This recipe was born in Ukraine, but this dish is largely used in Russia too. The Russian variant includes also cabbage. By now, this borscht soup is part of Finnish culture too since Finland has been under Russian domain for a century. I’m fact, only in 1917 Finland became independent. That explains why Russian culture…
So, the reason why I created this cake was a party, of course. You have to know that, since the beginning of December 2014, I started a Finnish language and culture course at Oulun Aikuiskoulutuskeskus. I happened to be in a marvelous class with marvelous classmates and teachers. So, the thing was that the first…
In Finland you can surely get very fresh (and cheap!) salmons. So here is one of the most common and traditional recipes in which this ingredient covers a main role. Of course, in this country salmon can be found anywhere but if you want to have it fresh, then you’ll direct yourself in market halls…
These truffles are inspired to a Brazilian recipe called brigadeiro, that my maternal granny make every time I visit her. What’s nice about these little delicacies is that they are super easy to make and can be personalized in endless ways: adding a nutty heart, substituting the cocoa powder with smashed pistachios or coconut flakes….
Speaking once more about aronia, when I finished to prepare my homemade aronia juice, I decided I would conserve the berries to which I extracted the nectar from in freezer. Then Klaus’ granny gave me a fantastic hint: she suggested I could use them in a pie. And here it is! Actually the taste was…
I vividly remember how nice it was, when I was a kid, to pick with granny and dad black cherries from the tree we used to have in the garden. Then we would take away the pits, boil the cherries with sugar, extract some juice out of them and use what was left in order…