Cherry smoothie with kama and kefir

Here's a quick smoothie I fixed myself yesterday. A large handful of pitted cherries , a cup of kefir* , blended with an immersion blender. I then …

Strawberries with Amaretto cream and crushed meringues

Another simple strawberry dessert that's ready and served within minutes. The recipe idea is from a Swedish recipe leaflet Arla Köket (2/2001, Jo…

Smoked Bacon, Onion and Cheese Tart with Cherry Tomatoes

While we're still eating lots of strawberries (yes, the season is still going strong here), then here's something savoury for a change. I fli…

Estonian Strawberry Roulade (Berry Swiss Roll)

I'm not claiming that Swiss Roll or Strawberry Roulade is by any means unique to Estonia. But I guess our most popular version of the roll - fill…

Nami-Nami recommends: Eating Out in Tallinn and beyond in Summer 2009

NOTE that I'll be updating this post during the summer, as I get to frequent places again myself. I'll put a handy link to the right hand sid…

Tarte aux Myrtilles - a recipe for French Blueberry Tart

What's an Estonian girl to write about French blueberry tart? No real excuse, apart from the fact that I had a box of wild Estonian bilberries in…

Gooseberry Fruit Soup

We went to see my parents last weekend, and I was thrilled to see that both whitecurrants and gooseberries are ripe and ready to be picked! I sneaki…

Estonian zucchini and cheese soup

Being one of the very few English-language blogs that focus on Estonian food (among other things), I tend to get quite a few emails with Estonian re…

David Leite's Chocolate Chip Cookies, slightly modified

David Leite's Chocolate Chip Cookies pretty closely, I made up a batch of cookie dough on Monday night, and baked 6 large cookies this morning. T…

North meets South: Lingonberry and Coconut Friands

Friands again. I wrote about these dainty Australian cakes just a short time ago when posting a recipe for blueberry and lemon friands . This is the …

Meatless Monday: Chickpea and Tomato Soup with Pimentón

I needed to look up some Portuguese recipes for a friend last weekend and obviously I turned to the very helpful Leite's Culinaria website. I di…

Simple delights: an avocado on rye bread

If you've been blogging about food for long enough (say for 5 years minimum), you may remember the I LOVE CHEESE SANDWICH  campaign back in Febru…

Taleggio cheese and onion tart

Are you familiar with the Italian Taleggio cheese ? Originally made in and named for Val Taleggio near the Swiss-Italian border, this soft cow's …

Meatless Monday: Pasta with Blue Cheese and Mushrooms

I know the picture isn't the most appetising (it was taken few weeks ago late at night), and I will change it as soon as I make this dish again.…

Georgian Recipes: Chicken in Walnut Sauce or Chicken Satsivi

Melissa of The Traveler's Lunchbox posted a recipe for Georgian spinach pkhali last week and I got an immense craving for Georgian dishes again.…

Roasted quinces with lemon and vanilla

I'm trying to become a better food photographer. A wise Estonian foodblogger once told me that in order to improve my photos I should take time …

Whole-baked fish with garlic butter, lemon salt, and dill mayonnaise

If you're looking for a simple, yet impressive fish dish for the weekend, then this adaptation of Donna Hay's recipe could be just a thing. …