'Egg mushrooms' for kids and adults alike

all your kind wishes on my birthday - you're too sweet! And what a lovely birthday I had. On Thursday (the actual b-day), K. and I had a yet anoth…

Wild Garlic Pesto Recipe

here ), and have been looking forward to them again. There's a plentiful supply of wild garlic near our house, and early last week I picked some* t…

Delicious Red Onion and Orange Salad Recipe

my birthday party just over a week ago. I had got some really beautiful and juicy, easy-peel Sicilian blood oranges from the grocery store, and I wan…

Rhubarb desserts: Coconut Creams with Poached Rhubarb Recipe

Since spotting the first crisp and sour local rhubarb spears at the market last about a week ago, I've made no less than three different rhubarb …

The 2008 wild mushroom season has officially begun...

... with this beautiful yellow morel ( Morchella esculenta ) we managed to pick last Saturday. Isn't she pretty? Sumber http://nami-nami.blogspot.co…

The Story of a Fermented Oat Flummery

Yesterday was the 100th birth anniversary of my maternal grandfather Ernst Johannes , known to his family and friends as Orika Ärni . A proud father of…

Finally, the asparagus is in season in Estonia

... few weeks later for me than for many foodbloggers in the UK, Germany, US and elsewhere. But it's been worth the wait. My first batch of green …

Wild Garlic Butter Recipe

Wild garlic season is almost over, but I wanted to share another simple recipe for that wild plant. Need something zesty on your grilled steak? Want …

Pille goes to the USA

Photo by K. Not related to the blog post :) I've been to the Americas before ( Mexico in October 2005 ), but next Wednesday I'm flying over to …

Persian Lamb and Rhubarb Stew

I love rhubarb. I've just checked my Flickr photostream and it seems that I've made no less than seven rhubarb cakes, six different rhubarb …

Rhubarb Sponge Cake with Almonds Recipe

Should you still have couple of rhubarb stalks lying around, then here's a simple cake recipe. It's a real classic here in Estonia*. I made t…

Jamie Oliver's Panna Cotta with Roasted Rhubarb Recipe (slightly adapted)

my 12-day US trip , when I managed to present a paper in Bloomington , spend 4 wonderful days in St Louis with cannelés to welcome me back :) I thought …

Estonian Deviled Eggs Recipe

these cute quail egg mushrooms , where they were devoured by the kids and grown-ups alike.. Deviled Eggs, Estonian style ( Alanna or Kalyn or Thredahlia …

Nami-nami turns three and makes a great brunch dish

my first post , which has led to three more years of food-related posts. Starting this food blog was one of the best decisions I made that year, as it…

Cold Kefir Soup for Hot Summer Days

Ximena's El gazpacho de Escolástica, or the best gazpacho in the world Ajoblanco: the other Spanish chilled soup Sumber http://nami-nami.blogspot…

Another Quick Brunch Recipe: Swiss Toast with Egg and Cheese

Baked Eggy Brunch Tomatoes ). Then I saw a recipe for 'Swiss Toasts' in Oma Maitse , an Estonian food magazine. The recipe was simple enough - …

Shaken, not stirred: Estonian Cucumber Salad Recipe

Here's a simple Estonian cucumber salad that my mum used to make quite frequently when we were younger. We never knew there was a 'recipe…

Strawberries and Brie and a Little Bit of Mint

That's all you need for a sweet summer mouthful (plus it's a dessert and cheese course in one). I used Finnish Valio Brie - my current favour…

Eton Mess Recipe

Suddenly, in the midst of summer ( when all sane people should be relaxing either on the beach or at their summer cottage on the countryside ), I'm…

Things to do with wild strawberries: Wild Strawberries and Cream

2006 , in 2007 , and again about a fortnight ago. K. and I spent just under 2 hours on our secret wild strawberry field, we barely covered a plot large…

Oven-baked Chicken with Feta Cheese

I'm not doing much cooking these days. It's too hot, I'm not in the mood, and I'm taking it easy on my summer vacation. Of course I d…

Have you ever tried golden raspberries?

before ). K. took these lovely close-ups for me. (And no, these are not cloudberries ). Sumber http://nami-nami.blogspot.com/

