Category Archives: Recipes

Zesty Strawberry Rhubarb Coffee Cake

May 30, 2008 – 22:51

The fruit combo in this cake is very nice and summery - lemon zest adds a refined kick to the usual pairing of rhubarb and strawberries, and the cake layer is sweet with a hint of cinnamon. When I first baked this, my mom said that it tastes like it had eggs in it. And [...]

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Sunflower Seed Tofu

May 27, 2008 – 23:29

We got The Asian Vegan Kitchen by Hema Parekh a couple weeks ago, and have tried a few dishes out of it so far. It’s an excellent and inspiring book, but we’ve found that we want to make the recipes spicier. For example, the biryani was the first recipe we tried off the book, and [...]

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Caramelized Oat Biscuits

May 26, 2008 – 23:25

These thin caramelized oat biscuits are often the first baking project Finnish kids learn - they’re so easy to make and the results are delicious. The two tricks are to leave enough room around the dollops of batter before baking, since they spread out a lot, and not overbaking them, since they burn very quickly.

These [...]

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Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Basil

May 23, 2008 – 22:34

Sweet potatoes are something we didn’t use very much in our cooking before. Maybe it’s because we generally prefer locally grown root vegetables, and sweet potatoes are usually shipped in from China, USA, or Israel. But yep, sometimes we treat ourselves with a few of these yummy things, and this mash really is a perfect [...]

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Goutweed Soup

May 21, 2008 – 20:27

This is just a simple recipe to remind us that not everything edible comes from a supermarket. The name of goutweed reveals a lot - it’s generally thought of as a weed that should be rooted up, not as a green leafy vegetable. The young sprouts can be eaten raw, in salads or on sandwiches, [...]

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