kilometers of seaside and 190,000 lakes. When I was growing […]

Kaalik??ryleet maistuvat hyvin kylm?n? talvip?iv?n?, mutta en ole koskaan oikein pit?nyt “perinteisell?” reseptill? tehtyjen kuivahkosta ja kovasta riisi-jauhelihat?ytteest?. K?vin viime lauantaina Hietalahden kauppahallissa olevassa kreikkalaisessa ravintola Knossoksessa, jossa s?in hyvi? viininlehtik??ryleit?. Samalla her?si ajatus tehd? kaalik??ryleit? hieman eksoottisemmalla t?ytteell?. Meille tuttuihin ruotsalais/suomalaistyylisiin kaalik??ryleisiin liittyy mielenkiintoinen historia. Ruotsin kuningas Kaarle XII Kustaa h?visi 1709 Pultavassa, It?-Ukrainassa, […]