Do try these at home: some dishes from other food bloggers

What would I do without you, other foodbloggers?? You are a constant source of fantastic inspiration, and here's just a snapshot of dishes I'…

Apricot Clafoutis, with an Estonian twist

David's Fresh Apricot Ice Cream , and K. made couple of jars of his delicious apricot jam. We still had plenty of apricots left, however, so I dec…

Beetroot and Potato Salad Recipe

I love those Estonian birthday salads - the classic potato salad (a version of what's known as "Russian salad" or "Salad Olivier&q…

Tomato and Goat Cheese Tart with Thyme Recipe

I'm not even trying to pretend that this is my recipe. It's Delia's , of course. I've only very, very slightly played around with the …

Chocolate Brownie with Raspberries

cranachan , the traditional Scottish oat-raspberry-whisky concoction; more recent and prettier picture Chocolate Brownies with Walnuts Recipe (January…

Pickled Sliced Cucumber Salad Recipe

I've given you so many sweet recipes recently that it's definitely time to share a lovely savoury recipe instead. Here's a quick pickled…

A lovely aubergine curry with tomatoes, coriander and nigella seeds as part of an Indian meal

Last weekend I cooked an Indian meal. I don't know if my favourite Indian food bloggers Meeta and Nupur approve, but the meal felt definitely In…

Watermelon with Orange and Mint

Delicious, juicy, refreshing, just enough different, effortless, quick. Thank you, Maryam and Barbara !! ( Arbuusisalat apelsini ja mündiga ) Sumber h…

An Autumnal Fennel and Tomato Gratin Recipe

I am slowly, but surely, warming to fennel. Until now I haven't been a huge fan of aniseedy flavours (and I still passionately dislike liquorice …

Swedish Lingonberry Cake Recipe

recipe for Canadian Apple Pie ? Well, it's been one of my most popular recipes - and for a good reason, as it's incredibly tasty. BUT. None of…

Jamming in 2008: French Apricot Jam and Estonian Cherry Preserve

I've already put aside a fridge full of various jams and marmelades this summer (luckily, we've got an extra fridge in the garage for that pu…

Roasted Beets with Caraway Seeds

The Beet Princess (aka me) just noticed that it's been a while since her last beetroot post (over a month!?). So it's about time for another …

Kladdkaka or a Swedish lingonberry and chocolate brownie

Photo updated in October 2013. The photo above is by Juta Kübarsepp for Nami-Nami/Kodu ja Aed .  I went on a Stockholm day cruise last week with my fr…

Recipe for Crispy Lingonberry and Oat Cookies

lingonberry and chocolate cake , and Swedish lingonberry cake ? You get the picture - we've got loads of these berries). And these cookies were love…

Rugelach, rugelach, rugelach

Few weeks ago a friend of mine from Toronto, Melissa, came to visit me. Melissa and I both did our postgraduate degrees in Edinburgh in year 2000, af…

Silky pumpkin soup with nutmeg

Photo by Juta Kübarsepp, for the October issue of Kodu & Aed, 2012 As somebody aptly commented on flowering-quinces ). And this soup. There are tw…

Baked apples with crispy rye bread and lingonberries

oven-baked toffee apples a lot, and that hardly qualifies as a difficult dish. So here's another one for you. The only difficult part can be sour…

Quail Eggs with Dukkah

Rosa combines almonds and hazelnuts, and my dear friend Ximena cheats a little :) The recipe below is very lightly adapted from the British food magaz…

Ginger and Pumpkin Jam Recipe

Have you had pumpkin jam before? You should, believe me. When I had a huge pumpkin to dissect and prepare few weeks ago, then pumpkin jam was one of…

Oven-baked potato wedges with caraway seeds

I love caraway seeds, that's not a secret. There have been roasted beets with caraway seeds , shaken cucumber salad with caraway seeds , creamy be…

Recipe for Mozzarella Stuffed Peppers

Red peppers with cumin-scented halloumi cubes Pointed red peppers stuffed with spinach & mushrooms Sumber http://nami-nami.blogspot.com/

Another pumpkin jam, this time with flowering quinces

My loyal readers may remember that photo collage of flowering quinces from last summer, when I made flowering quince extract and flowering-quince an…