Lomittajakin liukeni varhain uudenvuodenaamuna viikon talvihuilausreissulle. Matka oli erittäin ruokaisa ja rentouttava, mutta kotiinpaluu on tavalliseen tapaan hieman ruhjovaa ja rähjäännyttävää. Tässä nyt alkupaloiksi matkaa ennakoiva postaus (jäi aikanaan uudenvuodenhulinoilta viimeistelemättä) joka tunnelmoi eräällä matkakohteeni perushöysteistä, guacamolella. Reissun edellä jääkaappia eriasteisista mikrobiviljelmistä tyhjentäessä käteen osui kauhea virheostos, pari kuukautta vanha guacamole-purkki. Töhnän maku oli alkujaankin […]

I bought a can of Libby’s pumpkin pur? more or less a year ago, but never quite remembered to use it. Finnish Father’s Day was a little while ago, and I wanted to bring something easy yet tasty for the Sunday meal’s dessert. I remembered the pumpkin can, and read the back label which had […]

Some months ago I was looking for an easy and light dinner, and ended up buying a box of premium brand ready-to-eat Jerusalem artichoke soup. Before heating the soup I googled its manufacturer, and found their recipe site, which suggested a bacon-tomato topping for the soup. Both S and I were positively surprised by the […]

My mom bakes buns and pies almost every weekend, and this lingonberry and carrot pie is one of her staples – and super good at that! The pie crust is made from the same dough as the cinnamon buns/rolls she also makes (pulla in Finnish), which is very convenient as you can bake several pastries […]

Instead of celebrating Mardi Gras in a skimpy costume to the beat of steel drums in Trinidad, I’m stuck in freezing cold New York stuffing two gigantic suitcases, preparing to take off for Finland. On days like this when food is just an afterthought, I often stop by the wonderful Japanese-Korean convenience store in my […]