Persimmon with honeyed yoghurt

How do you enjoy the persimmons, in season right now? Here in Estonia we can by mostly the heart-shaped hachiya variety, which is astringen...

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Genius Apple Rollups aka Crispy Apple Bread Cigars

Those baked apple pie roll ups by Spend With Pennies turned up on social media last week and I decided to give them a go. It's a very g...

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Berry muffins, fit for the Queen

For some reason, our northern neighbours, the Finns, call dishes containing raspberries and blueberries (well, actually bilberries) kuningat...

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Anne's shrimp and mango salad

We had some friends over today and I needed something bright and yummy (and without gluten) to be served on this sunny day. I was browsing m...

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Lemony bread and butter pudding with custard and berries

It's been a while since my last proper blog post, I know. It's not that I've neglected my food-loving readers, I've just bee...

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Gravlax with sea-buckthorn berries

Sea-buckthorn is a popular autumn berry here in Estonia. I'm afraid it's not so widely known in the US where most of my blog readers...

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Whipped semolina pudding with apples and black aronia berries

Recipe by Pille @ Nami-Nami .  Above photo by Juta K�barsepp for the October 2012 issue of Kodu ja Aed ("Home and Garden", an E...

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Best rhubarb muffins recipe ever

I just baked a batch and had to dig out this recipe from the depths of Nami-Nami and share this with you again :) The post is actually from ...

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Mascarpone and cottage cheese with raspberries

Trying to reduce the amount of carbohydrates, yet missing something sweet and luscious? Then try this low-carb, gluten-free, wheat-free masc...

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Chia, banana and coconut pudding recipe

It took me a while to like chia seeds. I was well aware of all the benefits of enjoying some chia seeds every now and then (if you're ...

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The 2-ingredient banana pancakes

First there were the 3-ingredient cookies , consisting of bananas, oats and raisins. Now we're making 2-ingredient pancakes, consisting ...

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Apple crumble, the perfect autumn dessert

Recipe by Pille @ Nami-Nami .  Above photo by Juta K�barsepp for the November 2012 issue of Kodu ja Aed ("Home and Garden", an E...

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Green smoothie recipe

Recipe by Pille @ Nami-Nami .  Above photo by Juta K�barsepp for the September 2013 issue of Kodu ja Aed ("Home and Garden", an...

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Blueberry cake with sour cream filling and coconut topping

We love crumb cakes here in Estonia. Quite a lot. They're cheap, quick, and an excellent way of using up all those jams and preserves ...

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Blueberry and feta salad

We've had a few good sunny and warm weeks here in Estonia, with temperatures hovering above 20 C on most days (that should be around 70 ...

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Raspberry and Coconut Crumble Recipe

This recipe was originally posted in August 2008. Fully revised and updated in July 2013. If you are looking for recipes using those lovel...

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Pineapple carpaccio with mint sugar

Photo by Juta K�barsepp for Nami-Nami/Kodu ja Aed, 2013 I know all my far-away readers - at least those on the Northern hemisphere -  are ...

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Purukook or streusel cake - Estonian crumb cake recipe

This Estonian classic - purukook (crumb cake, streusel cake) - is another recipe request. Over the last few years I've got several e-ma...

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The 3-ingredient cookie

An excellent version with oats, bananas, dried cranberries and grated orange zest. Have you heard about those three-ingredient cookies consi...

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A healthy start to your day: buttered apple oatmeal porridge

Photo by Juta K�barsepp for the January 2013 issue of Kodu ja Aed magazine; plate, mug and bowls by Estonian ceramic artist  Marion Isabe...

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