There’s a dessert that belongs to my every summer. These crêpe like Finnish pancakes are something my grandmother used to do every single summer at the cottage, especially when I was still a little
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Grandmother’s Cardamom Bundt Cake
My grandmother has always been a great baker and she’s had some classic recipes she’s used for decades and I don’t wonder why. One of those recipes is this cardamom bundt cake and as simple
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Delicious Nordic Archipelago Smörgåstårta
There’s one very Nordic summer treat, called smörgåstårta. Translated, it would mean a sandwich cake. Sounds odd, right? It’s a savoury summer treat, usually served at a summer party. The crust is made with bread,
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Spicy Blueberry Mousse Cake
I guess mousse cakes are the thing for me this summer! As you can see, after the dreamy strawberry mousse cake, I wanted to make this rich blueberry mousse cake with a spiced cookie
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Spruce Tip Honey
My cottage is surrounded by big spruces and every year I see those little bright green spruce tips growing and I’ve wanted to make something with them. Besides just eating them how they are,
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Basil Strawberry & Rhubarb Pie
Rhubarb, strawberries and basil. Some of my favourite summer flavours. So now when the rhubarb season is finally here, I wanted to make a pie with all these delicious seasonal ingredients. Rhubarb and strawberries
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Cardamom Donuts for Finnish Vappu!
Always on April 30th and 1st of May in Finland we celebrate a day called Vappu. Those are some of the first days of spring when people head out to the parks and beaches to
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Dreamy Finnish Quark Tart
Many Easter traditions will have to wait until next year, but there are some that I won’t give up. One of them is this traditional dreamy Finnish quark tart that my grandmother has made
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Moist Zebra Loaf Cake
My grandmother used to bake zebra cakes really often when I was a little girl. It’s also one of my father’s favourite cakes, so I’m sure this tradition will go on in this family.