Yummy Puff pastry pinwheels with black pudding and lingonberry jam

Black pudding (aka blood sausages ) with lingonberry jam are one of the staples on Estonian Christmas table and I like using these two elements in oth…

Christmas Recipes 2011: Curried Parsnip Soup

Photo by Andres Teiss I am not claiming that this curried parsnip soup is a traditional Christmas soup in Estonia or anywhere else in the world. Howe…

Yummy Shrimp salad on rye appetizers

Christmas and New Year, although just a scant week apart, seem to be different seasons altogether for our little family here in Estonia. Throughout D…

Yummy New Year's Eve 2012 @ Nami-Nami

We hosted a big New Year's Eve party at our home on December 31st. We were 16 adults and 6 kids in total, so we decided against a proper sit-dow…

Yummy Canapés with mustard-lemon-dill butter and beets

Here's one of the appetizers from our New Year's Eve menu  -  a tangy mustard-lemon-dill butter on a slice of dark rye bread, garnished with …

Christmas Recipes: Beetroot and Orange Salad with Ginger Dressing

Photo by Andres Teiss A lovely wintry salad, that can be served as a starter (ideal for a buffét table, being such an eye-catcher!) or as a side dish…

Yummy A healthy start to your day: buttered apple oatmeal porridge

Photo by Juta Kübarsepp for the January 2013 issue of Kodu ja Aed magazine; plate, mug and bowls by Estonian ceramic artist  Marion Isabelle Varik of …

Yummy Pan-Seared Oat-Crusted Salmon or Trout

Photo by  Juta Kübarsepp  for the January 2013 issue of  Kodu ja Aed  magazine. The tablecloth is Estonian national tartan - the blue, black and white re…

Gingerbread muffins

Gingerbread muffins, anno 2011 This recipe was originally posted in December 2008. It's been fully updated, and new photos are included. Everyone…

Yummy Crunchy carrot salad with salted peanuts

What's your best time-saving tip in the kitchen? Here's one of mine. Lately I've developed the habit of peeling a big batch - about a ki…

Yummy Scottish food: Cock-a-Leekie soup

Originally posted in February 2007; fully updated in January 2013. Photo by Juta Kübarsepp for the January 2013 issue of Kodu ja Aed . Recipe and styli…

Yummy 3 things to do in Tel Aviv and 3 things to do in Jerusalem

Katrina (born in Tallinn) of  The Gastronomical Me  blog (written in London) dropped me an e-mail few days ago. I quote: I'm flying to Israel tomorr…

Black Pudding Profiteroles

August 2011 This recipe was originally posted in December 2009. It's been fully updated, and new photos are included. Remember the Chorizo Choux …

Yummy Rose cake

Made this rose cake - my first ever - for our daughter's fourth birthday party last Saturday. I had come across these rose cakes on Pinterest on …

Yummy Ham, leek and kidney bean salad

If you have ever visited Estonia, then you know we're fond of various chopped salads with mayonnaise and sour cream dressing . We're pretty p…