21:12
Meadowsweet Cordial (Filipendula ulmaria)
A fortnight ago, K. and I spent a lovely weekend on Hiiumaa, Estonia's second-largest island, which you can reach in about an hour on a ferry. There were our (...)
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21:11
Bilberry muffins with Vaccinium uliginosum
Bog bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum, sinikas or 'blue' berry in Estonian) is a close relative of bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L., mustikas or 'black' berry in (...)
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20:00
Ximena's el gazpacho de escolástica best gazpacho in the world
Those of you who read Ximena's blog, Lobstersquad (and you all should, because it's brilliant!), already know that 1) she's the talented illustrator behind my (...)
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19:32
Tasty Salmon Spread
A starter from a dinner party some 10 days ago. A smoked salmond spread/pâté that preceded a wonderful boeuf bourguignon and delicious risalamande. On the (...)
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19:32
Cheap and quick curried parsnip soup
A cheap and quick starter wasn't intentional last night, it just kind of happened. We had four guests (well, five, if you also count my friends' 6-month old (...)
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19:30
Celebrating burns night with whisky and red onion marmalade
Last Sunday the Tallinn chapter of the MacEstonians Society held a Burns Supper. Well, there is no official chapter or society as such, but as few of the (...)
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19:30
Creamy salmon and potato gratin
I'm sitting in my office at work with a large mug of hot tea to keep me warm. It is -17 Celsius outside (1 Fahreinheit, I believe) and I'm trying not to think (...)
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19:30
Grandma's beef rolls and carrot ragout
My dear K turned 35 last November, and his mum included two precious items in her present - his grandmother's handwritten cookbook from 1934, as well as his (...)
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19:28
Beetroot salad rich in vitamins
All responsible Estonians* went to the polls last Sunday to elect 101 representatives to our national parliament, Riigikogu (unless they had cast their vote on (...)
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19:28
Pumpkin soup - delicious and vibrant
Pumpkin is a wonderfully forgiving vegetable. It patiently sits in the darkness of your larder (that also doubles as a garage in our house), waiting for months (...)
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19:28
Cabbage rolls with rice and mince in Estonian style
Cabbage rolls are a winter-time staple in Estonian kitchens. Usually stuffed with a mixture of rice and mince, these are simmered in broth either on the stove (...)
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19:28
Roasted chicken with curry rub
My dad celebrated his birthday on Saturday, and my mum had asked us to bring a cake (K. made a rather wonderful tiramisu to feed 16 guests), and a salad. Any (...)
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19:28
Heart-friendly warm buckwheat and mushroom salad
You're all familiar with rice, and many of you have used pearl barley, cous cous, bulghur wheat and quinoa in your kitchen. But what about buckwheat? Buckwheat (...)
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19:25
Celeriac salad recipe with vegetables and herbs
Here's a recipe for a French celeriac salad - you know, just in case you've got a wrinkly celeriac hiding somewhere in the bottom drawer of your fridge :) Now (...)
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19:25
Beetroot Easter Eggs
Click here to view the photo on FlickrThis recipe started off as a copy of Alanna's perfect hard-boiled ruby eggs*. However, as I couldn't figure out how to (...)
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19:25
Dandelion leaves all dressed up
Remember my New Year's Resolutions? Well, one of the resolutions was to make rullepølse or the Danish cooked rolled pork belly. And I'm happy to tell you that (...)
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19:24
Johanna's wasabi and caviar potatoes
Last June, i.e. almost a year ago, I attended a blog birthday bash in London thrown by Johanna and Jeanne. We were treated to a line-up of wonderful (...)
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19:23
Moominmamma's rhubarb and ginger jam
Tove Jannson's Moominmamma (that's Moomin's mother, of course) apparently made a delicious rhubarb jam with ginger. So when I found myself with lots of rhubarb (...)
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19:23
Alanna's spicy carrot salad spoonfuls presentation tips
About a fortnight ago K. and I went to a carrot farm, where I was given about 10 kg of crunchy, flavoursome carrots and where I also picked up a huge bunch or (...)
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19:23
Fresh local asparagus roasted with feta cheese
I had the most exiting discovery at the Tallinn Central Market (Keskturg) yesterday morning - fresh, local asparagus. Having got used to eating fresh and (...)
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19:22
Asparagus with pinenuts lime and browned butter
Those fresh asparagus from Uus-Kongo farm at the Central Market have become popular. For example, there was none left when we made it to the market on Saturday (...)
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19:22
Johanna's omelette and smoked salmon stack
On our recent trip to London, K and I stayed with my friend Johanna's for a weekend. During that time we had the pleasure of feasting - literally - every (...)
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19:22
Stuffed tomatoes with two types of filling
Waiter, there is something in my ... - a wonderful food blogging event organised by Johanna, Jeanne & Andrew - has reached it's fifth instalment: stuffed (...)
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18:57
Asparagus with coconut and lime
I hadn't planned to blog about this asparagus dish until next week, but then a loyal reader of mine tried my coconut & rhubarb pie, liked it, and wanted to try (...)
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18:57
Simple rutabaga and pineapple salad with yellow turnips and swedes
Who would have thought that a simple root vegetable, Brassica napus var. napobrassica can cause so much confusion? According to wikipedia,- in Southern England (...)
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