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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Recipe for a Latvian Beet and Bean Salad (Pupinu un Bie�u Salati)

A few years ago Saveur, the American food magazine, featured some Latvian recipes  (Latvians, remember, are our Southern neighbours). Among ...

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Layered Vegetable Salad with Smoked Salmon

(From the Nami-Nami recipe archives .) " Kasukas " - "fur coat" - is a name for a layered vegetable salad that is very p...

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Courgette salad recipe (Shredded Zucchini Salad)

We've got just three summer squash plants this year, and gosh, have they've supplied our family well. I harvest one or two good-size...

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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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A great starter recipe: Shrimp and cucumber salad with mint vinaigrette

Photo by  Juta K�barsepp  for the May 2013 issue of  Kodu ja Aed  ("Home and Garden", an Estonian monthly) Back in early April, wh...

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Ham, leek and kidney bean salad

If you have ever visited Estonia, then you know we're fond of various chopped salads with mayonnaise and sour cream dressing . We're...

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Crunchy carrot salad with salted peanuts

What's your best time-saving tip in the kitchen? Here's one of mine. Lately I've developed the habit of peeling a big batch - ab...

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Shrimp salad on rye appetizers

Christmas and New Year, although just a scant week apart, seem to be different seasons altogether for our little family here in Estonia. T...

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Beetroot pkhali, or Georgian beet salad with walnuts and herbs

There have been no beetroot recipes on Nami-Nami recently. I wrote about the wonderful Persian dish, beetroot borani , back in May, but that...

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Watermelon and feta salad with roasted pumpkin seeds and balsamic vinegar

August 2012 Watermelons are at their best just now - juicy and sweet, very flavoursome. Coincidentally, we've also had few rather warm d...

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