D returned home from New Zealand yesterday. He’s horribly jet-lagged and totally exhausted after a cramped, sweaty 32 hour journey and a month of hard snow-boarding. It’d be entirely understandably if he had spent the afternoon languishing on the sofa whining about being tired,achey and stiff and asking for juice to be brought to him in [...]
Archive for August, 2007
Belladrum and the Best Tuna Sandwich in the World
Posted in Recipes, Travel on August 12, 2007 | 16 Comments »
Preserving Chanterelles
Posted in Recipes on August 10, 2007 | 27 Comments »
I do not live in a country of mushroom pickers. I used to though. Finns are enthusiastic mushrooms pickers and guard their patches fiercely. Once, I remember walking through the forest on Ruissalo (an island near Turku). There was a flash of red in the trees and, being a curious creature, I gingerly stepped through the pine trunks [...]
Part 2 – Finland. Sigh…
Posted in Travel on August 9, 2007 | 25 Comments »
I lived in Finland for two years and I loved it. Leaving was difficult. Going back is always wonderful. It feels like going home. This was a particularly special visit. From the moment I arrived to the moment I left I was spoilt rotten by my friends, especially my wonderful hostess, Marise (a fabulous cook [...]
Part 1: Sweden. Ja…
Posted in Recipes, Travel on August 8, 2007 | 17 Comments »
Again, I’ll let the pictures do the talking. First stop was Karlstad to catch up with some old friends over walks, good food and good wine. The sauce in this next picture was perfect with the smoked salmon steaks. Simply mix a tablespoon or so of cloudberry jam [...]
Warning – Risk of Woman Popping with Happiness
Posted in dogs, Tag, Uncategorized on August 7, 2007 | 22 Comments »
OK. Not only have I just got back from an amazingly good holiday visiting friends in Sweden and Finland (pics and stories to be posted tomorrow); and not only have I returned home to a newly decorated bathroom (thank you Mum and Dad!); and not only did aforementioned father find a big patch of chanterelles in [...]
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