The day before yesterday we have wondered around town with our jackets off, enjoying sunshine and the two markets that happened concurrently within walking distance of each other – the Medieval Market at Toivolan Vanha Piha and the Harvest Market at the harbor area. The leaves had just started to turn, the sky was blue, and it felt like early autumn. Only a day later, … Continue reading Warm Sesame-Scallion Soba with Pan-Fried Aubergine
Thanks to the changeable and on-and-off awful weather, I’ve been on some sort of oven-cooking kick. Or, to skip excuses, I am back to all my favorite colder-weather dishes which I have avoided in the summer, and I want to cook and eat them all, now, as soon as possible – there is only half a year of cold weather left! So, oven on and … Continue reading Tian Provencal, Revisited (and simplified while at it)
As I’ve mentioned in the previous post, I love aubergines. To make the long story short, I love them because they are pretty, because they are healthy and good for you, and because frankly, cooked properly they have one of the most amazing savory flavors ever, all on their own. And I’m not even a vegetarian! I mean… I am a carnivore, really, but aubergines … Continue reading Tian d’aubergines (also known as Provencal Aubergine Gratin)
Aubergine – also known as Eggplant – is a gorgeous vegetable. Now, I am most likely biased, because I love all things purple, and aubergines are an amazing deep dark shade of it, but you have got to agree that the deep color and gloss make them stand out among vegetables like a silk evening dress among T-shirts and jeans. Of course, if color was … Continue reading Mediterranean Aubergine Salad
Eat The Roses 