This post is not a traditional post. It is a gallery of happiness. When I think of happiness, I think of kids. They are genuine and they often see the joy in the little details of life. I heard on the radio a little while back that children laugh 300 times a day and adults […]
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Grampa’s Almond Braid
A couple of weeks ago I posted about Tikkupulla or pulla baked over a bonfire. In Finland there are many different versions of the traditional pulla. Pulla basically is a sweet bread that has yeast in it and is most often flavored with cardamom. They can be filled with cinnamon, sugar and butter or simply […]
The migration of geese and an apple treat for the occassion
This week has been gray, rainy and even a bit drab. What made it unique was that right over our house and in the fields around us gathered hundreds of Barnacle geese. There were a few White-fronted and Bean geese in the mix. It was a real cachophony of sound and when they all took […]
Weekly Photo Challenge: The Granola bar for solitary moments
WordPress posts on a regular basis different kinds of writing and photo challenges to give blog writers inspiration to look at topics from a slightly different angle. This weeks photo challenge was Solitary. Here’s my take. I’ve grown up with lots of people around me and I really enjoy being with others. I have noticed […]
Tikkupulla
Tikkupulla is a sweet bun dough flavored with cardamom that is wrapped around a stick and baked over an open bonfire. Languages portray the people and their culture, creating words to describe the things that are a part of life. I did not find a suitable word for it in English other than sweet-bun-on-a-stick. Tikkupulla […]
Birthdays are only once a year
Fortunately we have a large family. We get to celebrate seven birthdays every year. And each birthday happens to be in a different month. It’s a day that the kids wait for all year long. I let them choose a theme for the cake and then try my best to fulfill the wish. They plan […]
The Yellow Chanterelle (Cantharellus cibarius)
My husband goes on an annual hunting trip to Lapland each fall. I thought to share some of his photos of fall as it arrives in the artic circle. These photos go so well with the Yellow Chanterelle (even if it does not grow in Lapland). It is still a fruit of the forest, found […]
Grampa’s Fresh Fruit Tart
Life is all about learning. Sometime the best way to learn is from older generations. They have lives full of many different experiences and can give us younger ones genuine perspective. Since Grampa has been baking and doing product development for many years, I asked him to share some of his knowledge from time to […]
Who killed the Cow?
Ever had one of these days? The milk gets spilled and someone makes creative art out of the puddle of milk. When I was little, whenever someone took the last cup of milk from the carton, someone would be sure to say, “Who killed the cow?” If I remember correctly, I believe it was our […]
Recipes
When I go through a cook book, flip through a magazine or a newspaper I usually discover three different kinds of recipes. The first kind offers inspiration. The pictures might be incredible and it introduces new dimensions, flavors and ingredients. These recipes do not get written down(since I know I won’t follow it anyways) but […]
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