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
As it is no news to those of you who’ve been reading this blog for a while, my other half is allergic to egg whites. And while, at first it doesn’t seem like a huge deal – I mean, egg whites aren’t the most exciting foodstuff on their own, it is also an incredibly annoying allergy – because, among other things, it tends to deprive … Continue reading An Autumn Love Story: Golden Nectarine Cake
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)
The weather had turned autumn-ward several weeks ago. And while I wish we’d have had our full share of summer, and not had it truncated at the end of July (I mean, where DID the August go, really?), I also can’t say I am unhappy about the excuse to get out pretty and warm clothes, drink hot drinks, and cook cold-weather comfort food. Most comforting … Continue reading Potato and Mushroom Gratin – Real Quick (for a Gratin!)
Eat The Roses 