Food circus: Easy, fun, delicious
Moussaka or musaka is a very popular traditional food in the entire Balkans area, though it is primarily associated with Greek cuisine. This so-called potato moussaka has found its way to our kitchen from Bulgaria. Continue reading
In Finland makaronilaatikko (macaroni casserole) is one of the most popular home made traditional dishes. It was mostly festive food in Finland until the 1950s and it still is one of the casseroles to make during Christmas. Continue reading “Macaroni casserole”
Cabbage casserole (kaalilaatikko) is a traditional Finnish casserole dish, made of cabbage, ground meat, rice or pearl barley. Flavoured with onion, syrup, salt and pepper. It is usually served with lingonberry jam. Continue reading “Cabbage casserole”
One of my sisters used to live in France, Strasbourg for a few years and thanks to her this meal became a part of our cuisine too. I have always loved this food and can’t really remember why we haven’t seen it in our food table during the last ten years: perhaps my husband got fed up with it or perhaps my children were not so fond of it. The main thing is though that I remembered it, made it and really enjoyed it. Continue reading “Choucroute garnie”
Very cheap but all the more delicious food. Here in Finland pork shank costs about 3 euros/kilo and sauerkraut isn’t that expensive either. One shank and a 400 gr box of sauerkraut with 120 gr of smetana is more than enough for two diners. Continue reading “Pork shank with sauerkraut stew”
Smoked whitefish is a very tasty fish, but for two diners it is just impossible to finish an entire in one meal – no matter how fond of it you are. Smoked fish is good as a topping of a sandwich and you can also use it in tasty salads. One excellent way to use it is to make a smoked fish casserole. Easy to make and still a real delicacy. Continue reading “Smoked whitefish casserole”
When making food with my new slow cooker it was just impossible not to bring to mind the old Finnish proverb “good things come to those who wait”. Simmering food on low temperature is an old tradition to which electrical slow cooker pots have brought a new dimension. Continue reading “Good things come to those who wait”
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