Broccoli in pine seed butter

Broccoli in pine seed butter

Simple is beautiful. And very often the most simple food is also the most delicious. One of these delicacies is broccoli in pine seed butter – this combination of three ingredients truly gives a delightful taste sensation. As one of my daughters said: “Best broccoli ever!”. And by the way, I agree! Continue reading “Broccoli in pine seed butter”

Creamy soup made of carrots and potatoes

Creamy soup made of carrots and potatoes

Creamy vegetable soups are very simple and easy to make. They are all tasty in their own way, and are a suitable dish for both everyday cooking and fancier meals. With herbs you can conjure different types of flavors, depending what herbs you use. This carrot soup is like a small sun on a plate, just looking at it makes me happy – not to mention eating it. Continue reading “Creamy soup made of carrots and potatoes”

Rosemary potatoes

Rosemary potatoes

Sometime last summer I found a recipe for coriander potatoes. Cooked potatoes were rolled in yoghurt spiced with coriander. For some reason I didn’t like them at all and the potatoes were left uneaten. At first I thought that I would never try anything like this again, but nothing ventured, nothing gained as the saying goes. Continue reading “Rosemary potatoes”

Very tasty potato salad

Very tasty potato salad

In Finland Frankfurters with potato salad have belonged to New Year’s celebration for quite a long time – if not as a main meal but more like a late night dish when the party continues into the small hours of the night. Formerly Frankfurters used to be a special and expensive delicacy of the upper class people and it mostly belonged to two  festive occasions: New Year and the 1st of May. Continue reading “Very tasty potato salad”

Romanesco cauliflower baked in cream sauce

Romanesco cauliflower baked in cream sauce

When I some time ago added a recipe for Brussels sprouts in creamy sauce to my English site, I wrote that it was even better than delicious. And indeed it was! But now I’m forced to say that Romanesco cauliflower prepared in a similar way seems to be even better if ever possible. Without further ado I can just say that this dish is really worth trying.

This casserole suits really well with all kind of meat, but it doesn’t necessarily need anything to serve on the side. Continue reading “Romanesco cauliflower baked in cream sauce”